Needle Turn Applique Quilts
#133
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Boston
Posts: 225
I love, love, love to do needle turn. At the moment I am mid way through a Hawaiian Quilt, all needleturn. As I designed it myself, it is more detailed than 'real' Hawaiian, so miles and miles of turned edges.
I don't think it is dying out as much as it was ever as popular as piecing. It always seems to me that I am the only one doing it when I am in a group.
My first quilt, in 1970, was needleturned applique. I did not know what I was doing, I thought I was inventing something new as the only quilts I had ever seen were pieced.
I don't think it is dying out as much as it was ever as popular as piecing. It always seems to me that I am the only one doing it when I am in a group.
My first quilt, in 1970, was needleturned applique. I did not know what I was doing, I thought I was inventing something new as the only quilts I had ever seen were pieced.
#135
I tried all the different techniques for hand applique and needle turn is the one for me. It's so relaxing, portable, and I don't have to do a lot of prep work before hand. I use straw needles and silk thread.
#136
Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 256
Not a dying art in my area, our LQS has class and a wonderful teacher who only does needle turn quilts and hand quilts all her quilts.I am still working on my very first hand applique quilt, hand quilting it now, it has been almost 2 years now and I hope to finish it before the year ends!
#137
Originally Posted by amma
Originally Posted by carolynbb
I need an explaination of what it is. Thanks in advance to whoever can help me out.
#139
I still do needle turn applique. I am not as good as I want to be and hopefully not as good as I will be someday, if I keep trying. I really don't think it is dying out. Sometimes people just dont' have the time it takes to do needle turn applique.
#140
I have only been quilting for about 2 1/2 years and there are so many skills that I want to learn. I take classes as often as I can. If I could spend the time quilting that I would like, I would be able to needle-turn applique now. But, alas, learning it remains on my "to-do" list. :)
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