Thread: speed quilting

I agree "good topic"
I find I will power down for two days on the current project from early am to late evening, after the second day I have to walk away for four days, go back power down for two days, I seem to work in fits and starts..
I am planning which is going to be my next project, (I have many clogging my brain..) even before I get the binding on the current project. I don't think I can allow myself to have more than one quilt going at a time, I have a lady neighbor who could have several various projects in various stages of completion, I personally couldn't do that, one up one down...
as far as speed quilting... not me, I am slow and deliberate, I suppose it comes with the territory as a new quilter. I think I would love to find a quilt group join. Maybe one of theses days...
i my favorite part of the quilting process is the designing and planing. I love to watch the idea in your head become the reality in your hands.

The whole process from beginning is what it is all about. Right now I am recovering from surgery rotator cuff and know that I can not quilt for another 3 months, but that does not keep me from fondling my fabric for my next project. Keep enjoying the whole process. By the I mostly hand quilt, would not think of having someone else have the fun of doing the actual quilting.

I love to make quilts and I am very fast. I start out with one block and test the process and then figure out how to make it quicker and easier. I am organized and use a lot of chain piecing and paper piecing techniques. I am not going to change my way of doing it because someone else wants to go slow. I completely enjoy the whole process but I dont agonize over my decisions.

I once went to a needlework shop and had to stand around for 3 solid hours while a friend agonized over every decision. Never again. I have also spent hours and hours while long discussions of fabric went on. I drive myself now.

I remember one long arm teacher at the MQX show in Oregon. He went to his dealer and had his machine souped up to go almost 2X faster since he enjoyed working with a high speed machine and was very good with it. I would not dare tell him to slow down.