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Leota 05-07-2011 06:14 AM
Thank you for your answers... I'll just keep practicing...

KarenK 05-07-2011 07:19 AM
I think we have to figure out what works best for us. It takes time and patience to determine the best size of needle, the best thimble, etc.

The only way I can hand quilt - and get good results - is toward my body and using the rocking motion. It took LOTS of practice!

Maia B 05-07-2011 07:27 AM
I can't quilt (well anyway) away from myself.

Kitsie 05-07-2011 07:41 AM
Originally Posted by Borntohandquilt
I also quilt towards my body and I do single stitches. For me personally this is the "secret" of doing tiny stitches - but I think other quilters prefer a different way of quilting. Everybody has to find out what works best for him/her and there is no general rule. I know many hand quilters and they all have their own method, all use different tools. The result is what counts!
Oh, Andrea you've given me hope! I can only do single stitches, too! And I thought I'd never be an "expert" that way! Now I know I can still aspire to greatness!

Borntohandquilt 05-07-2011 07:52 AM
Originally Posted by Kitsie
Oh, Andrea you've given me hope! I can only do single stitches, too! And I thought I'd never be an "expert" that way! Now I know I can still aspire to greatness!
For me an "expert" in hand quilting is not identified by the technique he or she uses - there are sooo many different ones! It's the result he or she achieves.

Enjoy your way of quilting and enjoy what you do!

lfw045 05-07-2011 07:56 AM
That's the beauty of quilting without at hoop or frame...I can quilt in any direction I need to.

olgaflowers 05-07-2011 08:05 AM
Ifw045, love Your avartar !!
next time I handquilt I'll pay attention which way
I quilt, mostly what feels right!

Kat Sews 05-07-2011 09:11 AM
I am more comfortable quilting toward myself but on a frame it isn't always possible.

Kas 05-07-2011 11:01 AM
Originally Posted by Borntohandquilt
I also quilt towards my body and I do single stitches. For me personally this is the "secret" of doing tiny stitches - but I think other quilters prefer a different way of quilting. Everybody has to find out what works best for him/her and there is no general rule. I know many hand quilters and they all have their own method, all use different tools. The result is what counts!
So if you do single stitches, are you doing a stab stitch, or do you still rock it? Secrets please! What a dream to be even able to quilt 1/4 as beautifully as you!

Borntohandquilt 05-07-2011 12:19 PM
Originally Posted by Kas
So if you do single stitches, are you doing a stab stitch, or do you still rock it? Secrets please! What a dream to be even able to quilt 1/4 as beautifully as you!
I don't do stab stitching - it's a kind of a rocking stitch but I pull out the needle after I put only one stich on it.
At the beginning of a new thread I don't pull the complete thread through the fabric, I leave a big "loop". After that I do several stitches and pull through the complete length of the thread. This is a little bit quicker and it prevents the thread of fraying too much.


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