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Originally Posted by ManiacQuilter2 (Post 6736984)

As seldom as I hand quilt, I always tried to concentrate on the quality of the consistency of my stitches but I have heard people chat about the number of stitches per inch and I would always think NOT in my lifetime. :)

Thank goodness I'm not the only one who thinks this! I'm hand stitching a character on a quilt for my DGS right now and I'm just trying to keep the stitches fairly even. Besides, he'll never notice one way or the other! :-)

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Originally Posted by sinceresissy (Post 6736929)

I don't count. I try to be even and sometimes I'm not. I just like to make the stitches as best I can.

"Amen", mine are quilted with LOVE!!!

I just purchased Barbara Chainey's book The Essential Quilter Project Book. She puts it this way:

'Persuing the Holy Grail of tiny stitches does not always make for even stitches and can drastically reduce the pleasure that should be inherent in quilting. Everyone has a stitch size which is natural to them, be it larger or small, and unless you are terrified of the mythical Quilting Police, ther is little point in putting major effort into reducing the size of your stitches when you should be enjoying quilting and allowing yourself to improve at a comfortable and relaxed pace. Take a few steps back from your work - look at the pattern and texture and notice how insignificant those 'inferior' stitches have become in the overall scheme of things'.

I love the way she says it!!