I'm having trouble handpiecing a tablerunner.
#1
This is my first handpieced handquilted project.
I'm having a hard time with the needle. It's very hard to move through the fabric.
I know that people who hand quilt use betweens. I've tried switching needles, but I'm still having a very hard time. The needle doesn't seem to glide through the fabric.
I'm having a hard time with the needle. It's very hard to move through the fabric.
I know that people who hand quilt use betweens. I've tried switching needles, but I'm still having a very hard time. The needle doesn't seem to glide through the fabric.
#2
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What size needle are you using? I do most of my piecing by hand, and I have found that the finer and shorter the needle the easier it is to stitch and the faster it goes..also the smaller my stitches are. I use a #12 quilters between for all of my quilting and piecing. Even then you get some difference in thickness of needle and "slickness" yep some needles seem to drag a bit going through the fabric.. And I'm always trying new needles. The latest and one of the best I've found are Jeana Kimball's Foxglove Cottage
Betweens/Quilting size 12.
Betweens/Quilting size 12.
#6
For piecing, you may find it easier to use a longer needle, I do... I also find it easier to quilt with a longer needle.
Make sure you're using something nice and sharp and thin, too.
I've used applique sharps and milliner's needles.
Make sure you're using something nice and sharp and thin, too.
I've used applique sharps and milliner's needles.
#8
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I got my needles at the local quilt shop.. Roosters in Maryville, tn. Here's a link to her site. http://www.jeanakimballquilter.com/
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