Some signs that you may be ready for more advanced free motion quilting designs include: feeling confident navigating all areas of your quilting surface – borders, diagonal lines, and so on. It also helps if you feel your stitching looks fairly even, both in density and size. Getting decent at followvingcurvedandscribblepatternsis another milestone. You can also try practicingnegativequiltiingspaceandfill-in techniques with your beginner patterns before levelinguptoharderones.Don’tworryaboutperfection though-just enjoy experimenting!