The gentle curve is the most commonly used stitch in free motion quilting. Heather Thomas discusses the benefits of using this stitch in your quilts, and the secondary design that is created with the gentle curve. Heather shows us some examples of gentle curve stitching that she has used in different quilt blocks, and gives us some inspiration for our next project.
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