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What a great idea...i learn something new everyday on here...will try that next time....
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You do beautiful work! I will have to try this technique. I learn something new everyday here. Thank you!
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What some beautiful hand quilting.
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Originally Posted by Borntohandquilt
This is the darning needle I use. It is about 6 cm (2,4 inches) long.
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So do you just poke holes along the design with the needle?
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I am going to try that!
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Thank you for the terrific idea!
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Thank you Andrea - you are too kind. :)
Originally Posted by Borntohandquilt
Originally Posted by suebee
I really wished you lived here in Arizona. You are so amazing. I would love to just shadow you for a day. Your tips are so great. Im almost done with my first practice piece of hand quilting. When I bind it, I will send you a pic, you'll probably laugh, but Im getting it and Im LOVING IT!!!
Thank you, Suebee I am in the lucky situtation to stay at home and to quilt, quilt, quilt the whole day. My dear husband is so supportive to me and he loves what I do. All my time I can spend in hand quilting, in praciting and, of course, in doing traditional wholecloths. I don't piece, I don't have to cut, press and sew. You see my situation is different to most of us quilters! Suebee, you can be sure: I would never ever laugh at you and your work! We all do our very best and we can all be very proud of our work. |
So you just make holes on the pattern, and use your tread and
needle, your work is so very beautiful. |
Originally Posted by mommafank
So do you just poke holes along the design with the needle?
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Originally Posted by Borntohandquilt
Originally Posted by mommafank
So do you just poke holes along the design with the needle?
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Your handquilting is super, and I like this needle marking method and hope to try it too.
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What kind of batting do you use? Your stiches are so beautiful. I love hand quilting. To me it is also relaxing. I am just getting back into it for the first time in a long time.
Thanks for the info about transfering the markings with the needle. It looks like a yarn needle. I have always been afraid to use anything to mark a quilt so I have been using a lot of masking tape and doing mostly straight lines. I have a quilt where I want to do some echo quilting so this might just work. |
such beautiful work-I can't show my stitches that close-I.m envious!! :lol:
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Andrea.... you really are an artist who works with thread and fabric... your work is amazing.
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What a great idea. I am going to use it in a few weeks when I get my top finished
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I am in the lucky situtation to stay at home and to quilt, quilt, quilt the whole day. My dear husband is so supportive to me and he loves what I do. All my time I can spend in hand quilting, in praciting and, of course, in doing traditional wholecloths. I don't piece, I don't have to cut, press and sew. You see my situation is different to most of us quilters! I am a hand quilter but I have never done a whole cloth. I quilt pieced quilts and blank squares that are alternated in some patterns like the Irish Chain but my fingers get sore. How do you avoid this. Sometimes I bleed on my fabric. |
Your work is amazing...I try to hand quilt occasionally but not enough to really get better.am anxious to hear what batting you use...what thread?
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Practically every quilting magazine shows hand quilting technique.
Born to hand quilt, your hand quilting is sooooo very beautiful. Looking at your stitches feeds my soul! I began teaching myself to quilt about 25 years ago and found myself, more recently, teaching classes on piecing and hand quilting. I will always hand quilt. I do not want it to become the lost art it once was in the U.S. |
That is so cool! I didn't know it was possible to do that.
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I've used a Clover Hera marker to do this in the past, but I think that using a needle to mark would be useful in very fine areas that need marking too. Thank you for the tip!
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Looks like you are using the needle in a fashion similar to a hera marker. Very good idea. Thanks.
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Eleanor Burns showed a similar method on one of her shows that I saw yesterday. She had a tool with a handle that hard a kind of dull knife edge- I think it was originally a Japanese tool for marking fabric- oh, I see others have named it; it is a Hera marker. Seems like a darning needle would be cheaper and always on hand. Beautiful handwork- thanks for sharing!
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Your quilting is stunning...and thanks for the marking tip. I am about to start a small hand quilting project and this technique will come in handy.
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Thank you for sharing this, I have never heard of this, that is why I love this sight, I am always learning something new.
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Your hand quilting is superb. My attempts look like I'm trying to sew a tent together!
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Would love to watch a You Tube video of you quilting !!! Your stitches are AMAZING !!!
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Simply wonderful quilting. I would love to do that. You are so talented.
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Originally Posted by Borntohandquilt
Here are two pictures of needle markings. I use this method of marking my hand quilting patterns with a darning needle for light colored fabrics and it works great. The best thing: you don't have to remove any markings after the quilting has been finished!
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Originally Posted by miz mary
Would love to watch a You Tube video of you quilting !!! Your stitches are AMAZING !!!
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Originally Posted by Borntohandquilt
Here are two pictures of needle markings. I use this method of marking my hand quilting patterns with a darning needle for light colored fabrics and it works great. The best thing: you don't have to remove any markings after the quilting has been finished!
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This is a really helpful posting, thanks!
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Originally Posted by donac
What kind of batting do you use?
In general I prefer the 80/20 brands of Hobbs or Legacy, but I also like 100% cotton of Quilter's Dream, Legacy or Tuscany. My prefered hand quilting thread is YLI. |
Originally Posted by Borntohandquilt
Here are two pictures of needle markings. I use this method of marking my hand quilting patterns with a darning needle for light colored fabrics and it works great. The best thing: you don't have to remove any markings after the quilting has been finished!
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Originally Posted by JCL in FL
I am a hand quilter but I have never done a whole cloth. I quilt pieced quilts and blank squares that are alternated in some patterns like the Irish Chain but my fingers get sore. How do you avoid this. Sometimes I bleed on my fabric.
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Originally Posted by rob529
Do you use stencils for all patterns except your straight lines?
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There is one hint that just came to my head: the method of needlemarking is perfect for light colored solids. The markings don't show very well on very dark or patterned fabrics. But give it a try - you will see how it works for you.
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How about your hooping?
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Your stitching is beautiful! How long did it take you to learn how to make your stitches so even!?!
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Your quilts are so beautiful. Enjoy the helpful hints so much.
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