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I, too, am starting to hand quilt. However, I am starting with several small projects. I just found this website with videos on hand quilting. I have not looked at all of them.
http://www.amyalamode.com/blog/2009/...ideos-at-last/ |
I just recently started hand quilting also. I bought self-stick thimbles to use on the underneath finger. They're great! The brand I bought is "Thimble-It". They're small oval self stick vinyl that stick to your fingertip, and they're so sticky that I use the same one several times. I just store it on the outside of the plastic package when not in use. They protect the finger, but you can feel when the needle comes through to the bottom.
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Alex Anderson should have a video or a book on how to do quilting on a frame. I don't use a frame but quilt on a rotating hoop.
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Also, I personally find it easier to hand quilt without a hoop. Here are some suggestions to view if you might be interested.
http://www.bing.com/search?q=quiltin...ZI&form=MOZSBR |
Originally Posted by AZ Jane
(Post 6158891)
Also, I personally find it easier to hand quilt without a hoop. Here are some suggestions to view if you might be interested.
http://www.bing.com/search?q=quiltin...ZI&form=MOZSBR |
Originally Posted by JustAbitCrazy
(Post 6156727)
When I started handquilting, a mistake I made, which negatively impacted my results, was I didn't make BOTH hands work equally. My underneath hand wasn't doing much except deflecting the needle back to the top. And it should be helping more by manipulating the fabric, too. Both hands kind of wrinkle the fabric to help make the stitches. The quilting stitch is made by both the needle taking evenly spaced stitches through the quilt and by the quilt being manipulated to present the quilt to the needle's tip at evenly spaced intervals. The quilt must be loose in the hoop in order for you to manipulate it like that. Once I understood how to make both hands manipulate the fabric, things improved tremendously. Have fun with it!
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Hey there, I've found that I can't hand quilt very well using a hoop as i find I cannot manipulate the fabric as easily and most are too limiting as to size. The things I find I cannot do without are a leather sort of round thimble that looks like a ring - Joann's carries them. The main thing though is a pair of needle-nose or jewelers pliers. I have a hard time getting a grip on the needle to pull it through after the stitches are loaded. It does mean switching around a bit, but it works for me. And I agree with the others... have fun with it!
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Originally Posted by qwerty
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YouTube has some good videos on hand quilting. I am working on my first hand pieced quilt which I plan to hand quilt. It is a twin size Jacobs Ladder. What I didn't find on YouTube was hand quilting on a frame rather than a hoop. Wonder how you learn to change directions since you can't rotate the frame?
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Originally Posted by TerrimB
(Post 6160194)
Hey there, I've found that I can't hand quilt very well using a hoop as i find I cannot manipulate the fabric as easily and most are too limiting as to size. The things I find I cannot do without are a leather sort of round thimble that looks like a ring - Joann's carries them. The main thing though is a pair of needle-nose or jewelers pliers. I have a hard time getting a grip on the needle to pull it through after the stitches are loaded. It does mean switching around a bit, but it works for me. And I agree with the others... have fun with it!
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Thank you for the info in the International Quilt Festival in Houston. I will plan on taking the class.
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