mojo11

I always hand quilt. I learned by watching Alex Anderson on Simply Quilts when it was on HGTV several years ago. Take a class from her. She's a great teacher.

Cedar

Oh goodie! I have one of these! Will an 8lb cat work too? I'm planning to start hand quilting in a few weeks and after hoop embroidery when I remember always wanting the hoop a little tighter the loose hoop thing has been a worry in the back of my head.

117becca

LOL!! The 8-lber may have to jump twice!! I do find the lesser tension allow me to manipulate the quilt to get my rocking/smaller stitches going.

Quercus Rubra

I love to hand quilt. I'm currently am working on an UFO. I finished putting this beauty together on the 15th. This is my 1st Schnibble and I love it!! This pattern is called "Ballet Slippers". I had gotten 2 Antique Fair charm packs in my secret pal packages at two different times. And they were meant to be. I am doing a "Primitive" stitch otherwise know as a 1/4" stitch. Those who know me know that my hand stitch is between 10-14 per inch. Lol... it's a long story on why I get so many spi.'s

I actually am trying to figure out a name for this one. Any suggestions?
Tricia

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Kathy Osterby

I'm still very new at quilting and I can so far only do the "big" stitch using tiger tape as a guide. I haven't mastered a hoop either so I place my quilt on a tv table and when the needle hits the table I bring the needle back up.It works for me so why change lol. I only make wall hngings and doll size quilts thats why it works.

DonnaC

Kathy, I like your idea!

Tricia, your quilt is just gorgeous.

As far as the hoop tension is concerned... I may have to get a cat. LOL.

Rubesgirl

I hand quilted the first quilt I ever made in the early 90's. I wish I had known then that the quilt was supposed to be loose in the hoop! I was told to put it in like I was going to embroider it, so I did ... the entire queen quilt, section by section. It's on the bed in the guest room. I look at the center and see my big sloppy stitches where I started, then I look at the tiny even stitches around the border and how much better my stitching got ... although it did take me several years to finish it. It's one of my favorite quilts and my DGS loves to sleep on it. :-)

mycatsmom

I am with you. It falls off of my finger also. I feel hopeless also. I guess at least I can piece.

Merivale

If you had 10 hand quilters in a room you would get 10 different hand quilting techniques.

I love hand quilting and always have more than one quilt in the queue for hand quilting. The quilts that I hand piece I always hand quilt but I do machine as well and have a long arm that gets a fair work out. There is room for all methods, it just depends what sort of a mood you are in.

Keep practicing. I started with the stab method and am now a rocker with a thimble on each middle finger. I bast close and do not use a hoop. You will find a method that suits you or not it doesn't matter as long as you are enjoying your quilting time.

117becca

As far as the poking my fingers underneath the quilt, i have found the better that i get, the less i actually prick my finger. I also have developed a callous of sorts on the tip of my index and 2nd finger, so if i do prick my finger, it doesn't hurt.