Hand quilting - Lost art???
12-06-2011, 11:11 AM
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It really depends on the type of quilting, Jackie -- If I am doing straight lines, it goes very quickly -- I lap quilt so if I have to change directions a lot of times, it goes slowly.
I use both hands to manouever the quilt up and down to rock my needle. I have "difficult" wrists and it eases the stress on them. I've been doing a king size -- straight lines-- and will finish in several months -- I only do it in the evenings while DH watches TV. Right now I am working on a small preprinted WH of fairies for an 11 yo little friend and it is taking over a month, even working afternoons, because of all the twisting and turnings.
I find handwork so relaxing.
Good luck with your projects.
Mim
I use both hands to manouever the quilt up and down to rock my needle. I have "difficult" wrists and it eases the stress on them. I've been doing a king size -- straight lines-- and will finish in several months -- I only do it in the evenings while DH watches TV. Right now I am working on a small preprinted WH of fairies for an 11 yo little friend and it is taking over a month, even working afternoons, because of all the twisting and turnings.
I find handwork so relaxing.
Good luck with your projects.
Mim
Originally Posted by darlings7
I'm relatively new at quilting (3 years, working on my third quilt). My present quilt is 85 x 85 and I find it so big and heavy and sometimes the hand quilting does not go through to the back. I do find it relaxing to hand quilt but it is so time consuming. I have done machine quilting but it is very difficult to get this big quilt into such a small space to machine sew. I'll keep trying but just curious how long does it take you to hand quilt a queen size quilt? Thanks.
Jackie
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