I just love handquilting!
#42
"I hand quilt,but have to admit my tops are way ahead of me. I need to sandwich one now but cant get down on the floor to do it any longer.Trying to find and area to do this in my small area."
I'm a church secretary and many times have offered our meeting room and tables to quilters for layering and basting their quilts. Lots of room and good lighting.
I'm a church secretary and many times have offered our meeting room and tables to quilters for layering and basting their quilts. Lots of room and good lighting.
#44
I love hand quilting! I also find it very relaxing ...especially after a stressful day at work. I am able to be in the family room with my family when they watching tv or on the computer. Sometimes I feel too isolated when I am in my sewing room.
#46
Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Boonville, Missouri
Posts: 186
I too prefer to hand quilt although I am also trying to improve my machine quilting skills. Over the past 3 yrs I have had carpal tunnel surgery on both hands so I have started limiting my hand quilting to those really special quilts. There is a hand quilting group on the Quilt With Us forum through Connecting Threads also so there are still quite a few of us around.
#49
Super Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Oregon
Posts: 3,336
There are more of us than I thought there were! I very much appreciate machine quilting. It's definitely an art! I'm just old-fashioned, and given the choice, I'll hand quilt. I hope you'll share some pictures of your work.
#50
Super Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: rural SE Georgia
Posts: 1,003
My first quilt was a whole cloth hand quilted, it took me 3 years to finish!
I don't hand quilt many baby or quilts I know will be 'loved a lot' because they put them away and don't use them.
I use different fingers under my quilt and rubbing alcohol on them after each quilting session.
I don't hand quilt many baby or quilts I know will be 'loved a lot' because they put them away and don't use them.
I use different fingers under my quilt and rubbing alcohol on them after each quilting session.
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