Hi all,
I love to do handwork. I took a few handquilting classes and loved them. Perhaps because work gets into my way and my after-work energy isn't the greatest, I haven't really done much in the way of any kind of quilting. I'm great at starting projects, though.
A friend of mine has the sitdown Sweet Sixteen machine. Looks like a really neat machine. She does incredible work with it but is very modest about her efforts. My art instructor only does hand quilting on the quilts she creates - works on them at night.
I am looking ahead at early retirement in about four years. I've wondered about getting a sweet sixteen then, or a machine with a larger harp or just sticking with hand quilting.
How do I decide? (I do have lots of time to decide). Practice with each technique? I don't know if any of you remember the old Girl Scout badge - the dabbler. You dabbled in all kinds of different arts and crafts to get it. It was my favorite badge. Sometimes I think I'm destined to just keep dabbling and not settling down.
Thanks for your thoughts in advance,
lots2do