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Borntohandquilt 09-07-2010 10:26 PM

Hand Quilting is my favourite. It's easy to know because besides sewing the length of fabric togehter by hand and finishing the quilt with a knife edge it is all I have to do on a wholecloth!

zz-pd 09-07-2010 10:55 PM

I love it all, just wish cutting would not cause so much pain. God bless.

mrs. fitz 09-08-2010 01:25 PM

It still surprises me that my favorite part is the one I said, as a new quilter, I'd never do - the hand quilting. Even those times when it's just outline stitching, it's enjoyable and totally relaxing.

Least favorite - making the "sandwich" because I don't have the right space to do it.

Slow2Sew 09-09-2010 09:26 AM

I love, love picking out a pattern and fabrics. Cutting is good, as is sewing. After that it's a real effort to finish.

pstoner 09-09-2010 10:22 AM


Originally Posted by np3
I like every phase but I have times when I only want to cut, or maybe I only want to piece. So I usually have several projects going at one time so I can "feed my habit".

Yes, that best describes my thought processes as well.

salmonsweet 09-09-2010 10:41 AM

Buying fabrics.
Oodling and playing around making a design. (Or not. Just having fun playing...)
Auditioning fabrics.
Changing stuff around at every step as I make the quilt.
Seeing how it takes shape. Agonising over stuff that isn't working the way I envisioned it - what to do, what to do...
Unfolding a project I've put away for a while because I was no longer liking it... and finding it's beautiful after all.
Stitching down binding, racing myself (excited, impatient now) along the final straight edge to the FINISH! line. :thumbup:

Yay! Done. That's one of my favorite moments, too.

ckcowl 09-09-2010 10:50 AM

THE BINDING!!! BECAUSE IT MEANS I'M DONE!!!YEA!!! but i really enjoy the whole process...well, cutting not so much, but everything else...yup, i like it all...but the best part is DONE!!!

grannie cheechee 09-09-2010 01:34 PM

Hey, I just found my least fasvorite thing. Reading the pattern wrong. I've made this pattern several times, and I guess I thought I knew everything about it. LOL on me. I know your not suppose to cut after 9 o'clock at night, but this was 9 A.M. Oh, well live and learn.

Ilovemydogs 09-09-2010 03:15 PM

I like all phases. What I like best is once I start sewing. I have the design all done, the pieces are cut, I am ready to go. That is when things go the fastest for me.


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