Hello! Just saw a web site for quilt in a hoop. Has anyone ever tried this? Looks interesting. But, is it considered "cheating"? Opinions please!!!
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Originally Posted by lovinquilting
Hello! Just saw a web site for quilt in a hoop. Has anyone ever tried this? Looks interesting. But, is it considered "cheating"? Opinions please!!!
Isn't it just a different technique? |
Originally Posted by lovinquilting
Hello! Just saw a web site for quilt in a hoop. Has anyone ever tried this? Looks interesting. But, is it considered "cheating"? Opinions please!!!
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I have done a few machine emb quilt designs as the quilting and it works great....
I consider it just another technique |
there is no such thing as (cheating) there are lots of different techniques- some make different processes easier- some are just...different- there is no reason to put a negative word on a different technique. try as many different techniques as you can find that interest you- never think of it as cheating- it's simply doing it differently than what you've tried before.
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I have to laugh. When you said quilt in a hoop I immediately thought of by hand. I have two large round floor hoops and several smaller lap ones but they are all for handquilting. I know I am old fashioned and I have seen some spectacular quilting done on a machine or longarm but I still prefer and do handquilting. The only thing I machine quilt is for a small child or someone who would not have a clue about caring for handwork. My step-daughter and her children don't get handwork because she washes all of her bed linens every week, sheets to quilt.
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I don't think it is cheating at all. I quilt in a hoop sometimes, it was the first frame I owned. I have a hoop, a small frame from PVC piping and a large quilting frame.
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Originally Posted by lovinquilting
Hello! Just saw a web site for quilt in a hoop. Has anyone ever tried this? Looks interesting. But, is it considered "cheating"? Opinions please!!!
If it is, then I cheat just about every day by hand quilting with my sandwich in a (floor) hoop. The hoop holds the weight of the quilt so that my arms don't get tired. I don't really have room for a frame, so a floor hoop is what works for me. To me, that's not cheating, that's just being practical. Cheating, to me, would be doing something like buying a quilt from someone else and passing it off as my own work. |
Maybe I need to be clearer. Quilt in a hoop is a method where all of the blocks are totally pieced and quilted in your embroidery hoop. All edges become part of 1/4 inch seams so there is no embroidery necessary to hide unfinished seams. The full explanation of the process is at:
http://quiltinthehoop.com/index.php/...in-the-concept It looks very interesting and I was just wondering if anyone on the board had tried it yet. While the word cheating may have appeared negative, it certainly wasn't meant to be. I know personally I love cutting and piecing my blocks and thought this method although fascinating, is "cheating" because your embroidery machine is doing the work for you. |
Originally Posted by lovinquilting
Maybe I need to be clearer. Quilt in a hoop is a method where all of the blocks are totally pieced and quilted in your embroidery hoop. All edges become part of 1/4 inch seams so there is no embroidery necessary to hide unfinished seams. The full explanation of the process is at:
http://quiltinthehoop.com/index.php/...in-the-concept It looks very interesting and I was just wondering if anyone on the board had tried it yet. While the word cheating may have appeared negative, it certainly wasn't meant to be. I know personally I love cutting and piecing my blocks and thought this method although fascinating, is "cheating" because your embroidery machine is doing the work for you. |
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