Hand quilting - Lost art???
#123
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Victoria, Australia
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I took shorthand, a typed on a manual typewriter, I hand quilt, machine quilt and love my iPad. A little tradition and a little modern Millie all wrapped up in one. Helps to keep life interesting learning new techniques.
#124
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Join Date: Nov 2011
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good idea
Thats a good idea. I have already started sewing in ditch with current project but next time I will try that. My next quilt is actually going to be a Rag Quilt, and so won't require that at all. I do need to practice on my stitches and I think part of the problem is I am using too big a needle. However I can't not for the life of me thread a smaller needle and when I try those little needle doohicky things, I find I can't get the thread on those ! haha. Part of it is eyesight tho I wear glasses, a big part of it is thick fingers. Yeah, that's what it is! haha
#125
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Northern California
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I am so happy to see when quilters post their hand quilted items.
I often wonder if if hand quilting will become like letter writing and fade away due to new technology -
Letter writing is becoming more scarce since the emails and texting have advanced.
What do you think? Will hand quilting fade away due to the new long arm machines and new ways to quilt as you go and FMQ - I certainly hope not but I hear less people talking about hand quilting versus machine.
I often wonder if if hand quilting will become like letter writing and fade away due to new technology -
Letter writing is becoming more scarce since the emails and texting have advanced.
What do you think? Will hand quilting fade away due to the new long arm machines and new ways to quilt as you go and FMQ - I certainly hope not but I hear less people talking about hand quilting versus machine.
#126
I totally agree with you Moonglow. The ones I want to really be important and remembered will be hand quilted. The rest can be FMQ'd by Charisam
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#127
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Winchester, Kansas
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Hand pieced son's wedding quilt
I have just joined this site, so have a lot to learn. I have hand quilted everything I've done so far (not a huge amount of projects) and it has taken me several years to complete a quilt - unless it is a smaller project such as a wall hanging or Christmas Tree skirt. I want to learn machine quilting, hoping that it will produce more quilts - faster. I have generally done most quilting projects as we travel; fewer distractions at those times. The problem has always been pressing as I go. I like hand quilting as you can ease the material where you want it to go in matching corners, etc. As soon as I learn how to post photographs I will share photos of some of my projects.
#128
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Brady TX
Posts: 6,613
I have just joined this site, so have a lot to learn. I have hand quilted everything I've done so far (not a huge amount of projects) and it has taken me several years to complete a quilt - unless it is a smaller project such as a wall hanging or Christmas Tree skirt. I want to learn machine quilting, hoping that it will produce more quilts - faster. I have generally done most quilting projects as we travel; fewer distractions at those times. The problem has always been pressing as I go. I like hand quilting as you can ease the material where you want it to go in matching corners, etc. As soon as I learn how to post photographs I will share photos of some of my projects.
#130
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Location: western arkansas
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