hand quilting stitches, etc. etc.
02-09-2011, 07:39 AM
#21
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I'm not a great hand quilter lol*, but I learned from a lady who is, and she always stressed trying to keep the stitches the same length over making them small. I think your stitching looks great and I sure love that fabric! ;)
02-09-2011, 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by feline fanatic
Here are links to some of mine. Easy to see the stitches because it is light thread on dark background. Actually I used the same thread on both. It is valdani varigated thread. It goes from white to a bright yellow. It is a 35 wt 100% cotton thread. Very nice thread, I would definitely buy it again. I use #11 Roxanne needle and hand quilting hoop.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-47093-1.htm
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-22344-1.htm
Here is a picture of me actually quilting but you can't tell too much from it except like you I don't use a thimble.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-29365-1.htm
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-47093-1.htm
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-22344-1.htm
Here is a picture of me actually quilting but you can't tell too much from it except like you I don't use a thimble.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-29365-1.htm
Especially loved the cats
02-09-2011, 07:48 AM
#23
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Welcome to the world of hand quilting! I LOVE hand quilting!
After trying a multitude of thimbles, I finally found two that I like...one for my middle finger to quilt towards me, and one for my thumb to quilt away from me. Once you get used to it, it only takes a second to slip one off and put the other one.
I use the raised edged thimble on my middle finger (#3 on this page) and TED's thumb thimble on my thumb (#4 on this page.)
http://www.thimblesetc.com/functional.html
As for the blue lines on preprinted tops...I am currently working on mine so will see when I'm finished if they washout completely...but the instructions do say that you can press the top on the backside with warm iron to before quilting to remove packing creases. So I'm not sure how much truth there is to the notion that heat from a warm transport truck will cause the lines to not wash out. The instructions for my also warn NUMEROUS times that ANY water on the quilt top will remove the lines so you have to be very careful before they are quilted to make sure nothing gets spilled on it.
I'm also including a picture of the handquilting on my last completed quilt so you can see the stitches.
After trying a multitude of thimbles, I finally found two that I like...one for my middle finger to quilt towards me, and one for my thumb to quilt away from me. Once you get used to it, it only takes a second to slip one off and put the other one.
I use the raised edged thimble on my middle finger (#3 on this page) and TED's thumb thimble on my thumb (#4 on this page.)
http://www.thimblesetc.com/functional.html
As for the blue lines on preprinted tops...I am currently working on mine so will see when I'm finished if they washout completely...but the instructions do say that you can press the top on the backside with warm iron to before quilting to remove packing creases. So I'm not sure how much truth there is to the notion that heat from a warm transport truck will cause the lines to not wash out. The instructions for my also warn NUMEROUS times that ANY water on the quilt top will remove the lines so you have to be very careful before they are quilted to make sure nothing gets spilled on it.
I'm also including a picture of the handquilting on my last completed quilt so you can see the stitches.
02-09-2011, 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Borntohandquilt
Here you find a picture of my first hand quilting stitches I did in 1990 and a detail I did in 2010.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-94584-1.htm
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-94584-1.htm
I love the Google translation function.
02-09-2011, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by feline fanatic
Here is a picture of me actually quilting but you can't tell too much from it except like you I don't use a thimble.
Janet
02-09-2011, 08:40 AM
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Well, I am just a beginner too, and your beginning stitches look better than my beginning stitches did. ;)
I have thimble issues too. It took me quite a while to get the hang of using a thimble, and my fingers are too large for a small thimble and too narrow for a medium thimble. I don't want to keep buying thimbles I can't use, so I make do with the small because at least it doesn't rattle around on my finger like the other one.
I like seeing everyone's hand quilting. This is exactly what I needed a couple weeks ago when I was stressing out about my stitches.
The first pic here is from my first day of hand quilting. The second is my most recent. Where the tape is is where I am currently working - the tape is to help me keep a straight line. The first row of stitches around the purple border is really large because I was using the squares on the gingham to try to make even stitches and not worry about size.
I have thimble issues too. It took me quite a while to get the hang of using a thimble, and my fingers are too large for a small thimble and too narrow for a medium thimble. I don't want to keep buying thimbles I can't use, so I make do with the small because at least it doesn't rattle around on my finger like the other one.
I like seeing everyone's hand quilting. This is exactly what I needed a couple weeks ago when I was stressing out about my stitches.
The first pic here is from my first day of hand quilting. The second is my most recent. Where the tape is is where I am currently working - the tape is to help me keep a straight line. The first row of stitches around the purple border is really large because I was using the squares on the gingham to try to make even stitches and not worry about size.
First Day of Hand Quilting
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Most recent stitches
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02-09-2011, 08:49 AM
#28
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Originally Posted by Hinterland
This is a close up of some of mine. This is batik with a cotton batting.
02-09-2011, 08:57 AM
#30
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Wow! I am bookmarking this topic Trina! BTW your quilting is just lovely! I too am starting handquilting (top) and I am having a hard time with using a hoop and I know I need to! I too have the quilt stand that dpparris is using. I've not used it yet either! I really need a class I think! And a thimble and me are enemies! I cannot keep one on my middle finger .. I hope to find one that really fits one day! :)
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