Originally Posted by Ramona Byrd
RE: Quilting in sections.
I was ashamed before to admit that I did it, simply to save all that
weight dragging on my machine!! I sew it in large sections, then sew
THEM together and finish that part by hand, trying hard to mimic the
machine stitching.
The easiest way to do it and to do a good looking job. From my 3rd quilt on, all have been done that way and the earliest ones have worn beautifully. Amazing to me because my husband and I wore out 2 in a 10 year time frame but I had daycare children and they got hard use. My daughter has quilts that are 20 years old and although they did need some mending this past summer, the colors are beautiful and vibrant and the fabric is where the wear is and NOT where I had to hand sew a seam on the back. If you want to quilt, do whatever works and don't worry about it. My claim to fame is I break every quilting rule there is because I felt there were rules. The ONLY rules are the ones you have to be aware of if you plan to enter a quilt into a juried show and then there are specifications you do need to abide by. Other wise, anything goes.