I'm just curious- because I love every aspect of quilt making-from planning, choosing and buying fabrics, and piecing. But my most favorite part is quilting! I can't wait to get the top finished (although I HATE the sandwiching part!) and get started FM quilting it! How many of you quilt your own quilts? And what's your favorite part of the quilt process?

I love picking the fabrics, hate cutting them out, love sewing them, I get giddy when it all comes together and I have a finished project!!
I only quilt little things, place mats to baby quilts, the rest I send out, she does a much better job!! :lol:

I quilt most of my own. I have only sent out 2 of mine. But- I used to hand quilt exclusively (which I love) but I'm trying to learn MQ so I can get more done.
I will always love hand quilting though. It just takes soooooo looooong!!
I've been inspired by all of the gorgeous MQ here so I'm taking the plunge :D:D

I do quilt my own. I have a long arm that I love running. But I really like to FMQ on my regular machine also. My favorite part of both types is selecting the design that I'll use and choosing the thread that compliments the top.

I do but as the quilts get bigger I loose the joy of quilting it myself. Many of the quilts I make are very large extra long twins and Cal King. I would realy like a long arm. As for the part I like is designing the quilt lines, getting done and washing it up. Maybe if it was physically not as strenuous I could enjoy the actual quilting again. I do have lots of fun with baby and lap quilts.

I'm new to quilting (about 9 months now) but I have quilted every project I've completed. Starting out just doing SnD, and then I was able to get a Mega Quilter (9in throat space) and quilt them on a frame with a Q-Bot.

So when I say "I" quilt them, it's really the computer, but I still have to line up the pattern etc.

One of these days I will get the courage to try and free hand something. But I need to get some muslin and practice, practice, practice! :)

I like seeing the process from beginning to end. Just the way I am though. :)

Quilt my own, either by tie method or hand quilt.

I've never sent one out for quilting. I tied them or did a quilt as you go method before getting my machine quilting frame.

I love the design process, choosing fabrics, piecing the blocks, assembling the top and putting the binding on.

I usually enjoy the math of figuring out quilt sizes, blocks & pieced backing if I don't get interrupted too often.

Pressing & starching are kind of mind-numbing but I don't really enjoy or hate it. It's kind of an auto pilot thing--do it and move on.

I don't like cutting very much so I usually do it in stages--cut some, piece some, cut some more, piece some more, etc.

I hate cutting the pieces out for piecing the backs even though I enjoy the math to figure out how to do it. Making those long, straight (hopefully) cuts is nerve wracking.

Wrestling with a large quilt when turning the corners while binding is a pain as is trimming the batting. Loading it all on the frame is also an unpleasant task because of the posture to pin it all on. I have shoulder & neck problems so these steps wear me out.

Hand sewing the binding is also painful so I quit doing that. I enjoy it but my shoulder doesn't. I would still do it if I were for a special quilt but most of mine are made to use & abuse.

me. i have only had two qlts done by someone with a long arm machine. about four years ago. one still needs binding!

I quilt my own. I think that the quilting can make or break a quilt and is just as much a part of the design process and picking the pattern or fabric. I want to be able to say that I made the quilt.

The last quilt I finished I stitched in the ditch and then tied the center of the blocks. Nothing too fancy but it fit the top.