Hand quilting problem
#11
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Dunwoody, GA
Posts: 157
I'm not sure hand-quilting on this one is a good idea. Depending on how the hexie is made and the quilt design you are using, you could be trying to get a needle through 4 layers of chintz, background fabric, batting and backing and a thick thread. Whew, that'd be tough. I recently had a GFG quilted on a longarm with a paragraph design and I love how it turned out. For the edge/binding I'm hand sewing hexagons around the edge on the back. Good luck. Use a good thimble, sharp needle which you'll replace fairly often. We'd love to see your progress!
#13
I read somewhere ihey we’re good with 12 weight thread having a bigger eye and a sharp point I find really smal needles difficult to hold lol and thread
#14
#15
I'm not sure hand-quilting on this one is a good idea. Depending on how the hexie is made and the quilt design you are using, you could be trying to get a needle through 4 layers of chintz, background fabric, batting and backing and a thick thread. Whew, that'd be tough. I recently had a GFG quilted on a longarm with a paragraph design and I love how it turned out. For the edge/binding I'm hand sewing hexagons around the edge on the back. Good luck. Use a good thimble, sharp needle which you'll replace fairly often. We'd love to see your progress!
#17
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 9,735
That would definitely be a problem home dec type fabrics are very hard to hand sew. Tight weave, some type of coating. Plus using a heavy weight thread that needs a large needle would make the problem worse. I think I'd just machine quilt it and be done with it. You might try a lighter weight thread and something like an embroidery needle. They have a large eye and are easier to thread.