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phantomshoppa 07-27-2012 07:08 AM

Hand Quilting
 
Hello everyone! This is a bit of a long shot but a while ago someone said they had quilted with a different stitch. I have been racking my brains to remember what it was. The title of the thread was the name of the stitch, I think it may have begun with an 'H'. Sorry it's not much to go on, but I hope someone can help.

Thanks,

Jeanne in sunny NW UK

QuiltE 07-27-2012 07:13 AM

You can quilt with most any of the fancy stitches ... just try the ones you have and see what you like.

Diannia 07-27-2012 07:32 AM

Are you thinking of the Thimblelady technique?

Diannia

AZ Jane 07-27-2012 07:40 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOP4bUTyrfE ?? this one?

Tartan 07-27-2012 07:45 AM

For hand quilting I know of the running stitch or rocking stitch, big stitch and stab stitch. Some people do Shasiko (sp) for a quilting stitch too.

ptquilts 07-27-2012 08:01 AM

I once took apart an antique quilt that had been hand quilted and every other stitch was a back stitch. OY!!!

Jeanine 07-27-2012 08:09 AM


Originally Posted by ptquilts (Post 5398477)
I once took apart an antique quilt that had been hand quilted and every other stitch was a back stitch. OY!!!

My grandmother said that back stitch was to secure the quilting so won't unravel if one thread broke. However, she also said she stopped doing that with modern threads as they were stronger. Made sense to me.

QuiltE 07-27-2012 08:13 AM


Originally Posted by QuiltE (Post 5398368)
You can quilt with most any of the fancy stitches ... just try the ones you have and see what you like.

So sorry ... for some reason, my mind went to machine quilting!

That being said .... consider all the fancy embroidery stitches that were used on Victorian Crazy Quilts. Some were purely decorative ... and some were for qulting purposes too.

mermaid 07-27-2012 12:00 PM

I wonder if it was the large stitching with like crochet thread..or some sort of heavy thread? It is almost as difficult as tiny stitches because it needs to be uniform. But can't think what it is called!

JJean 07-27-2012 01:13 PM

herringbone?


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