Do you quilt by hand or by machine?

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10-08-2011, 09:23 PM

#111

HomespunHandmaiden

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So far I machine-piece and hand-quilt. I LOVE the look of hand-quilting, it's relaxing to me and it really makes me feel like I'm making a huge heirloom. I am interested in learning FMQ at some point for certain projects :)

10-09-2011, 03:11 AM

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MsEithne

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Originally Posted by MsDesigns

I am a diehard hand sewer so I prefer to quilt by hand. But using the sewing machine is so much faster! Do you quilt by hand or by machine and why?

I am re-teaching myself to quilt by hand. While I have seen lots of gorgeous machine quilted quilts, there's something about hand quilting that really appeals to me.

Not too surprising, really, since I have always done a lot of hand work in my garment sewing. Yes, even construction seams; hand sewn seams are plenty strong enough to hold even a corset together, there's no clothing application I can think of that needs more stength than that.