Hand Quilter question

Thanks all. I think I'll try to do the quilting without anything. As Anne
mentioned, spreading it out on my lap and sewing. If this doesn't work well
for me, I'll pick up a 14" hoop. I'll let you know how this works out for
me.

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Bonnie
NJ

I just picked up a hoop for $2.99. It is sort of a cheapie but it is
just for testing purposes. I thought even a cheapie would cost more.
Taria

Bonnie NJ wrote:
Thanks all. I think I'll try to do the quilting without anything. As Anne
mentioned, spreading it out on my lap and sewing. If this doesn't work well
for me, I'll pick up a 14" hoop. I'll let you know how this works out for
me.

I don't use a hoop, either. I drape the quilt over a low ironing board
set in front of me and let it do most of the supporting. If the quilt's
big enough to need more help than that, I put a chair behind the ironing
board to hold the rolled up quilt. My mom quilts the same way, and our
stitches, while perhaps not prize-winners, are neat and even. The only
trouble with this method is that the cat likes to sit on the ironing
board and "help."

Monique the nine-fingered.

monique wrote:
I don't use a hoop, either. I drape the quilt over a low ironing board
set in front of me and let it do most of the supporting. If the quilt's
big enough to need more help than that, I put a chair behind the ironing
board to hold the rolled up quilt. My mom quilts the same way, and our
stitches, while perhaps not prize-winners, are neat and even. The only
trouble with this method is that the cat likes to sit on the ironing
board and "help."

Monique the nine-fingered.

I quilt in the loveseat, my back against the arm of the chair and my
feet up. The cats will perch under the quilt between the legs, on top of
the quilt between my legs, on the belly on top of the quilt, on the back
of the loveseat, on the arm of the loveseat, or right on the floor
above, below or next to draped quilt, or of course any combination thereof.

So far, I don't bother with hoops with quilts.

-georg

It's all right, I can't either! I just remember that line as a standout
from a terrible 80s British comedy series called Allo Allo. Gosh I loved
that show.

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Sharon from Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under)
http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes a while to load)
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but
quicker)

"Bonnie NJ" wrote in message
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Sharon, I shall never speak of your secret -- my lips are sealed. I can't
do a french accent, sorry ;-)

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Bonnie
NJ
"Sharon Harper" wrote in message
u...
Pssssst.....over here......under the virtual quilt frame.....behind
Jeanne
and the M&Ms......(gosh awful French accent) Lissen very carefully...I
shall
say ziss...only once....I don't use a hoop or a frame. I find them too
awkward. I'm currently hand quilting a queen bed quilt while sitting in
a
recliner in front of the TV.


Now where were the brownies????

--
Sharon from Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under)
http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes a while to load)
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but
quicker)

"Bonnie NJ" wrote in message
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Hi All,
I was wondering if any of you hand quilters have quilted a large quilt
without a frame. I do quite a few of my small quilts (wall and lap
size)
without a frame - just in my lap. I am considering doing a twin size
quilt
this way. My frame has a queen size on it and I don't know when I'll
get
around to finishing that quilt. In the mean time I have two twin tops
awaiting quilting and thought I might attempt doing them without a
frame.
Any thoughts?

--
Bonnie
NJ

Sharon, I shall never speak of your secret -- my lips are sealed. I can't
do a french accent, sorry ;-)

--
Bonnie
NJ
"Sharon Harper" wrote in message
u...
Pssssst.....over here......under the virtual quilt frame.....behind Jeanne
and the M&Ms......(gosh awful French accent) Lissen very carefully...I
shall
say ziss...only once....I don't use a hoop or a frame. I find them too
awkward. I'm currently hand quilting a queen bed quilt while sitting in a
recliner in front of the TV.


Now where were the brownies????

--
Sharon from Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under)
http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes a while to load)
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but
quicker)

"Bonnie NJ" wrote in message
ink.net...
Hi All,
I was wondering if any of you hand quilters have quilted a large quilt
without a frame. I do quite a few of my small quilts (wall and lap size)
without a frame - just in my lap. I am considering doing a twin size
quilt
this way. My frame has a queen size on it and I don't know when I'll get
around to finishing that quilt. In the mean time I have two twin tops
awaiting quilting and thought I might attempt doing them without a frame.
Any thoughts?

--
Bonnie
NJ