Double Wavy Crosshatch on the Longarm
![Picture](/uploads/7/6/6/4/76648385/6578463.jpg?429)
Now that I’m teaching free-motion quilting to new owners at Virginia Longarm I make sure that I quilt all of my quick quilts free-motion I started this one off thinking I would do a wavy crosshatch. But that wasn’t enough. It needed more. This tutorial will show that you have to do a little different approach with the double wavy crosshatch.
I wanted a simple grid that didn't go through the center little black square. I also wanted the wavy cross hatch to be double. Simple, right?
I wanted a simple grid that didn't go through the center little black square. I also wanted the wavy cross hatch to be double. Simple, right?
![Picture](/uploads/7/6/6/4/76648385/204064.jpg?467)
After I did the first block I saw the intersection on the left. Now, that might be OK for most people but it wasn’t OK for me. I wanted intersection like the one on the right. To do that you have to stitch this in half-block rows.
Let's walk through it step by step.
Let's walk through it step by step.
![Picture](/uploads/7/6/6/4/76648385/8489567.jpg?467)
Some blocks will have natural turn points within the piecing but this block doesn’t. No problem! Just mark the turn points with a dot of chalk. After the second row you will be able to do it by sight.
![Picture](/uploads/7/6/6/4/76648385/9339554.jpg?463)
Stitch wavy line tent shapes turning at block corners, the middle of the block and the chalk dots. This pattern will give you a lot of practice controlling your longarm to meet at points.
![Picture](/uploads/7/6/6/4/76648385/8133941.jpg?463)
Turnaround and stitch the same lines with opposite waves. For this block I found a 3-curve wave to be most comfortable to stitch.
![Picture](/uploads/7/6/6/4/76648385/5925173.jpg?464)
Now stitch the top half of the block in the same way meeting the two points in the center of the block.
![Picture](/uploads/7/6/6/4/76648385/1147734.jpg?462)
One last pass and the row is done.