How many people hand quilt vs machine quilt?
#41
I tried machine quilting, mine looks messy and puckered. I used to think hand quilting took too long until I checked the prices of longarm quilters. Wow. I think now I'm either going to learn to hand quilt or buy a home type longarm quilting setup. Not sure about that cause I don't know how to use one. Like everything else, the price of sewing has gone up so much it almost isn't worth it any more. So sad.
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I have just bought a feather weigh 221 machine beem wanting a long time people it is a old straitght stitch machine have in the shop now for tune up people say they are great for piecing does anyone know if you can do the quilting on them
#47
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A few yrs ago I saw a guest on Simply Quilts talk about how she finishes her quilts. She said she breaks them down in to 3 categories. She hand quilts the really special ones that she hopes will stay in the family for yrs to come. She machine quilts the smaller ones and then for the ones that she knows will get a lot of use (and/or abuse) she pays to have them longarm quilted. I now use the same guidelines when I'm deciding on which method to use. It does seem that more people are getting back in to hand quilting which I think is absolutely wonderful. Everything in life does not need to be done "yesterday". Enjoy the journey of making the quilt and you will find that you learn patience and relaxation. As to the hand piecing, it will hold up just as well so long as you take smaller stitches and put tiny knots at the end of the threads.
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