Old School
#51
I love handquilting and belong to a group which meets twice a week to quilt one another's projects. We also laugh a lot and solve a lot of world problems while we quilt. These ladies are like an extended family.
#53
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Brady TX
Posts: 6,613
Originally Posted by Drew
I think hand quilting is therapeutic for me.
PS I also take 'em on road trips.
#54
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Gainesville Georgia
Posts: 134
do you hand quilters cut with sizzors and use template
I have not done much quilting crochet but bought a singer featherweigh 221 and love it but now I think i had rather piece and quilt by hand as i like to do that do not use rotary cutter bought one but just do not like guess you can say I am from the old school be 81 in February is there a place here just for hand quilters if so someone tell me how to find it
I have not done much quilting crochet but bought a singer featherweigh 221 and love it but now I think i had rather piece and quilt by hand as i like to do that do not use rotary cutter bought one but just do not like guess you can say I am from the old school be 81 in February is there a place here just for hand quilters if so someone tell me how to find it
#55
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: So Plymouth, NY
Posts: 2,502
Making my own cardboard templates and cutting out with scissors is the way I was taught close to 30 years ago by a third generation southern lady quilter. My first three quilts, every stitch was done by hand. Seems like my matching was much more accurate then and I wasn't getting so aggravated by sewing machines in general.
#58
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Central CA
Posts: 132
Originally Posted by LyndaOH
I've done small pieces and really enjoyed it; I want to try a large quilt but I'm hesitating because of the time involved.
Aw heck, I'm going to go for it!
Aw heck, I'm going to go for it!
#59
Absolutely LOVE to handquilt, but preferably on a quilt without a lot of piecing because of the difficulty of quilting over seams. I do quilt on my treadle sometimes, but usually only something I know will be drug around on the floor, like my son's bed quilt. I really look at hand quilting as 'me time' and love to do it at the end of the day while sitting on the couch in front of the TV with my family. Handquilting is my preference, and it's portable!
#60
when I handquilt a scrappy quilt, I remember where and when I got some of my fabrics -- I go on holiday trips and visits with quilters, etc.
It adds a lot to my hours. I also watch TV sports -- right now I am watching the NE Patriots
Mim
It adds a lot to my hours. I also watch TV sports -- right now I am watching the NE Patriots
Mim
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