Question about hand quilting
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I have noticed that when I see someone hand quilting or a picture of someone hand quilting, that they are sewing towards their body. Their needle hand (hand sewing) is turn back toward the body. Is this the secret of tiny stitches?
I stitch parallel to my body when I am hand sewing.
Thanks for any tips on hand sewing
I stitch parallel to my body when I am hand sewing.
Thanks for any tips on hand sewing
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I also quilt towards my body and I do single stitches. For me personally this is the "secret" of doing tiny stitches - but I think other quilters prefer a different way of quilting. Everybody has to find out what works best for him/her and there is no general rule. I know many hand quilters and they all have their own method, all use different tools. The result is what counts!
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Since I use a floor frame, I quilt towards myself and away from myself, and sometimes from side to side.
I don't think that's the secret to small stitches - making sure the needle doesn't come out of the sandwich too far, and that your quilt tension isn't too tight is.
Janet
I don't think that's the secret to small stitches - making sure the needle doesn't come out of the sandwich too far, and that your quilt tension isn't too tight is.
Janet
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