your skill level at handquilting is much better than you are giving yourself credit for! I don't have the patience for handquilting, but do envy those that do.

It is beautiful. When I first looked at it, I thought it was machine quilted your stitches were so perfect.

Your quilting looks wonderful and your stitches are nice and even to me that's the hardest part your quilt will be beautiful when its done.

Looks great. Wish my hands would cooperate.

Wow, your stitches look great to me! I always end up with just a little prick showing on the back...not good.

Your stitches are so even. Beautiful hand quilting. It deserves a blue ribbon!

Very pretty. Only your 3rd attempt? You certainly can't tell.

I found when I was learning that the eveness of the stitches matters a lot more than the size. Yours are both pretty small and very even! Congrats!

Borntohandquilt would be very proud of you. Beautiful work.

Beautiful!! I'd take consistent stitch length over tiny any day. I think you're doing a GREAT job. Did you know Borntoquilt actually takes one stitch at a time when she quilts?? She's my inspiration, too. ;) LOVE handquilting, and it's such a dying art.

look great to me hugs

Great job!I to would like to improve my hand quilting. Did borntohand quilt post a tutorial? Will you please share beautiful work!

WOW! Great job!

You did a great job - I like your stitches.

wow -- wish mine would look as good

Very nice stitching!

Your stitches look absolutely perfect to me. There is nothing that compares with hand quilting in my book.
Great work, Kutnso

Wow! What patience you must have.

Very nice, and very consistent. I don't think I could ever do that well.

I am in Roseville - so not too far. This quilt is all blue and white. Dark Blue and Light blue 9 patches with the snowballs.

You did a wonderful job! I am a hand quilter, too and love to sit and sew for a while. Your stitches are nice and consistent ... great work!

I've got to "Hand" it to you - great job!

Your stitches are great. So consistent and even. Nice job!

You are doing great. before long it will be second nature to space them.

You did such a wonderful job! You stitches are small, even and straight and it looks just beautiful.
You can be proud! Go on with it!

Your stitches are so even, great job.

Your stiches are very good and even in size and they become smaller the more you quilt and accept your own progress. Until you accept your own improvments and stop comparing yourself to seasoned quilters you will be unhapppy with your own progress. My first pieces were much like your own but I was happy with how they looked so I was encouraged to do more and more and as I did my stiches and needles got smaller. Now my arthritis shows in every 5th stitch. I have developed a little "tell" in my stitching and when I accepted it as my "new" quilting signature I thought of it as very creative, no one will ever have a stitch line like mine every. Love yourself and your work and nothing will fulfill you like hand quilter does...Happy Quilting :-D :-D :-D

great i am envious of your even stitches wish i could do so well.

Thank you all for your support. I love to hand quilt. It is my favorite part of the quilting process. When I compare this quilt to my first I can see how much I have improved. Those that have received these quilts have been very appreciative. I give quilts to be used and loved and they are. Here is how the blocks layout before I put them all together. I'll post another picture in 4-5 months when I finish the quilting and binding. It seems to be about that long for each quilt.

Looks pretty darn good to me. The stitches are small and even that's what counts. Tiny also depends on the batting used. I have seen some in museums that had teeny tiny stitches and then realized there was no batting or very very thin batting. I was trying to get stitches that small with a traditional poly batting Wasn't gonna happen. :-)

Your stitches are so even. It's just beautiful. Like my little granddaughter says, "Pat your back!"

Beautiful! I love your handquilting.

You are off to a great start - It already looks better than my hand quilting and I've had 4 yrs experience (lol). Keep on working. Carol

Your quilting is beautiful. Nice and even. Good job!!

Your stitching is wonderful.

good job!

Beautifully consistent stitched. You go cowpie2!

Nice work!

You did a wonderful job; looks great

Quilting looks wonderful tome.

It looks wonderful! You're doing a great job.