Tell Me About Hand Quilting
#13
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Join Date: Oct 2010
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Is there a church by you that does quilting? I bet they'd let you help. I did my first hand quilting there and I was in my mid teens. The ladies there were soooo helpful and encouraging. Even though I was slow they kept telling me to come back.
#14
My only addition to all this is that I love hand quilting and I find it to be the most relaxing activity I have ever tried. I can not hand quilt without taking a nap! It was also very theraputic when my mom was so sick. I would bring a quilt to work on while I sat with her. I didn't nap as much, but I found that it helped me to keep calm despite the stress of knowing that she was dying. Now when I get very sad thinking of her, I remember that she taught me to quilt (among so many other things) and am grateful that I was so lucky to have been her daughter. Then I pick up a needle and quilt while I pray a rosary for her.
#15
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: North East Lower peninsula of Michigan
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My stitches are uneven but it still looks good to me! I use an 18 inch hoop on my lap keep it up and you get better at it. It is relaxing and a satisfying experience to see the completed quilt. My first quilt (my avatar was all hand quilted), I was determine to do it and I did!!
#17
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Southern Texas
Posts: 294
That's what I do I safety pin it from the middle out and I start hand quilting from the middle out, that way I get all the wrinkles out and I don't run into a problem when I get to the edge of the quilt. I made a very big mistake when I was first starting out I bound the quilt before I starting hand quilting ran into a lot of problems doing that. Now the last thing I do is bind the quilt after I have hand quilted it.
#18
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Small town south of Ottawa, Ontario
Posts: 1,692
Originally Posted by MommaDorian
I'm curious about what's involved. Tell me anything you want to. I'm intrigued by the theraputic qualities. :)
#19
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Illinois
Posts: 1,820
Love to hand quilt but it gets my back. Found one of those bendy wire and mesh devices at Dollar Tree and it is fantastic ! They call it a lumbar support, I think. Now if I can just work the ouch out of my neck and shoulders from working at the machine. It is in a cabinet and I wonder if I'm leaning forward too much. Anyone have a suggestion on that one?
#20
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: California
Posts: 3,502
I have a Grace Z44 hand quilting frame and it was such a relief to not have to layer and baste for hand quilting. I like the plastic thimble that has a fingernail on it and a small dent in the middle for the needle. I use Betweens needles, I think that is a 10 but not sure without looking.
I also use the little round of bees wax to run the thread over. It helps with not tangling the thread and goes smoother.
I also use the little round of bees wax to run the thread over. It helps with not tangling the thread and goes smoother.
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