Any Hand quilters left?
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I love to but need to piece something quick so I can get back to it. Faintly, love your bright Quilt and big stitches. NZ, with a new baby, you can certainly put hand quilting on the back burner...
And an invitation to join a group! That's great!
What kind of thread do you all prefer to use?
And an invitation to join a group! That's great!
What kind of thread do you all prefer to use?
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Yes, these days I stick with hand quilting with added hand embroidery. I originally learned piecing and quilting by machine but I never enjoyed the process, only the results. It took getting into knitting and hand embroidery to realize my love is handwork. I still machine quilt utility quilts (basic grid only, with walking foot) and I do still machine piece although I've started hand piecing too (although I admit long seams are easier on the machine). I'd rather stitch curled up on the couch ![Smile](https://cdn.quiltingboard.com/images/smilies/smile.png)
I quilt without a hoop or thimble. Jacquie Harvey's tutorials are terrific for quilting without a thimble and Sharon Schamber's basting tutorial is invaluable for hoopless quilting.
I miss seeing hand quilting at shows. There are a few entered here and there, but not many. I do love seeing machine quilting, it's gloriously beautiful, but I miss seeing hand quilting too.
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I quilt without a hoop or thimble. Jacquie Harvey's tutorials are terrific for quilting without a thimble and Sharon Schamber's basting tutorial is invaluable for hoopless quilting.
I miss seeing hand quilting at shows. There are a few entered here and there, but not many. I do love seeing machine quilting, it's gloriously beautiful, but I miss seeing hand quilting too.
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I, too, hand quilt - so far, exclusively. I do regular hand quilting and have also done 'big stitch' hand quilting. My 'big stitch' isn't so 'big', though, lol. I haven't gotten the hang of adjusting my needle movement larger.
I am interested in ruler quilting on a DSM though. I have a number of tops that I'm not either particularly invested in, or have so many seams (NYB) that hand quilting would be more than a challenge. I usually make all my sibs and the in-laws anniversary quilts; have a few graduation as well as baby quilts under my belt.
My interest in quilting was spurred by a friend who hand pieced and hand quilted. She didn't think she could manage using a machine to piece. She has since mastered that portion. I felt that machine piecing and hand quilting was the perfect (for me) marriage of machine sewing and hand work. It's been a joy for me.
And I do use a thimble - a 'thimblelady' open end thimble that has been the greatest thimble I've ever used.
I am interested in ruler quilting on a DSM though. I have a number of tops that I'm not either particularly invested in, or have so many seams (NYB) that hand quilting would be more than a challenge. I usually make all my sibs and the in-laws anniversary quilts; have a few graduation as well as baby quilts under my belt.
My interest in quilting was spurred by a friend who hand pieced and hand quilted. She didn't think she could manage using a machine to piece. She has since mastered that portion. I felt that machine piecing and hand quilting was the perfect (for me) marriage of machine sewing and hand work. It's been a joy for me.
And I do use a thimble - a 'thimblelady' open end thimble that has been the greatest thimble I've ever used.
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Yes, but not much. I've been hand quilting the same wallhanging (41" square) for two years but am almost done. I work on it for a while, set it aside, get it back out, etc. I love the way it looks, though. I also use hand quilting for accents on various machine quilted items. I use a metal thimble and no hoop or anything. But I do prefer to save my wrists for hand applique.
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