Hello from Lincolnshire, England
09-24-2023, 11:57 AM
#12
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Minnesota
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Welcome, FatGracie, from Minnesota, USA. I love to have new people from other countries join in and contribute from their perspectives. Your blocks are beautiful! Good luck with your venture into hand quilting. I have done a little and really enjoyed it, but age has made it a bit more difficult.
Leslie
Leslie
09-26-2023, 03:34 AM
#15
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Delaware
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Having done big stitch on batiks, I can attest to the fact it is more difficult to sew. I don't prewash my fabrics - gasp - and this might actually help a bit when hand quilting batiks. A woman in my area only uses batiks and she does lovely hand quilting and has won awards. So it is possible. What have you got to lose by trying? Good luck.
09-27-2023, 07:41 AM
#16
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: British Columbia
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I used batiks in this little Kawandi tabletunner, and because there were multiple layers, I resorted to pulling the needle through with pliers at some points. I think if you do big stitch on the blocks and use a chenille needle (I am now using a #24) with Perle cotton, you should be just fine. Or if you plan to hand quilt with regular cotton thread, just make sure you use a sharp needle to match the weight of thread. Lovely blocks you posted.
10-05-2023, 07:27 AM
#17
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Join Date: Oct 2023
Posts: 19
Hello Julie,
Your blocks are gorgeous! I've never hand quilted, but I'd like to try someday. I loved hearing about your knitting. I just tried this year to teach myself to knit. I'm working on a runner for our piano, nothing fancy. I love wool too. I bet your work is lovely.
Blessings!!
Your blocks are gorgeous! I've never hand quilted, but I'd like to try someday. I loved hearing about your knitting. I just tried this year to teach myself to knit. I'm working on a runner for our piano, nothing fancy. I love wool too. I bet your work is lovely.
Blessings!!
