maryb119

I love to hand quilt. I always have a quilt on the frame and when I have a few minutes, I can do a little stitching. It's relaxing at the end of the day, too. I have a beautiful quilt to show for my time watching TV.

Lynnie25

I love hand quilting and even though I now do machine quilting, I am always working on hand quilting a quilt. It is my relaxation in the evenings when I either hand piece or hand quilt. All machine piecing /quilting is done during the daytime.

jbj137

I do handquilting "ONLY",
I love it.
You are correct it is very soothing (relaxing).
J J

probison

I always hand quilt. I have so many of my grandmothers quilt pieces I think using any other method would be an insult to her work. She lived 1895-1961 and I think that I am honoring her memory by using her method of quilting. Also quilting by hand is such good therapy for me even though my stitches are not perfect, at least they are mine. Some day I will consider professional machine quilting, until then, I will be stitching away!!

ShabbyTabby

I used to hand quilt all the time, but since my arthritis has gotten so much worse just can't manage it anymore. Leaves me in a quandry as I don't know how to FMQ and can't afford to have a long-armer do them so it's back to the old fashiond way of tying them all. I'm trying to get up the courage to learn FMQ.

judykay

I have only one long arm machine quilted quilt & am glad I had it done as she did a beautiful job but I still prefer hand quilting, it is so much softer to the feel and looking. I have one more quilt I am seriously thinking about having the same person do as I want it done and it has been in my closet, like my other one was, for way too long. I am still not sure but am going back and forth in my mind. Money is also an issue.

chickadee_42us

I too hand quilt, although it is frustrating to see those beauties get cranked out and finished fast. Our quilt shows are showing mostly machine quilted quilts too and very little hand quilting is turned in. Those machines are sizable and pricey to me for the average home. I have heard you can 'rent' the usage at some quilt stores.

TymeToShine

I really enjoy hand quilting!

jeanharville

I've only quilted three baby quilts and was in a hurry to complete all of them so I machine quilted. But I love to crochet and embroider so I think I would enjoy hand quilting. I can see where the quilting method is chosen according to the urgency of the project. I think all methods look nice, but I like the history and nostalgia of the hand quilting.

computrqueen

I have been hand quilting since 1986 when I taught myself - however, my hands and wrists are complaining now - so I am exploring machine quilting. I have found my hand quilting as my most rewarding and provides me peace. I am sure I will always have a hand quilting project going . I have been through alot of machines and I read on here that you must find the machine right for you. After I saw a posting about a lady who fmq on her 301 by putting stitch length at 0 - I went to my sewing room and immediately tried it. I fell in love all over again with my 301. I still like my other machines for different techniques. Thank you to this site. People here rock .