hand quilter qnd hand piecing
08-26-2009, 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Ninnie
Originally Posted by Elsie
Originally Posted by Ninnie
this one was attached to white cotton, not the best jpicture though. We placed it in my floor frame, and then all her friends came and helped her sew them on.
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Elsie, if you don't want this here, just PM me and I will delete it! :D
[img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uAI_9RibNE...0/IMG_0040.JPG[/img]
Elsie, if you don't want this here, just PM me and I will delete it! :D
08-27-2009, 05:11 AM
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Elsie, I machine quilt, machine piece but I love to hand piece and hand quilt. There is just a feeling you get when you are sitting there hand piecing and hand quilting that you don't feel with a machine. Also my husband and I are one the road a lot. I always carry hand work with me. I have a pvc pipe lap frame and I quilt in the front seat. It is ideal. If you don't have one you can find them cheaper at WalMart than at the lqs. Hope this works for you too. I love it.My pvc pipe frame is 15" square
08-27-2009, 06:57 AM
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I only hand piece and hand quilt - the machine scares me !!! I just finished a hole in the barn, courthouse steps and fan quilt for 3 ladies in the same family. The hole in the barn & courthouse steps I took to my LQS to be machine quilted (which I have never done before) and can't wait to see how they turned out. These 2 quilts are for a mother & daughter who I am sure will use it with their son/grandson so it will be washed more. The fan quilt is for the mother's mother and I am hand quilting it. I wanted to give them all at the sametime and it would of taken forever to hand quilt all. By taking them to be machine quilted I just don't feel like I did it myself. :( :( :(
08-27-2009, 07:13 AM
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I have tried both machine and hand quilting. I have done some hand quilting with cathedral windows. Right now I think I have really found something I enjoy the best, it is hand quilting with Grandmother's Flower Garden pattern. I also find hand quilting very relaxing and portable. I love watching the different colors and patterns come together. I am using 1930's fabric, and I must say it looks pretty. It will take a long time, but it is well worth it and fun.
08-27-2009, 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by AFW
I have tried both machine and hand quilting. I have done some hand quilting with cathedral windows. Right now I think I have really found something I enjoy the best, it is hand quilting with Grandmother's Flower Garden pattern. I also find hand quilting very relaxing and portable. I love watching the different colors and patterns come together. I am using 1930's fabric, and I must say it looks pretty. It will take a long time, but it is well worth it and fun.
08-27-2009, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by JUNEBUG
I only hand piece and hand quilt - the machine scares me !!! I just finished a hole in the barn, courthouse steps and fan quilt for 3 ladies in the same family. The hole in the barn & courthouse steps I took to my LQS to be machine quilted (which I have never done before) and can't wait to see how they turned out. These 2 quilts are for a mother & daughter who I am sure will use it with their son/grandson so it will be washed more. The fan quilt is for the mother's mother and I am hand quilting it. I wanted to give them all at the sametime and it would of taken forever to hand quilt all. By taking them to be machine quilted I just don't feel like I did it myself. :( :( :(
08-27-2009, 09:10 PM
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I am currently hand quilting a pink, yellow, and cream twin quilt. My mother in law helped, too, when she was visiting. I am having trouble finding a thread I like for hand quilting. Seems like it is either too thick (stiff) or too thin. What do you use?
I, too, quilt when I am on vacation and my husband is driving. It's great to come home with something I've made. Even if it isn't finished, I usually get a lot of it done.
Also, have you noticed that walmart doesn't have fairfield batting lately?
I, too, quilt when I am on vacation and my husband is driving. It's great to come home with something I've made. Even if it isn't finished, I usually get a lot of it done.
Also, have you noticed that walmart doesn't have fairfield batting lately?
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