Hand quilting double time.....
08-03-2010, 08:01 AM
#32
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Granbury, Texas
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I also hand quilt and I get 3 -4 stitches at a time. I tried going hoopless, but it didn't feel comfortable to me even though the stitches were smaller and more even. I am afraid to machine quilt but I do machine piece. Hand quilting is my favorite part of the process and it is my therapy and it relaxes me (most of the time, when I am not so critcal and try to be perfectionist). Enjoy the process and don't worry about the speed that comes with practice.
08-03-2010, 05:56 PM
#35
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Rocky Mountains
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Like someone else said, loosen the tension of your quilt & you will be able to put more stitches on at a time. I learned this the hard way. After doing 1 quilt, I started asking questions & learned a lot.
08-03-2010, 06:25 PM
#36
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Arizona
Posts: 215
I'm so happy for you to learn a new trick or two. I've been sewing since I was a young girl and am now 72. I've always loved it and hand stitching was part of my lessons; so I guess the hand quilting came kind of naturally, but learning to do the tiny stitches to complete the picture on my quilt, was a challenge. Once I did it though I was so proud and I'm hooked, I can't quit.
08-03-2010, 09:53 PM
#39
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Location: Boise. Idaho
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Om so happy for you !! I know what an accomplishment it can be, I have yet to finish a piece by piece quilt but i did make a prepatterned baby panel into a quilt for my new granbaby, I then decided to hand quilt it. I got a die cut with hearts and got a fabric pencil and drew out the hearts and hand sewed it all. The middle was all rubber ducky's ( the theme for the baby shower and the babys room) so i free handed made a pattern and it took a long time to do but i was proud and my daughter Loved it. That lil baby is close to 5 and really has outgrown the size but its her favorite blankie still. She knows gamma hand sewed it all and its special to her. I have an idea to make a new larger quilt for her now and every few year ADD on to each end right over the finished edge till it fits her forever!
08-03-2010, 11:29 PM
#40
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Location: Brisbane
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Originally Posted by Borntohandquilt
You can be sure, you will get faster with handquilting with practice. I only do single stitches and I'm as quick as my best quilting friend who loads 4 or 5 on the needle. Speed is not so important for me and I never count how many hours, days, weeks, months or years I have needed to finish a quilt. The process of handquilting is what I really love.
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