Hand Quilting
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Hand Quilting
Do any of you wonderful, helpful people hand quilt with out using a hoop, ?? I watched Sharon S You Tube clip but she was only using a trial sandwich, I just can't seem to manage the big hoop, or maybe there is a book some might be able to recommend
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Hi: I machine piece, but I hand quilt small things like wall hangings. I use stitch in the ditch, use Tiger Tape in about 1/4 from edge of the material, and when the border has a pattern I might try and follow it. I have deigned some larger wall hangings but I have designed patterns to use, but at this time I have not tried to put them on the material. I will use a pen on scrap material to make sure it irons out first. If the lines are straight I again will use Tiger Tape to make sure my stitches are even. Hope this helps.
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I prefer hand quilting without a hoop- even large projects- I *thread baste* very well- so everything is staying very nicely together, hold my project draped on my lap & happily quilt along. I have (do) at times use a hoop- but they are often cumbersome & I tend to do better {as far as keeping everything smooth} without the hoop. you can quilt any way you like- that works for you.
#7
Tried handquilting with a hoop and almost gave up the idea of handquilting! It was that awkward.
Then someone told me to try it without a hoop. Wow! So much easier. So far (knock wood) they've turned out just fine. I do pin them well, start in the middle and work my way to the edges.
Then someone told me to try it without a hoop. Wow! So much easier. So far (knock wood) they've turned out just fine. I do pin them well, start in the middle and work my way to the edges.
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Right now I can't think of the guests name but Alex ANderson had a guest on her show that hand quilted. If you go to YouTube and search hand quilting you can find the gal that does it with a hoop. But her hoop has play. I've been practicing with a hoop and really like the stability. One of these days I'm going to order an "AUNT BECKY" also.
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Donna, you can thread baste or pin baste your quilts. In either case I pin/stitch about a hand-width apart in each direction. For thread basting, I take a loooong piece of thread, start in the middle of the area I'm basting and pull the thread about half way. Hold that in place for the first couple of looong stitches (think 2-3" spacing between stitches) then continue. Tie off that end of the thread. Go back to where the other end of the thread is located and make those stitches. Repeat as necessary.
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