Hand Quilters
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Hinterland, that sounds wonderful... but I must say I have tried so many times to quilt in different directions with different thimbles and methods and my stiches were not so even I like to have them. Therefore I better quilt just in one direction - towards my body - and I have what I want. I need to turn my quilting hoop and I quilt every day in the year. Fortunately we don't have so many days in summer with big heat...
#12
My greatest love for hand quilting is the wholecloth quilt!! You can do so many beautiful things with just a solid piece of fabric. However, I have hand quilted other things as well (wall hangings and baby quilts). I started out hand quilting wall hanging "cheaters". Even if I messed up, they still looked half way decent :lol: :lol:
Does anyone out there ever "un-sew" their hand quilting stitches?? I do this quite a bit and wondered if I was the only one who spends some days taking out more than I put in.....
Does anyone out there ever "un-sew" their hand quilting stitches?? I do this quite a bit and wondered if I was the only one who spends some days taking out more than I put in.....
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Originally Posted by sewjoyce
Does anyone out there ever "un-sew" their hand quilting stitches?? I do this quite a bit and wondered if I was the only one who spends some days taking out more than I put in.....
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I did one when was temp unemployed. Helped time pass and keep me inspired. This was just (kit) I was told. Added some extr sttiches, each row was about 1/2 inch apart. Did on a antique floor frame, this kept back nice & flat.
good luck.
good luck.
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I have not done any, but I think they are beautiful! I havent tried it because I figured it would be more expensive because I would have to buy top, and bottom...instead of using scraps, if that makes sense, LOL!
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Originally Posted by sewjoyce
Does anyone out there ever "un-sew" their hand quilting stitches?? I do this quite a bit and wondered if I was the only one who spends some days taking out more than I put in.....
#18
I have made one wholecloth baby quilt and I did it with shadow trapunto. I really love it. I bought the top on sale at an amish auction for $5. I also bought another top the same size, but not a baby design that was marked by amish women. I also have a full size wholecloth top that I bought in an amish quilt shop that was about half the price of others that I've seen but is not as detailed as some. Then I have a throw size "kit" that I bought that is very detailed. I'm anxious to quilt these, but they're not at the top of my to do list. I used to quilt in a hoop on a stand, or a smaller hoop in my lap, but most of the time now, I quilt without a hoop, just on my lap. It takes some practice to keep the back smooth, and it takes a lot of pins, but I like not having that big hoop that gets in the way of the TV! LOL
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