Hand Quilting without a hoop
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Originally Posted by craftybear
I was wondering if anyone else hand quilts without a hoop???
Thanks for the link, I've made a shortcut to it!
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what is the link to correctly baste a quilt??? Thanks
I do sometimes but will be doing it more since that tute about how to "correctly" baste my quilt that I saw on this board the other day! If you don't baste it well enough you get puckers. When I use the hoop, I make it so loose it's almost like not using a hoop. Years ago my quilt instructor taught us not to make the fabric so tight in the hoop otherwise you can't get the small stitches! She also taught us how to baste the quilt but somehow I had gotten away from it so the tute was a welcome reminder for me! Now I don't have to hoop!
Thanks for the link, I've made a shortcut to it!
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Originally Posted by craftybear
I was wondering if anyone else hand quilts without a hoop???
Thanks for the link, I've made a shortcut to it!
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Originally Posted by craftybear
what is the link to correctly baste a quilt??? Thanks
I do sometimes but will be doing it more since that tute about how to "correctly" baste my quilt that I saw on this board the other day! If you don't baste it well enough you get puckers. When I use the hoop, I make it so loose it's almost like not using a hoop. Years ago my quilt instructor taught us not to make the fabric so tight in the hoop otherwise you can't get the small stitches! She also taught us how to baste the quilt but somehow I had gotten away from it so the tute was a welcome reminder for me! Now I don't have to hoop!
Thanks for the link, I've made a shortcut to it!
Originally Posted by virtualbernie
Originally Posted by craftybear
I was wondering if anyone else hand quilts without a hoop???
Thanks for the link, I've made a shortcut to it!
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I hand quilt without a hoop. I find it less cumbersome and easier to handle. I am only a begginer. I have finished a crib quilt by outlining all the figures. It is much more relaxing. It not only calms me down but it calms my dog down too, because I am so calm that it translates to her. I watch t.v. this way because the tv is so boring.
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