Hi, I have been following this site for a few months now. I have not posted since I joined a month or so ago. I have ALWAYS done all of my sewing on the machine. How do I begin hand stitching? What stitches do I use? I have made 3 quilts and 20+ lap quilts. All machine stitched and hand tied.
I had a knee replacement in October and it got infected. In May they had to take it out and put in a partial replacement with antbiotics in so I'm not supposed to bend it at all. How can I sew like that? Thought it would be a good time to learn to sew by hand. Do I use a quilting stitch? and if so, won't it leave gaps between stitches? I hope to have a knee replacement put back in a month or so, but in the meantime I'm so bored with not being able to walk or do anything. The wheelchair is getting to be a real pain!! I'll welcome any help I can get. Have several scrap quilts cut out and ready to sew. I know there are quite a few hand quilters on the board. Thanks, Sharon p.s. Sorry this is so long.