I found this site when I was looking for information on hand quilting stitches, and this seems to be the best thread for what I am looking for.
Does anyone have any photos (or links to photos) showing the stitches on different hand quilting projects? (I have been looking at videos online but usually the image quality is not good enough to show the individual stitches)
I am handquilting a small quilt at present, using a hoop, and having endless trouble with it. I think my batting is working against me (polyester, because it is only for my daughter's doll, and I though there was no point spending money on it!)
My main problem is that I cannot do a rocking stitch which is any way acceptable. I get the theroy, but in practice the needle just comes up too far away! So I am just doing it one stroke at a time (is that what people call stab stictching?). Not only is this slow, but I am still getting horrible uneven stitches at the back- I can only imagine that this is because the back is moving with respect to the batting, because when the needle comes through to the top I am trying really hard to get it to come up near to where the last one went down, and it looks OK on the top, just not on the backing..... maybe I need more pins/basting? or to tighten up the quilt in the hoop?
Or could I be doing something else wrong? (silly question- of course I could be doing lots of other things wrong, but what are they?!)
Also, because it is a multicoloured quilt, I am using several different colours, for outlining, etc. Obviously these show through on the (white) backing. Is this considered acceptable/bad form?
Looking forward to your advice! This is a sort of sampler project for me and I am hoping to use what I learn in a "real" quilt later.
Thanks :-)