Kassaundra

Well I have done some big stitching, probably bigger then you ladies are talking about I used worsted weight yarn. One side a fabric quilt and the other crocheted squares.
(I have done 4 or 5 this way)

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madamekelly

This look so warm and cuddly. I never thought of that and I have crocheted more than my share of afghans. Great idea.

Kassaundra

Thanks they are very heavy and warm. I was in a crochet swap group and wanted to make them into blankets, but really hate using afghans b/c they stretch out so much and get miss shapen so I came up w/ this idea.

Jan in VA

The floral quilt used a stencil from The Stencil Company. The fish quilt, unfinished in this photo, had my own designs.

Jan in VA

JanieH

Jan, your work as always is exquisite!

JoGlover

Hi, I'm a BigStitch quilter, too. Right now I'm working on a 6" one patch. I'm doing an
allover pattern. The piece measures about 40" x 60".

I'm using very large-scale, double line fans. I made a 20 inch "compass"
out of template plastic, with holes every inch. I mark with Clover Chacopel
chalk pencils. I mark one set of double lines, then leave a couple of inches
before the next set of arcs.

So my fan arcs can have a radius of 20", and I quilt each arc with double lines. On the
long sides, I start marking off the in the middle so it's a 180 degree fan.

On this quilt I'm using a dark blue DMC pearl cotton and a #24 chenille from Primitive

Gatherings.

May all our stitches be big!

Jo

ps I am dreadful at electronic devices, but if you read the comments
below Jo Glover's Gallery of Quilts ( which is also pretty dreadful), my
email address is there. Please excuse me if I lose the thread on this forum.

JJBlaine

I've only big stitched one quilt with DMC Perle Cotton #5, and I have to say, it is one of my favorites. Right now, I'm focusing on learning to FMQ, and hand quilting my DJ, which is already started with small stitches, but I will definitely be big stitching future projects. However, I think I might have to be more adventurous with my thread selection, as I remember not being a big fan of the DMC for this project.

The stitches are truly big...maybe about 3 per inch, long on the front, but short on the back. I just love the look!
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lots2do

How nice to hear from Jo Glover! And the photos you've posted are very nice. JJBlaine, I love the movement in your stitches.

Faintly Artistic

Jo, thanks for chiming in! I love looking at the quilts on your gallery. I'm a dedicated big stitcher now...just started quilting straight lines on a twin size on my machine and quit after the first line and started big stitching it. I'm happier and it looks so much better! My husband told me before I started it on the machine that it would look better hand quilted...he was right.

JJBlaine...nice quilting. I tried the #5 Perle cotton and found I didn't like how hard it was to pull through the fabric. Try #8 or #12; they glide through much easier. Needle choice can make a difference as well. For #12 thread, I use Thimblelady's XL needles. For #8 I use crewel size 2 needles. Hope that helps.