Going to try hand quilting
01-31-2010, 11:36 PM
#22
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When first hand-quilting getting your stitches to look the same is more important than how small they are. I may never get mine any smaller than they are now but I'm okay with that. I use quilters safety pins to baste. I hate hand basting. Have fun, enjoy!
02-01-2010, 12:51 AM
#23
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I use a microtach to baste. I know some ppl worry that they'll keep catching the thread around the tacks but I don't find this to be a problem.
Also, I find the key to getting small, even stitches is putting the needle in as vertically to the quilt as you can for the first stitch. :-D
Also, I find the key to getting small, even stitches is putting the needle in as vertically to the quilt as you can for the first stitch. :-D
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