Originally Posted by
ptquilts
I've been here since 2010. It was a revelation to see what people were up to. My DH and I did our quilting, never joined a group or guild. I was amazed at how many did machine quilting. I come from a background of hand quilting, simple machines, DH made his own patterns, and I repaired and washed antique quilts. I believe my first question was about hand washing a quilt, and everyone else was like, "Just throw it in the machine!".
When I started dabbling in quilting many years ago, I mainly sewed by machine. But in the last 20 plus years I have learned that my true love is handwork. There is nothing more peaceful than sitting and piecing or appliqueing by hand. I hand quilt, too, but it comes second to piecing or applique for me
