Hand quilting
#61
I machine quilt the quilts that will be 'dragged to the beach', or ones that will be used a lot. Save my had quilting for special quilts. It takes a long time to hand quilt a full/queen size quilt. I do my handquilting in the evenings while sitting with my DH.
#62
I love the results of hand quilting. Someone told me that hand quilting lasts longer as there is not one single thread that can be pulled and unstitching done as with a machine.
To me I feel I have more control with the stitches by hand than by machine. I have a 114 inch quilt that I am going to put into a frame and hand quilt (just as soon as I make the frame!)
To me I feel I have more control with the stitches by hand than by machine. I have a 114 inch quilt that I am going to put into a frame and hand quilt (just as soon as I make the frame!)
#63
Originally Posted by Laura3
Hinterland....
I was wondering if you could explain a little more about the netting? Once you trace the pattern on to the netting what are you marking on the quilt with? Also....I have always used a hoop when I hand quilt, how difficult is it to not have the quilt pulled smooth and tight and just hold it ? Is there any trick to it? I tried it once, but only for about 5 seconds and then quit and went back to the hoop..
Any suggestions would be appreciated...Laura
I was wondering if you could explain a little more about the netting? Once you trace the pattern on to the netting what are you marking on the quilt with? Also....I have always used a hoop when I hand quilt, how difficult is it to not have the quilt pulled smooth and tight and just hold it ? Is there any trick to it? I tried it once, but only for about 5 seconds and then quit and went back to the hoop..
Any suggestions would be appreciated...Laura
I do have to be careful not to distort the pattern - the netting isn't stable and can stretch a bit if I have to reuse it for a border. I don't think my borders ever come out exactly the same on all 4 sides, but they're close enough.
This method does allow me to transfer a complicated design without spending as much time making templates as quilting would take!
As for quilting without a hoop, I've never done it. I use a floor frame, and a hoop for small projects. I like the frame because it's sturdy and I don't have to balance the hoop while I try to make stitches.
#64
I'm new to quilting, only a little over a year, but I love to hand quilt. I'm not great at either hand or machine quilting but the hand quilting seems to be more relaxing to me. The quilt in my avatar is one of the first quilts I made in an intro to piecing class that I took last spring and I hand quilted it. I'm am now hand quilting a king sized log cabin quilt that I am making for a friend as a wedding gift.
I was looking at a Jinny Beyer CD that teaches you to hand piece and I think I'm going to order it just to try something different. It is so amazing that the quilts made in the 1800 were hand pieced and hand quilted and they were just beautiful
I was looking at a Jinny Beyer CD that teaches you to hand piece and I think I'm going to order it just to try something different. It is so amazing that the quilts made in the 1800 were hand pieced and hand quilted and they were just beautiful
#65
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I love to hand quilt. I am trying to get better at machine quilting, but I find I have so much more control with hand quilting! I'm finding more stores are starting to carry hand quilting supplies again so I'm wondering if more people are starting to go back to it. Sure hope that is the case as I don't want this to end up being a dying art form.
#70
Originally Posted by feline fanatic
I also hand quilt. I have done 3 bed size quilts and currently working on my 4th. But I am as slow as molassis in February! On average it takes me about 3 years to handquilt a bed size quilt. Granted I can go up to a month without picking it up, especially in the summer when it is too darn hot to sit under the quilt. I use a lap hoop. Because it takes me so long to handquilt I have also taken up LA quilting. Here are some pictures of some of my handquilting.
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