2026 Free-Motion Mastery (Father's Day) Quilt-Along

Now through - June 30, 2026
Enrollment closes February 14 - join now!

Master free-motion quilting AND create a beautiful quilt
(in time for Father's Day, if you want)!
This is the perfect way to learn free-motion quilting 
while making a quilt pieced AND quilted completely by YOU!

---- What You'll Accomplish ----

Between now and the end of June, you will:

• Complete the entire Free-Motion Mastery in a Month course (but take it at a more relaxed pace, with weekly live lessons)
  
• Be able to quilt dozens of designs, and easily learn new ones!
• Create afinished quilt that showcases your newfound confidence and abilities
  (quilt size is 60” x 80” - couch quilt or top of queen-size bed). Make the one shown here or choose your own fabrics, or even create your own original design!
• Quilt 2 blocks per week using the proven Free-Motion Mastery in a Month method
• Build essential free-motion quilting skillsthrough simple movement, tracing, drawing, and quilting exercises
• Gain muscle memorythat lasts forever
• Master “building block” motions and shapes that combine to create anydesign
  
• Master learning techniques that enable you to easily quilt any pattern, anytime
  
• Learn quilt-as-you-go technique for assembling a quilt

Perfect for ANY Skill Level

• Beginners: Start from scratch with clear, step-by-step guidance
• Experienced Quilters: Finally master free-motion quilting or refine your technique
• Any Machine: Works on domestic, sit-down longarm, or frame-mounted machines

Finally get past those hurdles and excuses

✓ "I don't have time" - Practice tracing during TV commercials or lunch breaks
✓ "I'm afraid to ruin a quilt" - Individual blocks mean low risk and easy management
✓ "I can't handle the bulk" - No weight to wrestle—just one block at a time
✓ "I need a special table" - Blocks fit easily on a standard sewing machine extension table

---- What's Included ----

• Complete pattern for the quilt (Make the quilt shown or choose your own fabrics)
• Weekly lesson for quilting and assembling two blocks (following the FMM30 book)
• Weekly live Zoom lesson with RaNae each Sunday night where you can

Get a guidance for that week’s lesson
Ask questions & get live answers
Show finished blocks
Check in with other quilters and get encouragement
Lesson is recorded and posted in the class for later viewing

• In-course discussion boards and email support for asking questions any time and sharing your progress
• Earn points for finishing blocks
• Win prizes for reaching milestones
• An enthusiastic community of quilters to inspire, support and encourage you!

Share your progress throughout the quilt-along
Get inspiration from others' fabric choices
Celebrate milestones together
Show off your finished quilt!

• Enroll for the Quilt-Along (choose pay-all-at-once or monthly subscription)
  
• The Free-Motion Mastery in a Month Book and Tool Kit
  If you already have them, get them out and use them! If not, order when you sign up for the quilt-along.If you don't already have them, add one of these options to your order: Express Bundle, Deluxe Bundle with Streaming Video or Deluxe Bundle with DVD.
  
• Fabric & Batting for the Quilt
  As soon as you sign up for the quilt-along you will receive a Materials List with a full list of materials and tools needed for the quilt. You can make the Dad’s Woodworking Shop quilt shown, or choose your own fabrics. 

If you want to make the Dad’s Woodworking Shopquilt, click here to add Dad's Woodworking ShopPanel Pack to your order. The regular price is $40 but there is a $10 discount on Option 1 or Option 2 if you order it with your quilt-along enrollment. (Dad's Woodworking Shop panels are exclusively available from RaNae.)

The Materials List will tell you what other fabrics are needed in addition to the Tools Blocks. It includes links to stores that carry those fabrics, as well as batting so you can easily order them.

• A Sewing Machine and a Free-Motion Foot
  If you are new to FMQ, check out the descriptions of various types of FMQ feet in the Materials List.If you aren’t sure what is right for your machine, check with your sewing machine dealer to get the right one.

---- FAQs ----

How do I get started? 

Sign up for the quilt-along:Choose pay-all-at-once or pay-as-you-go option
Order your FMM30 kit (if you don't already have one)
Order the Dad's Woodworking Shop fabric (if you are making the quilt shown)