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    Old 03-26-2009, 12:41 PM
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    I'm laughing at your comment about the first daughter 'being the most important'...Each of my kids tell me "I'm you favorite", at which point I tell them I have 5 favorite children...and now also 5 favorite grandchildren!

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    Old 03-26-2009, 03:29 PM
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    Originally Posted by jojo47
    I'm laughing at your comment about the first daughter 'being the most important'...Each of my kids tell me "I'm you favorite", at which point I tell them I have 5 favorite children...and now also 5 favorite grandchildren!

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    Well, I know for sure that I was my Mom's favorite (and no...I was not an only child)...thats my story and I'm sticking to it!!! :lol:
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    Old 03-26-2009, 05:55 PM
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    Your only doing what the rest of us do some strange things some times
    HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA :thumbup:
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    Old 03-26-2009, 06:43 PM
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    You all are making it sound so wonderful to hand quilt. I bought a quilting frame and just made my first quilt.

    I tried to hand quilt and there is no way I could do it. My friend came over and watched, and tried showing me how to hand quilt.

    I actually BROKE THE NEEDLE IN HALF!!! She said, "Well, this is a first. Never saw that done before." And we had a good laugh.

    So I guess I'll try machine quilting. She doesn't explain things very well so there has to be something I'm obviously not doing correctly. :?
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    Old 03-27-2009, 04:49 AM
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    Dragon, Try watching one of the many many videos on hand quilting on youtube. I do tend to bend my needles when I hand quilt, but I haven't broken one...yet.... :lol: Good luck!
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    Old 03-27-2009, 05:28 AM
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    Dragon, I broke my first hand quilting needle too...and the second and seriously bent the third.

    Took me a little while to get the hang of it, but I so enjoy it. Sandpat is completely right. If you go to youtube.com, you can find videos on all aspects of quilting. The handquilting and binding videos are some of my favorites.
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    Old 03-27-2009, 07:45 AM
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    :lol: Sandpat, you remind me of one of my girls...and I mean that in the most fun sense!

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    Old 03-27-2009, 08:29 AM
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    Originally Posted by Dragon223
    You all are making it sound so wonderful to hand quilt. I bought a quilting frame and just made my first quilt.

    I tried to hand quilt and there is no way I could do it. My friend came over and watched, and tried showing me how to hand quilt.

    I actually BROKE THE NEEDLE IN HALF!!! She said, "Well, this is a first. Never saw that done before." And we had a good laugh.

    So I guess I'll try machine quilting. She doesn't explain things very well so there has to be something I'm obviously not doing correctly. :?
    I can identify with this. When my elderly aunt came over, she brought her frame for me to use, and showed me how to set it up. Then we sat down and she showed me how to hand quilt.

    It took me several hours to get the hang of it. First my stitches were way too big, she laughed at me and said, "I could hang my toes in those stitches!!!"

    I argued with her, thinking it would be SO much easier to jab the needle up and down through the fabric, but she was patient. She had me try it, and then we both crawled under the frame and she showed me that it wasn't as pretty. And yes, I did have to help her up!

    After the 2nd DAY of quilting, I finally got to where I could do it fairly reliably.

    But all this effort was really worth it. Hand quilting has to be one of the most enjoyable and rewarding things I have ever learned to do. Please do try it again and try for a longer amount of time. Be patient with yourself!

    In our world today of instant gratification, sometimes we don't allow our hands to learn the technique. But it is well worth it in this case.
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    Old 03-27-2009, 09:09 AM
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    Thank you all so much for responding to my plight on hand quilting. I only tried a few stitches one day, and a few the next so I guess I really didn't give it long enough. You've convinced me to try again. :lol:

    (By the way, I just set up my user ID to post the original concern and I put DragonFLY223). Somehow the "fly" part got left off. Tried to go back and change it to no avail). Can you all tell I'm new to so much of this? :shock:
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    Old 03-27-2009, 04:08 PM
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    No you ar not the only one that does it. I always look to make sure I don't have any puckers,or other mishaps I don't see from the top.Also I want to see how the back is looking too :)
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