Monday, July 9, 2012

Do you hand quilt?

I have been busily trying to finish this project in time for our guild's quilt show in October.  I have quilted all around the appliques, and the two borders and am now working on a grid over all the remaining "unquilted" parts of the quilt.

 For the first time I am trying the masking tape method for marking my lines and I really like this method.  I have 6 needles going across - now if I just had 12 hands I might get this done in time.  I have the lines in one direction about half done, I think - progress is slow, but steady.

I really need to learn to take better pictures!

I have also been working on the cute little thimble pips from Willowberry Designs.  They are fun to make and hopefully I will get a few more done for the guild's boutique at the quilt show.

And then there is always these little distractions to keep a Granny away from her stitching. 

Happy Stitchin!

Teresa
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9 comments:

  1. ShakerwoodJuly 9, 2012 at 2:08 PM

    Sorry, I thought this one was done and long gone. Glad to know it will be in the show. Which winning ribbon are you going to put on it? wink ....

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  2. FlourishingPalmsJuly 9, 2012 at 9:42 PM

    Good for you to be hand quilting. I enjoy it immensely but never do it because it doesn't help me get quilts made quickly. Enjoy the process, and the grandies!

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  3. LeeanneJuly 9, 2012 at 10:48 PM

    Tough work keeping up with the stitching when there's the cute grandkids about!

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  4. ThimbleannaJuly 10, 2012 at 9:12 AM

    Looks like fun -- I LOVE using tape for my straight lines in quilting -- so much faster than marking. Good Luck getting finished in time!

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  5. AlyssaJuly 12, 2012 at 7:16 AM

    Lovely project. You know you sound like my mom when you said about "little distractions". :D

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  6. em's scrapbagJuly 12, 2012 at 2:00 PM

    I use to do more hand quilting. Now if I do it, it is usually big stitch with embroidery floss.

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  7. CandaceJuly 14, 2012 at 9:00 AM

    Your project is lovely. I enjoyed hand quilting, but I haven't done any in years. One of my first projects was a lap quilt (Georgia Bonesteel style) and I have enough squares for a queen sized quilt hand quilted and not put together yet, I need to finish it.

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  8. Quilter KathyJuly 14, 2012 at 11:54 PM

    What a great idea to keep more than one needle going! I loved seeing the photo of your project and was happy to see another BeAttitudes quilt being quilted!

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  9. Purple PamJuly 16, 2012 at 8:33 PM

    Love those little distractions! I do hand quilt, but not as much as I would like. My hands hurt if I quilt a lot. I am like my friend who says, "I quilt by check."

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