But Andrea, your stitches are so small it's almost like machine sewing. :)

Janet

I think it depends on the size of the quilt and how many other WIP you have! I'm working on a super king that has been put aside for 5 years. No marking involved but time consuming. Really would like to finish it on my new quilter but feel it wouldn't look right to combine types of stitching on this quilt. This quilt has become a priority so I don't begin to hate it and not want to use it!

You may be right! I try to make my sewing stitches as small as my quilting stitches...

:wink:

I just finished quilting my very first "real" quilt. I started it in November 2009... It's a crib size D9P and I FMQ dog bones on the narrow sides and hand quilted the small squares. All total (not counting the 8 months I didn't work on it at all) I guess it took me about 30 hrs. to piece and quilt. I could only work a couple of hours at a time on the FMQ because of shoulder fatigue and the hand quilting, I could do 2 squares in about 15 mins. Yesterday, was a perfect quilting day because of the cold and blizzard and I finished all but six square "couples" and this morning, I finished the "single" squares on the edges. It's ready for binding and then I'll deliver it to the precious baby who will be 1 year old this month...
I really need to work on my speed.. ha ha...
I have a King size sampler I started in 1992, sandwiched in 2006 and only have the center of the log cabin hand quilted... that's going to take a really long time to finish... it keeps getting pushed to the back burner...

At the quilt show this past weekend I found an awesome pen! You can mark the quilt (the seller said hers had been marked for 2 months at least) and when done apply heat. It takes about 120 degrees for the mark to go away. I'm so excited to use it on the next quilt!

Hey Karen, can you tell us what it was called? Can you only get them at quilt shows? Do they sell different colors, and are they like a type of ink or pencil?

Sorry for so many questions, but I'm curious!

Trina :)
(who's stuck inside again due to ice)

I hand quilted a King Size in about 4 1/2 weeks, that was about all I did at the time, quilted everyday, and evening. I really enjoy hand quilting, it is worth every minute of my time. Making and hand quilting for my 10 grandchildren and my 4 children, and they all are looking forward to qetting their quilts. Just keep at it and you will soon get your quilt finished.

Let us know what the brand of marking pencil you have.

This depends a lot on what you use to mark your design with. If you use a disappearing ink marker(purple one end,blue other end) then just mark as much as you can do before it starts to leave. I lkie to use a hard sliver of hand soap. You can mark a whole section or row with this and it does not disappear on you. There are several things on the market. I still prefer the soap. Marvel

Hi, Good question. Our church group was quilting a queen size and kept track of each hour worked on. Every hour by each person it all added up to 51 hours. It was a labor of Love and it peases the soul. So a safe guess would be about 40 to 45 hours for a double bed size. Its so relaxing the time seems to fly. As you quilt it goes faster. Remember to take small breaks and flex those muscles. Good Luck. Marvel