Then And Now
 

When I started hand quilting, a lot of my stitches were almost 1/4 inch long, and very uneven. The blue one is from about 2003. The tan one is a lap quilt that I am just finishing. It sure pays to keep trying.

You rock!! Nice quilting stitches. :)

You've come a long way, baby. :)

I'm still at the blue level....
Nice job on the tan

What a great lesson in perseverance and practice makes perfect. Your stitches are beautiful and your message inspires me to to keep trying.

Nothing like hand quilting and your work is lovely. I find when I don't hand quilt for awhile, it take me some time to get back into making small, even stitches again.

practice makes perfect! or so they say.. your looking good. That is why I like to take pictures of my quilts to the personal progress that I have made.

nice stitches I'm still trying to get to the blue level having such a difficult time with hand stitching

I can't do the blue one,either. I think my best stitches were 3/inch. When people talk about "big stitch" quilting, I always think "um, no, not as big as yours."

Love that fabric with the branches. :)

Hugs,
Charlotte

I had my first quilt in a huge hand quilting frame in my living room about 30 years ago. My mother-in-law brought a friend of hers to my house for a birthday party for one of the kids - both old ladies were hand quilters. The other lady said very loudly when she saw my stitches - "Well, at least you won't get your toe nails caught in your stitches!". Guess that was a compliment????? LOL