What's the longest it's ever taken you to handquilt a quilt?
07-29-2011, 04:04 AM
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Originally Posted by dublb
Lap quilt 2.5 yrs. This was my "waiting quilt." Some weeks I didn't touch it. I took it to Dr.s offices to do in the waiting rooms while waiting, or when a family member was in the hospital. I also took it with me when I carried my MIL to the beauty shop. I finished the quilting yesterday! YEAH All that's left is the binding. Here's a link with pictures from last fall.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-75075-1.htm
Those little boxes slowed me waaay down!
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-75075-1.htm
Those little boxes slowed me waaay down!
07-29-2011, 04:09 AM
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the first time i wanted to hand quilt a quilt i took the top to the lqs- for advice- and assistance on design and marking- as we were marking the top one of the shop owners said to me---if you quilt for 1 hour a day you can do a queen size quilt in about a year!
A YEAR---ARE YOU KIDDING ME????
i took it home and machine quilted it!!!
years later i decided to hand quilt a smaller quilt (about 60"square---it took me ...oh maybe 10 hours-
it of course depends greatly on a number of things-
how heavily/densely you are quilting- the design itself---and of course---how quickly you personally stitch- i can bind a queen quilt in about 3-4 hours= so i (think) i have become fairly fast at hand stitching-
it is all relative to the project itself- what takes me 6 hours may take you 2 hours----or 20 hours---it just depends.
A YEAR---ARE YOU KIDDING ME????
i took it home and machine quilted it!!!
years later i decided to hand quilt a smaller quilt (about 60"square---it took me ...oh maybe 10 hours-
it of course depends greatly on a number of things-
how heavily/densely you are quilting- the design itself---and of course---how quickly you personally stitch- i can bind a queen quilt in about 3-4 hours= so i (think) i have become fairly fast at hand stitching-
it is all relative to the project itself- what takes me 6 hours may take you 2 hours----or 20 hours---it just depends.
07-29-2011, 04:16 AM
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You don't want to know. My last quilt - queen sized - took over a year. That was one of the fastest quilts because it wasn't heavily quilted. The quilt before took over two years.
However, I work during the days so I frequently only have an hour at night to quilt, and I don't get as much sewing time during the weekend as I want. I also quilt quite closely. I enjoy it, so I don't mind it all. I get lots of books on tape or listen to music.
Janet
However, I work during the days so I frequently only have an hour at night to quilt, and I don't get as much sewing time during the weekend as I want. I also quilt quite closely. I enjoy it, so I don't mind it all. I get lots of books on tape or listen to music.
Janet
07-29-2011, 05:08 AM
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5 years. It was a white-on-white quilt and 1/2 way through I bundled it up and stuck it in my closet until I had the ambition to complete it a couple of years later (and needed more closet space!) :)
07-29-2011, 05:42 AM
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It took me 3 months (almost everyday 4, 5 or 6 hours each)... it was machine pieced but hand quilted - queen size... I stab stitched into oblivion... lol... I liked the oblivious part for a while... but then I bought a new machine.
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