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I hand pieced and hand quilted (without a hoop or frame) the quilt in my avatar. I thoroughly enjoyed it but it took a very long time. I'm now learning to machine piece and finished my first project, a wall hanging. I want to machine piece and then do a combo of machine SID and hand quilting some lap-sized quilts for chemo patients. I chose to do them by machine because otherwise I'd only finish one every couple of months and wouldn't be able to give many away.
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Glad to see someone else does both. I too like to hand quilt, but some of it I do enjoy machine quilting. Since I dont plan on entering anything in shows I see no reason to do both.
Yes machine quilting and sewing is faster..I do not like to hand piece but I LOVE applique and needle turn is all I do. So it is totally your choice. lyn |
Hi. To me it would depend on what type block it is, what the quilt is going to be used for, lots of use , wall hanging etc. Dont give up on either one. You can enjoy both. Emily Adair :-)
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I started by hand quilting. I have hooks in my ceiling where my frame hung. My DH had his cousin make my frames. I did several that way. Now I have a HQ16 and machine quilt. I still do hand work in the evenings. I like to do redwork.
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I hand quilted 24 quilts before machine quilting became popular and items to do it were available. I have machine quilted 36 in a lot less time. At 64 years old, I just want to make as many quilts as I can. I was never good at hand quilting so I figure machine quilting is just as good. To each their own. Do whatever makes you happy...
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I quilt entirely by machine. I have arthritis in my hands so I never even learned how to hand quilt and I don't have the time. I love the look of hand quilting but I have to quilt using my machine. It's not always easy but you do what you got to do.
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I agree. You do with what you have. People worry about hand quilting that the stitches won't be small enough. Most people are just amazed at the quilt either hand or machine quilted. It takes ability and skill to do either.
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Originally Posted by foxxigrani
I do both on the same quilt. I may hand quilt some parts and machine others, all depends on how I feel and what the quilt says. I always thought that was funny what the quilt says and had never had one talk to me until recently. I had a quilt in the frame ready to hand quilt and for some reason could not get my mind around the hand quilting on this one. I am not a fancy quilter in either hand or machine, usually just do echo hand and either sitd or just a diagional. Very simple, but this quilt said no hand. Go figure. I know I am getting a little old, but I don't hear voices YET. lol. Its whatever you prefer, its your quilt and I do like both in a quilt.
Since I am so simple minded that is.. Opps did I say that outloud? Rita |
Originally Posted by Tippy
I did nothing but hand work for years.. I have actually had other "experienced quilters" stand in a shop and argue with me that I had machine pieced a quilt. Then I was told that I did not know how to quilt...despite the piece laying there with my needle still attached, because I do a stab stitch or needlepoint quilting as some have called it. Recently I learned to use a longarm and have started machine piecing and quilting. I think both have merits.. depending on the pattern I can sometimes hand piece faster than I machine piece.. some blocks that I love to hand piece I wouldn't even attempt on the machine. Other quilts go way faster on machine. as far as how long they last, I strongly disagree with that lady. Just look in the museums.
Hand stitching can last just as well as machine.depends on the materials and the workmanship. |
It's what you like. I'm not into machine quilting yet, but do want to learn to do it.
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