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Petey 08-03-2011 01:32 PM

Are you ising your finger nail to push the needle?

droy57 08-03-2011 01:57 PM

Beautiful work how do you push the needle through? Do you use your fingernail?I get a hole in my finger every time i hand quilt.

megs0863 08-03-2011 02:14 PM

Your work is amazing.

carencake 08-03-2011 02:28 PM

amazing work. I too also hand piece and hand quilt my pieces. To mark darker fabrics one can use Conte pencils in the art department of michaels or Aron brothers. these are soft pencils you can hand sharpen and come in a wide variety of colors. Like a pastel marker and easily brush off or dampen with a cloth.

running1 08-03-2011 02:35 PM

Andrea, thank you for sharing your technique and your fabulous skills with us... You have inspired me (again) to keep on hand quilting. I am, like so many others, in absolute awe of your work. Mine will never look like that, but that's ok!! I LOVE handquilting and I can't imagine that you love it more than I do :-D ...
I'm fairly certain I speak for many of us when I ask you to keep posting pictures of your wonderful quilts!

ps.... I've only completed two (and a half) doll-size practice pieces and I'm getting a pretty decent callous on my "pushing" finger... not complaining mind you, just observing... Do I need to adjust my technique??

BobbiSue2009 08-03-2011 03:08 PM

Awesome work. I love the way you seem to just flow with the stitches.

Tinabug 08-03-2011 03:25 PM

Wow, I would love to have that precise stitching talent you have. Amazing work. I do hand embroidery and I do find that very relaxing. Thanks for sharing these photos.

chuckbere15 08-03-2011 03:30 PM

Wow, your work is beautiful.

Quilter54 08-03-2011 03:57 PM

Thank you so much. I will give it a try. And I definitely was interested. I printed out the pictures. Again thank you.

Originally Posted by Borntohandquilt

Originally Posted by Quilter54
Is needle marking when drag the needle across the fabic where you want to quilt?

Yes, I use a darning needle for that. Here are some pictures if you are interested:

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-89527-1.htm


sewmorethings 08-03-2011 04:01 PM

That is amazing, tried to handquilt one time, didn't work too well, plan on trying it again one day.


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