kwiltkrazy

you can do it... I like the idea of using wash away thread

rj.neihart

I'm a hand quilter - and yes, this can be placed into a frame and quilted a little at a time. Joanne's provided me with a nice quilting frame, made of pvc pipe? I baste my quilts with a brighter color than I quilt with, and once it's all stretched and basted with large stitches, I quilt. Once it's all done, I pull out the brighter basted stitches - wallah! If using a lap quilting frame, the same process can be done.

brenwalt

Don't hesitate to use a hoop. I've hand quilted several king size quilts with a hoop. I use an 80/20 batting.

mjpEncinitas

Thanks for all the help. We live in Southern California so we would be interested in quilting without any batting at all. If we use batting We thought wool would be the lightest. Any comments about wool and no batting. Anyone know of any good videos about how to hand quilt? We aren't going to start this project until February so we have time to research.

Ada Shiela

See my comment re tie knotting (french knot style) instead of quilting every 6" or so, with backing only and does not need batting of any kind. Woollen batting is good for hand quilting but also very warm. You could even use a layer of flannelette inside instead of batting.

M cubed

I have not tried wool (living in the desert, wool is a bit too warm), but I use bamboo most of the time. I can be warm or cool depending on the weather, is lightweight and quilts by hand an machine like a dream. I but it by the bolt at about $120, so not that expensive because it is about 100 inches wide. Love it.

llweezie

YES it can be done I have quilted many in a hoop and on my lap! I ALWAYS start in the center of the quilt and work my way around ! I used a large plastic round hoop !

JANNY

A "Gramdmother's Flower Garden" pattern. I did one of these , king sized and hand quilted it in an 18" hoop on my lap, echo quilted each hex. Took a while, but works.