Originally Posted by
shadowrider
Then my DH bought me a machine...
Goodness. If if I had to wait for DH to buy me the things I wanted for quilting....... I guess I'm just not that wifey to wait or ask. LOL.
I see very few handquilted quilts in shows. More of the quilts have thread painting. They are beautiful but it shows the skill of the machine for the most part. The quilts at most local shows here, the public cant tell fused applique from invisible applique. The last few local shows, the fast fused quilts won Viewer's Choice over the hand sewn ones. I think the handquilters get discouraged and don't enter again.