Hand quilting - Lost art???
12-06-2011, 11:11 AM
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It really depends on the type of quilting, Jackie -- If I am doing straight lines, it goes very quickly -- I lap quilt so if I have to change directions a lot of times, it goes slowly.
I use both hands to manouever the quilt up and down to rock my needle. I have "difficult" wrists and it eases the stress on them. I've been doing a king size -- straight lines-- and will finish in several months -- I only do it in the evenings while DH watches TV. Right now I am working on a small preprinted WH of fairies for an 11 yo little friend and it is taking over a month, even working afternoons, because of all the twisting and turnings.
I find handwork so relaxing.
Good luck with your projects.
Mim
I use both hands to manouever the quilt up and down to rock my needle. I have "difficult" wrists and it eases the stress on them. I've been doing a king size -- straight lines-- and will finish in several months -- I only do it in the evenings while DH watches TV. Right now I am working on a small preprinted WH of fairies for an 11 yo little friend and it is taking over a month, even working afternoons, because of all the twisting and turnings.
I find handwork so relaxing.
Good luck with your projects.
Mim
I'm relatively new at quilting (3 years, working on my third quilt). My present quilt is 85 x 85 and I find it so big and heavy and sometimes the hand quilting does not go through to the back. I do find it relaxing to hand quilt but it is so time consuming. I have done machine quilting but it is very difficult to get this big quilt into such a small space to machine sew. I'll keep trying but just curious how long does it take you to hand quilt a queen size quilt? Thanks.
Jackie
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