About to try handquilting for the first time.

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03-01-2011, 08:18 PM

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Holice

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I swuggest the book "How to Learn to Hand Quilt in a Day" (and practice for the rest of your life) by Nancy Brennan Daniel.

03-01-2011, 08:22 PM

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Leota

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I bought "Tiger Tape" from Clothilde 12 lines per inch... this equals the 12 stitch per inch that I refer to as "Master Quilter" stitching.
I don't worry about perfection... each time I make a project, I improve my skills...

03-03-2011, 05:09 AM

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janetter

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Holice

I swuggest the book "How to Learn to Hand Quilt in a Day" (and practice for the rest of your life) by Nancy Brennan Daniel.

Will look for this, Thanks

03-03-2011, 05:32 AM

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dlbrandt

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I'm going to be starting to hand quilt for the first time soon. good suggestions!!

03-03-2011, 05:40 AM

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vjengels

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Don't worry about stitch length at first, or ever... don't put the fabric in the hoop/frame too tight, and cats on your lap are optional.

03-03-2011, 06:34 AM

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gal288

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Originally Posted by janedee

I always found it helpful to have a 'scrap block' handy and would do a few stitches on that first to get the feel and momentum of quilting and then start on the main project only did it for a short time before I could just dive in and start stitching - have fun

Janette, I do the same thing, like warming up the fingers and getting the stride before going to the quilt.

It's very relaxing, enjoy!

Don't worry about how many stitches per inch, just keep the same throughout the quilt, if you do 8 stitches, be consistent throughout. Eventually you will get smaller, it takes practice.