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Machine Quilt?
I have to say my hand stitches are not going to win any awards.
The floor hoop works for me. It swivels and that helps. I also have a simple oval that is about 19"x 11" and it is really easy to work with and really portable. The more you do the better your stitches will get. If you aren't in a hurry and do a little work every day sooner or later you will get it done. Hand quilting on hand pieced work seems to be easier than machine pieced work. Taria Mika wrote: I'm going to quilt it myself. I guess my thoughts in asking was kind of like this. I'm not very good with the stitching yet. My stitches are often uneven and vary in the number per inch. Yes I am very much a beginner in hand piecing. I was wondering about the durability of machine quilting vs hand quilting since I'm not really very good with the piecing yet. I tried to hand quilt on a frame and just could not get the hang of it. I'm left-handed and it was so uncomfortable. I haven't tried with a hoop so that may be an option for handquilting and may be a great way to learn. Who knows. :-) Hugs, Mika Queen of PaperPiece Klutzdom |
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Sandy and Mika:
I do not see what difference it makes if the quilter is left or right handed. In either case, there will be some awkwardness, some problems going in strange directions, and so on. Going 'backwards' across the quilt is not easy for most people, but like anything, some people can adapt sooner/better than others! This rightie is NOT one of those people, so I like my hoop that swivels! PAT in VA/USA Sandy wrote: In article , "Mika" wrote: .. I'm going to quilt it myself. I guess my thoughts in asking was kind of like this. I'm not very good with the stitching yet. My stitches are often uneven and vary in the number per inch. Yes I am very much a beginner in hand piecing. I was wondering about the durability of machine quilting vs hand quilting since I'm not really very good with the piecing yet. I tried to hand quilt on a frame and just could not get the hang of it. I'm left-handed and it was so uncomfortable. I haven't tried with a hoop so that may be an option for handquilting and may be a great way to learn. Who knows. :-) Hugs, Mika Queen of PaperPiece Klutzdom Mika, I'm left-handed, too. I've hand quilted a couple of times on a frame, and I agree that it's tricky at first; I never did get the hang of quilting in directions that weren't "normal" for me! G However, quilting in a hoop eliminates all of that, since you can turn the hoop in order to stitch in a comfortable direction (i.e., top left to bottom right, etc.). |
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Pat in Virginia wrote: Sandy and Mika: I do not see what difference it makes if the quilter is left or right handed. In either case, there will be some awkwardness, some problems going in strange directions, and so on. Going 'backwards' across the quilt is not easy for most people, but like anything, some people can adapt sooner/better than others! This rightie is NOT one of those people, so I like my hoop that swivels! PAT in VA/USA Pat, I wasn't very clear, as I also don't see that there's a difference when quilting on a frame -- either right-handed or left-handed will need some experience/practice. G Like you, I prefer my swiveling hoop! -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas sfoster 1 (at) earthlink (dot) net (remove/change the obvious) http://www.sandymike.net |
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Machine Quilt?
On Aug 29, 3:34 am, "Mika" wrote:
Hi Everyone. I finally got a few minutes of quiet to pop in and check on everyone. I hope ya'll are all doing ok. I think about ya'll everyday and tell myself that I will make time to pop in for a visit. Just as I sit down to the puter, the toddler wakes up or decides he's hungry or something. So I haven't had much time to post lately. He keeps me hopping and on days that I have both toddlers, well, I just don't get much of anything done. Oh and we just found out that Grandbaby #5 will be making an appearance in about 7 months. Anyway, to my question. Some of you may remember that when I first started quilting again a few years ago, I started with a Tumbling Block. I got a few blocks done and have worked on it sporadically over the years. Then a few months ago I drug it out again and decided to hand piece the blocks. I've actually begun to enjoy hand piecing them. I'm nowhere near finished with it but I've been pondering how I want to quilt it when it's done. I don't think I want to even attempt handquilting it. So what do you all think about machine quilting a hand pieced quilt? Has anyone done this? I'm curious to know everyone's opinion on machine quilting vs handquilting a hand pieced quilt. -- Hugs, Mika Queen of PaperPiece Klutzdom I'm inclined to agree with Julia in MN. It's your quilt. You could also machine a lot of it then add a little hand quilting if you feel like it. The main thing is to enjoy whatever you're going to do. Otherwise what's the point in doing it. There's enough in life you have to do with out doing things you don't. .. Elly |
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