Just keep quilting, just keep quilting...
01-17-2016, 06:14 AM
#51
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Join Date: Feb 2013
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BRAVO! Hand quilting seems to be a dying art. I love to hand quilt, and only do it for family quilts. Unfortunatley, I have a UFO in the closet that was started 25 years ago that is hand pieced and 1/3 hand quilted. I'm sure my stitching isn't as fine as it once was, but I'm inspired to finish it after seeing your marvelous work.
01-17-2016, 07:46 AM
#53
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Location: NY
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What beautiful hand quilting you do. It used to take me forever as well. On average, it took me 3 to 4 years to hand quilt a queen. While I love hand quilting both doing and seeing it, I have way too many quilts inside of me that want to get out so now I longarm. I love all the motifs you chose for this, especially that border motif. It is beautiful.
01-17-2016, 10:31 AM
#57
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Join Date: Jun 2011
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I think that sleeping under a hand quilted quilt feels a lot different than a machine quilted quilt. I love the fastness of machine quilting but I love the feel of a hand quilted one.
Congrats, I sometimes hand quilt too, last one I did was with metallic thread (don't every try that) and it was a twin size for my son. Took me 6 months to finish and I eventually took it off his bed and it is in storage. It was made with Hoffman metallic sky fabric.
It was a big undertaking but it is so different.
Congrats, I sometimes hand quilt too, last one I did was with metallic thread (don't every try that) and it was a twin size for my son. Took me 6 months to finish and I eventually took it off his bed and it is in storage. It was made with Hoffman metallic sky fabric.
It was a big undertaking but it is so different.
01-17-2016, 11:16 AM
#58
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Pine Grove, PA
Posts: 466
This quilt, & the thought behind it, is BEAUTIFUL. There will be generations down the line that will see this & hear the story. That is so great! I also think your directions for glue basting are beautiful. SEW! NOW I will! try it on my very next quilt! Thank you.
01-17-2016, 12:27 PM
#60
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Myrtle Beach, SC
Posts: 8,119
Oh, my, you do spoil that child! Lucky girl, to have a mother willing to do so much for her!
The quilt is gorgeous. And I can absolutely see why you're waiting until she's grown and mature before you give it to her.
The quilt is gorgeous. And I can absolutely see why you're waiting until she's grown and mature before you give it to her.
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