My first try at Hand quilting..
08-05-2013, 11:10 AM
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My first try at Hand quilting..
I had lots of requests for the pattern, thread size & needle. I will try and answer all. Let me know if I missed anything. =)
The pattern is Road to Oklahoma. Thread is Pearle Cotton 8 ~ I just used a needle that would fit the thread so it was kind of big. I did the stab & stitch method with no hoop. I tried but it was always getting in the way.
I saw a large quilt hanging in a local museum and it was one of those that I couldn't stop thinking about. I joined a Small Quilt Swap on yahoo groups and was paired with a very nice lady from Canada. I thought FINALLY I could allow myself to recreate THAT quilt that wouldn't get out of my head! =) She had some family issues and I didn't hear from her...the deadline came and went and I got too attached to the quilt I was suppose to send and had decided to keep it. And I was not upset about that. And as it always goes....she contacted me. What to do?? I made another one going an inch smaller. I started to hand quilt the smaller version using the same thread...too thick! Halfway through I took it all out and did some feathers instead. They don't show up very well in the picture but they are there.
The pattern is Road to Oklahoma. Thread is Pearle Cotton 8 ~ I just used a needle that would fit the thread so it was kind of big. I did the stab & stitch method with no hoop. I tried but it was always getting in the way.
I saw a large quilt hanging in a local museum and it was one of those that I couldn't stop thinking about. I joined a Small Quilt Swap on yahoo groups and was paired with a very nice lady from Canada. I thought FINALLY I could allow myself to recreate THAT quilt that wouldn't get out of my head! =) She had some family issues and I didn't hear from her...the deadline came and went and I got too attached to the quilt I was suppose to send and had decided to keep it. And I was not upset about that. And as it always goes....she contacted me. What to do?? I made another one going an inch smaller. I started to hand quilt the smaller version using the same thread...too thick! Halfway through I took it all out and did some feathers instead. They don't show up very well in the picture but they are there.
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