Hi,
What kind of YLI do you use? I'm going to take the plunge and piece something quickly so I can practice my hand quilting. Have loads of the stiff Coats and Clark stuff I bought long ago but would prefer to try this out. Thanks, lots2do
Originally Posted by SuzyM
The quilt tells me if I will hand or machine quilt. I took a hand quilting class a long time ago and it was well worth the money. I quilt on a hoop, use inbetween needles, and YLI thread which I absolutely love and I invested in a Roxanne thimble. The thimble is pretty pricey but I have yet to find a fabric I cannot push a needle through with it.
I work in payroll and during the months of December and January life is pretty crazy here at work so at night I would go home and hand quilt and it would reduce my stress level almost immediately. |
I have always hand quilted.I might run a seam up on the machine, but I hand quilt everything, even full bed quilts. I love it and find it relaxing.
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I recently took a class on the Thimblelady hand quilting method and really enjoyed it. It's much easier than the regular rocking method. You can google "Thimblelady" or her name is Liuxin Newman.
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Could you tell us more about quilting without a frame? I have wanted to try that, but I am afraid my stitches will be pulled too tight or not tight enough. A teacher at local quilt shops quilts small items without a frame and teaches how she does it, but her classes have never been available when I could take it, or they were full. Do you do large quilts without a frame also? |
Hand quilting is the only way I know how to quilt. It is a dieing art with all the new technology. there are several tips and pointers I could give you. Such as...hiding your knots. How to make a knot. How to use a rockin motion with your needle. How to use a hoop or a frame. The best size needle to use. Anything you'd like to know. I'll try to help. Ask me anything abot machine quilting and I'll tell you up front, I'm a dummy. I know nothing. Anything I can tell you tha wol help feel free to pm me.
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Originally Posted by lots2do
Hi,
What kind of YLI do you use? I'm going to take the plunge and piece something quickly so I can practice my hand quilting. Have loads of the stiff Coats and Clark stuff I bought long ago but would prefer to try this out. Thanks, lots2doquote] http://www.ylicorp.com/pdf/Hand_Quil...et_3-10-09.pdf |
The only thing I do is hand-quilt. That's because I don't own a sewing machine, and never have. I probably wouldn't know how to turn one on let alone how to work it!!
I took a block I finished to show it off at Walmart to a couple of cash register women I know, and they were so impressed as my stiches were small and in straight lines from start to finish, they were utterly shocked that I didn't use a machine. But I can't use a machine, cause I don't have one!! I just started quilting last December, and have one done and 3 more I'm working on. It's a real slow process, but fun to do. I just take my time. |
I do both but unline most I learned hand quilting first...all my life actually. My mother and aunts had a quilting circle that met every Tues night when I was growning up. I was the needle threader! Now I am learning to machine quilt. Just learning but it's more of a time thing then the relaxation and enjoyment that I get from hand quilting. If there is ever anything I can help you with just PM me!!
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I do hand and machine quilting both. I keep a project going. I also love to hand piece as well. It is just so lovely and relaxed. The piecing is much more accurate as well.
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Thank you, Suzy, for the link. I'm going to be on the search for some once I stitch something up to use it on.
:)lots2do |
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