[quote=Loralee]I do all my quilts by hand it does takes months to do it. all of mine are Queen size. Although when the kids were little they were twin size quilts.
Hand quilting to me looks totally different than a machine quilted one. When I hand quilt around the design the design stands out so much more.
I have only had one of my quilts done on a machine. I was under the gun to get it done for my daughters wedding. I was dealing with cancer at the time and needed it done.
It was a May Basket quilt and I really dislike the look of it when it was machine quilted. A great job was done with the machine quilting. In my mind the may basket would have stood out so much more.
May day and may baskets has a special meaning for my daughter and my self.
The quilt is quite nice but just not what I was used to.
Lora[/quot
I feel exactly the same , with hand quilting you can "hug" the design...for me machine quilting looks to crowded or overloaded or sometimes destroys the design...I only like machine quilting in big plain/solid blocks or in borders.
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