most favorite & least favorite about quilting
01-23-2011, 02:58 PM
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My least favorite part is the pinning the layers together and having to piece the backing. My favorite part is seeing whatever the pattern may be come together. I also enjoy doing the binding since I learned a great way to meet the ends.....works perfect every time.
01-23-2011, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by CajunQuilter2
My least favorite part is the pinning the layers together and having to piece the backing. My favorite part is seeing whatever the pattern may be come together. I also enjoy doing the binding since I learned a great way to meet the ends.....works perfect every time.
01-23-2011, 04:35 PM
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I love picking out a pattern, and going to the store to pick out the fabric. I don't know how many times I've gone with one color theme in mind and come home with something totally different. Washing and drying the fabric is something I don't like. I do love cutting, piecing and sewin top together. I send it out to be quilted because I don't like to FMQ on a large quilt. (Hope to some day have a long arm) Then I love to bind it, by sewing onto the front, turn to the back and hand sewing it.
01-24-2011, 04:39 AM
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Originally Posted by deema
I find that I start to procrastinate about half way through each process. Once I get about half of my blocks pieced, I start to lose steam...I'll putter at it till they're done. Then half way through piecing my blocks together, I start to procrastinate again. I'll putter through those until they're done. Then I just don't even want to look at the borders...until I start getting them on and I'm anxious to see it finished. Then the first half of quilting it goes great, until I start to get bored. There is only one part of the quilt that I never procrastinate on doing - the binding! Because as soon as I'm done the binding, I can wash and dry and give it away so I can stop looking at it! HA!
BUT!!! I LOVE each part! I love piecing blocks and laying them out and seeing the pattern show through. I love getting the blocks together in the top, and seeing my "plan" come to life! And the borders just MAKE it, sometimes.
I love it all. I hate it all. When I'm getting close to the end, I find myself NEEDING to finish this *darn* quilt! But then when I give it away, I wish I would have kept it, just for a little while, to snuggle with some of my hard work. lol
I really do love quilting. I swear!
BUT!!! I LOVE each part! I love piecing blocks and laying them out and seeing the pattern show through. I love getting the blocks together in the top, and seeing my "plan" come to life! And the borders just MAKE it, sometimes.
I love it all. I hate it all. When I'm getting close to the end, I find myself NEEDING to finish this *darn* quilt! But then when I give it away, I wish I would have kept it, just for a little while, to snuggle with some of my hard work. lol
I really do love quilting. I swear!
I'm keeping it small lately. I think that's going to be my sweet spot.
01-24-2011, 04:46 AM
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Originally Posted by CajunQuilter2
My least favorite part is the pinning the layers together and having to piece the backing. My favorite part is seeing whatever the pattern may be come together. I also enjoy doing the binding since I learned a great way to meet the ends.....works perfect every time.
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