Is hand piecing really becoming extinct?
09-25-2010, 05:37 PM
#111
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Originally Posted by laurieaaron
I recently visited a quilt guild where it was known that I was a hand piecer. I was very surprised when a woman came up to me and said that she was the only one of the group who handpieced, and the guild had almost 200 members! I am not suggesting a poll (that would be crazy!) but from your experience in your guilds, is handpiecing really that rare? I feel like a dinosaur, :) but a happy handpiecing one! Thank you.
09-26-2010, 03:14 AM
#113
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Originally Posted by StitchinJoy
I don't think hand piecing is extinct. It is slower and some don't have the time or don't want to tke the time to hand piece something when it could be machine pieced in a fraction of the hours.
I love hand piecing and I love hand quilting. I'm a longarm machine quilter by trade so I spend my days humming along on client quilts with the humongous machine. At the end of the day, I'm tired. I want some quiet handwork that I can do sitting down, and barely moving.
Sooooooooooo, I spend my evenings in my cozy chair quietly hand piecing or hand quilting. It feels organic, natural, soothing, and quiet.
I started this Snowball quilt last September. I completely hand sewed and hand quilted it. I finished it in April.
I love hand piecing and I love hand quilting. I'm a longarm machine quilter by trade so I spend my days humming along on client quilts with the humongous machine. At the end of the day, I'm tired. I want some quiet handwork that I can do sitting down, and barely moving.
Sooooooooooo, I spend my evenings in my cozy chair quietly hand piecing or hand quilting. It feels organic, natural, soothing, and quiet.
I started this Snowball quilt last September. I completely hand sewed and hand quilted it. I finished it in April.
09-26-2010, 05:28 AM
#114
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The snowball pattern is public domain-
here is the link to Quilters cache
http://quilterscache.com/S/SnowballBlock.html
here is the link to Quilters cache
http://quilterscache.com/S/SnowballBlock.html
09-27-2010, 02:56 PM
#116
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Originally Posted by purplemem
The snowball pattern is public domain-
here is the link to Quilters cache
http://quilterscache.com/S/SnowballBlock.html
here is the link to Quilters cache
http://quilterscache.com/S/SnowballBlock.html
09-27-2010, 03:11 PM
#117
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My repro snowballs are 4" blocks with 2" corners. It's a copy of an antique quilt in the collection of Arlen and Pat Christ of Berks County, PA.
Also if you'll note, every other one is light or dark, like a checkerboard. And many of the blocks don't have 4 matching corners. I had lots of 2" scraps left over from another project, so they got used up in this.
It was a very satisfying project to hand piece.
Also if you'll note, every other one is light or dark, like a checkerboard. And many of the blocks don't have 4 matching corners. I had lots of 2" scraps left over from another project, so they got used up in this.
It was a very satisfying project to hand piece.
09-28-2010, 08:08 PM
#119
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Gorgeous!!
Originally Posted by StitchinJoy
I don't think hand piecing is extinct. It is slower and some don't have the time or don't want to tke the time to hand piece something when it could be machine pieced in a fraction of the hours.
I love hand piecing and I love hand quilting. I'm a longarm machine quilter by trade so I spend my days humming along on client quilts with the humongous machine. At the end of the day, I'm tired. I want some quiet handwork that I can do sitting down, and barely moving.
Sooooooooooo, I spend my evenings in my cozy chair quietly hand piecing or hand quilting. It feels organic, natural, soothing, and quiet.
I started this Snowball quilt last September. I completely hand sewed and hand quilted it. I finished it in April.
I love hand piecing and I love hand quilting. I'm a longarm machine quilter by trade so I spend my days humming along on client quilts with the humongous machine. At the end of the day, I'm tired. I want some quiet handwork that I can do sitting down, and barely moving.
Sooooooooooo, I spend my evenings in my cozy chair quietly hand piecing or hand quilting. It feels organic, natural, soothing, and quiet.
I started this Snowball quilt last September. I completely hand sewed and hand quilted it. I finished it in April.
09-28-2010, 08:18 PM
#120
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I started out handpiecing (English paper piecing) and still enjoy doing handwork in the evenings. There are so many quilts on my "to do list" I decided to learn how to use my machine....it's great fun and a lot quicker but I still intend to keep up my hand work....it's portable, I can keep my husband company in the evenings and there is nothing more meditative and calming than stitching by hand.
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