Originally Posted by
bearisgray
There are some parts of the quilt-making process that I enjoy doing the old-fashioned, "tedious" way - even though I know there are tools to make the jobs easier.
Some of them are:
Fussy cutting with a rotary cutter
Snipping the seams of a rag quilt (great for relieving aggressive feelings!)
Hand sewing (the second stitching) of a binding
Drafting designs on graph paper
Anything you still like to do "an older/less modern" way?
Well, the old fashioned way to fussy cut is still using scissors . . .I began sewing before the advent of a rotary cutter. I still enjoy needle turn applique and will always hand sew my bindings. But other than that, I'm happy to watch the quiltng industry evolve and enjoy the tools I've invested in to make the tedious chores less tedious so I can do what I really enjoy . . .piece to my heart's content.