My First Hand Quilted Block
 

Small beginnings. I did actually speed up once I stopped being so fumble fingered. I did 2.5 inches last night in half and hour, finished it today in twenty minutes. Only 224 more blocks to go. I might finish this before I die! LOL My goal was one a day. That may change!

Wtg looks great you off to good start!!!

Looks great for a first!

That looks good. Hand quilting is a perfect way to finish that quilt.

Try not to overwhelm yourself. Enjoy the process! :)

Yes, enjoy the process. I find it very calming. It's a lovely quilt and I agree with Doggramma - hand quilting will be the perfect way to finish it. Please share photos when you're done.

beautiful!!! you'll be amazed at the progress you make if it is sitting where you watch tv.. As others have said - Enjoy the process!!!

You are doing a very fine job.

They look very nice, and what an accomplishment. :)

Great! You have already done it faster today. There you go! Nice project for sitting back and doing 30 minutes at a time every now and then.

Well done! Good luck with your goal. I'll bet you will be churning out those blocks like crazy.

Leslie

It looks wonderful! You will find yourself wanting to work on it all the time. I sometimes stitch while I am watching a movie, and before I know it, the thing is half finished.

Looks good! Hand quilting is slow, but as you practice you'll get faster.

great start. when I hand quilt, I give myself a goal for each day. I try to beat it only by a bit each day. You'll get there , and think, wow, it was just last year, month or whatever, that i started it. You go girl!!!

Looks great, good luck and have fun.

My first, I can definitely see the difference between the first & the last, just in one quilt! It's gonna get under your skin & it will be a part of your life from now on! Greetings to the world of hand quilting :)

Looking good. BrendaK

I would try to do at least 1 block a day and if you have the time do 2. You would have this done before you know it.

It is something you can thoroughly enjoy and it is addictive - when you start you can't seem to put it down. I love it and the finish product is very special - Enjoy

Looks terrific!!

Wonderful start. Looks beautiful. There is nothing more beautiful than hand quilting even though it is time consuming. Start with a plan and keep at it. We do that technique with other things like paying bills, filing statements, doing the dishes, etc. Why not set aside a time each day or week to hand quilt on your wonderful quilt?

Hand quilting can be very slow compared to machine quilting but is also very satisfying when done and a hand quilted piece is so soft when done. In our hurry up world, hand quilting while watching tv, listening to music or just listening to the quiet can be so relaxing, hang in there and enjoy the process.

Now that is absolutely the bee's knees. This quilt is going to be epic! So much work in the quilt top and hand stitching will make this a beautiful, treasured heirloom. Keep going...and share your progress. Love it!

Your first time hand quilting???!! Your stitches look great, keep up the good work. You will find your speed increasing without you even realizing it. Please share when you are all done. I need to start hand quilting something again.

Addictive YES. I'm always wandering back to the frame and doing another line. Who knew! ;)

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!

You are doing great! I think Alex Anderson says it takes at least 20 hours of hand quilting to begin to feel confident. Looks like you are off to a wonderful start. Even after over 40 yrs. of hand quilting in a floor frame, I still pretty much quilt toward me or from right to left. (I'm right handed.) Very limited quilting away from me and then mostly on things that slant upwards where I can still quilt right to left, but uphill.

I recently quilted a Dear Jane for a customer. On those triangles along the edge, I did what I call quilting from the center of my thread. Instead of popping a knot through and quilting from the end of my thread from the top of the triangle to the bottom, cutting my thread and starting again at the top and quilting down the other side, I did not knot my thread and just started quilting at the top leaving a thread tail long enough to re-thread later and quilt down the other side. A Dear Jane is such fun to quilt because there is not the boredom of quilting the same block over and over again. Have fun!!!

I echo ManiacQuilter 2 and Jo M in advising you to enjoy the process. Hand quilting is very relaxing and reminds me of a slower, simpler time.

Kudos on your hand quilting progress! Keep going girl! ;)

Way to go! It's beautiful!

Lovely, I love hand quilting. I find it very calming. Keep sharing.

I love hand quilting and find it restful. You'll get better as you go - and faster. I looked back on the first quilt I did in 1996 and am amazed at how bad it was. You're off to a very good start!

As with any journey, the first step is the hardest, you are well on your way!!

You will be so proud of yourself when that beautiful top is quilted. Beautiful beginning.

Looks great! Very nice job!

A true heirloom quilt in the making; good for you!! :thumbup:

For a beginner, your stitches look great! Keep on quiltin'.

Very nice job!!

Wonderful.