craftybear

Do you hand piece?

I have a book that I am reading right now to learn hand piecing.

Quilting by Hand (Author: Jinny Beyer)

I also watched a video with Jinny Beyer and wow does she go fast. She only hand piece and hand quilt. (She never uses a sewing machine)

TeresaT

I mostly hand piece. I just finished an apple core that I hand pieced and hand quilted. I also hand pieced and quilted a double wedding ring for both of my kids when they got married.

Mabel from Kansas

That is a great book. Jinny Beyert does wonderful hand piecing and hand quilting. But her color selelction is so good.

craftybear

Please post some pictures of your quilts for show and tell!

TeresaT

I have never posted pictures but I will give it a try.

jljack

Again, one word....NO. That's what machines are for!! LOL

Oklahoma Suzie

I do both.

sewingladydi

Kudos to you, Teresa T. Your quilts are beautiful.

I have hand pieced. The first quilt class I took the teacher had us do everything in kind of an old fashion way. We used templates, sandpaper and hand pieced and quilted a table topper.

I think for some quilts (curved), it is actually easier than trying to do it on a machine.

I gave my mom that table topper and another all done by machine. She uses (& washes) both regularly and the hand pieced one has held up as good as the machine one.

Gwyn

I like to do both. I keep the hand pieced in a tote to take with me to the VA hospital, riding in the car or any other time I am sitting idol. I get about 3 machine finished quilts to every one I piece by hand. I always hand quilt everything except the smaller doll quilts.

craftybear

TeresaT, I love your quilts, thanks for sharing with us