How long to make a quilt?
03-04-2010, 02:41 PM
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I have issues with a stroke and possible MS. I have been quilting for 10 years but when I read how people have a quilt to make in 3 months, I feel so inadequate! It seems to take me forever!! So how long does it take you to make quilts?
03-04-2010, 02:43 PM
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Um, forever and I don't have any health problems! Seriously, I've been working on my DS's quilt for 2 years, a lap quilt for 2+ years and DD's for almost a year. I hand quilt at this point too, so that takes longer for me. Maybe if I could lock the kids out and just sew I might get something done. Such is life! :0)
03-04-2010, 02:44 PM
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Well I have been quilting for 8 years and only have 6 quilts finished. I have 9-10 in the works right now!! LOL So it takes me a long time. The sad part is NONE of my designs are even anything that is time consuming!!! I wouldn't worry about how long it takes, so long as it is made with love. I enjoy the process of piecing and quilting more so than the actual using of quilts, so I don't worry about rushing to finish them really.
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03-04-2010, 02:46 PM
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Are you talking just the tops or the full quilt?
I made my grandson's quilt complete from start to shipping for Christmas in 6 weeks. It would have been less, but had schedule issues with DD who was helping me finish quilting it. (It was my first bed size quilt.
I just finished the top to one for my GD in 2 weeks. Still have to sandwich it and quilt that one.
The one I'm working on now ----- 2 weeks and counting !!!!
It also depends on how many hours I'm here on the board, learning and helping others. LOL
I made my grandson's quilt complete from start to shipping for Christmas in 6 weeks. It would have been less, but had schedule issues with DD who was helping me finish quilting it. (It was my first bed size quilt.
I just finished the top to one for my GD in 2 weeks. Still have to sandwich it and quilt that one.
The one I'm working on now ----- 2 weeks and counting !!!!
It also depends on how many hours I'm here on the board, learning and helping others. LOL
03-04-2010, 02:48 PM
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I made a quilt top last weekend---it was a really easy pattern!! It is at the long arm quilters right now. I hope to have it back next week for binding.
More realistically, it usually takes me a month or more to make a top because I just have too much else going on to spend as much time as I would like in my quilt room.
More realistically, it usually takes me a month or more to make a top because I just have too much else going on to spend as much time as I would like in my quilt room.
03-04-2010, 02:52 PM
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It would all depend on the pattern. I have a couple easy patterns that I have made many quilts out of and I can whip up the top in about 4-5 hours in the evening. It takes me alittle while to find the time to sandwich and then quilt it, by machine, but could realistically finish in a weekend and have done that before. A more involved pattern with more cutting and trimming would take a lot longer to get done.
03-04-2010, 02:57 PM
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I'm talking about both the tops and putting it all together. They both seem to take a long time for me. I don't have a long arm -I just have a regular sewing machine; which seems to make it much tougher! Or maybe I just don't know what I'm doing :)-I'm sure that's possible Thanks for all your replies!
03-04-2010, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by gmak1953
I'm talking about both the tops and putting it all together. They both seem to take a long time for me. I don't have a long arm -I just have a regular sewing machine; which seems to make it much tougher! Or maybe I just don't know what I'm doing :)-I'm sure that's possible!
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