Originally Posted by JANNY
Is hand quilting being replaced by long-arm quilting? It seems like most of the quilts I see on display in the shops are either free-motion quilted or done on a long-arm. I can't afford a long-arm and I like to do the whole thing myself, so I guess I will stay with hand quilting most of the time. I tears up my fingers, but I love doing it. And of all things, I love sewing on the binding of a quilt. Just old-fashioned I guess. :lol:
Mostly, I think it is a result of the fast paced world we live in...
I love to do hand work...so I do hand quilt my best quilts ...
and have taken to machine quilting ones that need to be done quickly and the ones that I dont really know the recipient.