My older sister died in 2003 at age 53. She taught me to quilt. After I pieced the top of my first big quilt, she took me to a LA quilter to have it quilted and I've been doing it ever since. I machine stitched one table runner and hand stitched 3/4 of my very first quilt (which I still haven't finished) and hand stitched a table top quilt but the stitching is very big stitches and I think it doesn't look very nice. I have it on my dining room table but I'll stop and admire my handwork every so often. I always take mine out to be quilted.
I'm taking Craftsy's free BOM and have made 20 blocks and this quilt we are going to machine quilt. I am excited about do so. I think it might be the push I need to get me to start quilting my own quilts. If I like it, I just might start quilting all of mine. My sewing machine has a stitch regulator and a deep throat - made for machine quilting. I could really save some money.
Last edited by jcrow; 10-07-2012 at 06:28 AM.