Hand Quilting
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Hand Quilting
I am making a red/white/blue patriotic quilt and want to hand quilt it. I am thinking of quilting it with a thicker thread and in bigger stitches. I want the thread to really stand out and this would make it even more "rustic" looking. What kind of thread should I be using? One strand or two? I've seen this type of hand quilting before but don't know what it is called. Please advise.
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I would get the ball of Perle cotton rather then embroidery floss. It eliminates having to go back and fix where one strand of the floss doesn't get pulled properly and has a thread bump. You can get the little round #8 perle cotton balls of thread but make sure to get the same colour number if you buy several. Perle cotton also comes in bigger balls but not a lot of quilt stores carry it.
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Thanks everyone. Just got done watching some youtube videos and you all were exactly right. Big stitch/pearl cotton and #8 needles. One gal had an interesting way of ending the line of stitching. You all rock!!!
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Oh! Can you rmember the one with the "interesting way of ending"? Would like to see what she does!
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It's new to me at least. I had been taught to wind the thread around the needle and then put the needle back into fabric. Hope this helps.
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