How many of you quilt your own quilts?
#161
Super Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Live in Littleton, CO via Rapid City, SD
Posts: 2,187
I like to piece by hand. Have only had one quilt sent out for LAQ, but she was just learning and not very good, I will send big quilts out now for LAQ. but will do by machine if I need one in a hurry
#162
I've always done all of my own quilting. I must admit that my most favorite part is piecing the blocks, but once I start quilting I really get into it. I do lots of free motion quilting too, very seldom do I mark the quilt first. I have a Janome 6500, I love it dearly, especially since I bought a quilters dream table, it made such a difference in the ease of quilting a large quilt. I've quilted king sized without any problems.
#164
Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 158
I hand-quilt all of my quilts. Like you, that is my favorite part.
I like to watch the progress and I don't hurry. The quilting relaxes me,
plus I like the soft look that hand-quilting produces. I'm not knocking machine quilting, but someone said "Handwork is the soul of the quilt."
I like to watch the progress and I don't hurry. The quilting relaxes me,
plus I like the soft look that hand-quilting produces. I'm not knocking machine quilting, but someone said "Handwork is the soul of the quilt."
#165
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Adelaide South Australia
Posts: 402
Always quilt my own. Have a Janome 6500 with 10" throat and even a king size is no problem. I seem to get more satisfaction from the quilting process than from any other part of the quilt.
#167
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: FL
Posts: 16,574
I quilt all my own. I have never sent anything out. My favorite part is seeing it come together.
Used to hate sandwiching them but now I use my diningroom table instead of the floor and it's not so bad anymore.
Used to hate sandwiching them but now I use my diningroom table instead of the floor and it's not so bad anymore.
#168
Originally Posted by Maureen
do you use a walking foot and lower the feed dogs?
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