Originally Posted by grammer ann
I am hand quilting a large bed quilt. The quilting is getting to me like never before. The center is finished - thank God, but I have the nine inch borders yet to do. I plan to do them in just 1 1/2 inch cross hatching. The printed fabric will not be conducive to any special designs. Would it be bad for me to machine quilt the borders since the top is hand quilted? I usually enjoy the hand quilting, but this time it is getting to me. This quilt has just taken too long to complete. My dh says to put it away for a few months and then finish it. Maybe that is the answer. I usually don't like to start a new project before the first is done.
I was thinking of doing the same thing - I finished quilting the center of a quilt that is for me and thought maybe quilting the 2 boards by maching, which I have never done before (machine quilting) - but since I have my new machine (brother sq9000) I thought I would try it. thanks for asking this question. :)