Originally Posted by
GemState
Hand quilting can be a wonderful and relaxing.......just enjoy the journey! I found a thimble that has a ridge around the top and it has made all the difference for me. I bought 3 of them!!! And for me quilting in a hoop with the quilt sort of saggy helps. Just don't feel rushed and enjoy every stitch!
I have a drawer full of thimbles and the one with the ridge is the best of all.... I use #10 James quilting needles and have the quilt loose in any of the three frames I use for hand quilting.... I love to hand quilt and am working on one with my guild members as a gift ..... It is a sampler and we used all civil war reproduction fabric....
As long as there are folks like us who love the process, hand quilting will live on
