First Attempt at Hand Quilting

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01-28-2012, 02:00 PM

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BettyJean

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Don't stop you do beautiful work!!!!!

01-28-2012, 02:19 PM

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bepositive

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VERY sweet!

Your stitches look perfect to me!!!

01-28-2012, 06:30 PM

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fixfido

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OMG!! I think your work is just wonderful!! I'm having a hard time imagining why you're not delighted with it. GORGEOUS!

01-30-2012, 08:31 AM

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ruck9085

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It looks like you're an old pro! I only handquilt my quilts and have been for over 12 years years. This is a wonderful job! Perhaps you nned todecide to stick with it- after all, you did a fabulous job!!

01-30-2012, 10:08 AM

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yourstrulyquilts

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Good job on the hand quilting. Have you tried without a hoop? I find it much easier.

01-30-2012, 10:24 AM

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kayluvs2quilt

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Had I not read the explanation of this and just seen the picture I would have thought it had been done by an expert hand quilter - it is beautiful!!! However you did it (stab/rock) you have a real talent!!!

01-30-2012, 10:29 AM

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Paula H

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I would recommend a Q-Snap frame. They come in all sizes - even floor models. The best quilter I've ever known was a stab-stitcher! The key is finding a thimble that doesn't feel like a Kleenex box on the end of your finger. Don't give up!

01-30-2012, 10:30 AM

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OKLAHOMA PEACH

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Looks great to me, love the pattern and colors also!

01-30-2012, 11:47 AM

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Pam Riggs

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You did a great job!

02-17-2012, 06:58 PM

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skateblades

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It's beautiful and I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one who quilts using stab stitches! I have fibromyalgia so it's hard for me to rock the needle without a lot of aches, and I find stab stitching much easier to control the length of my stitches. Yours look fantastic! So even!!