Hand quilting on the lap gives a quilter a more comfortable spot in which to sit instead of being bent over the quilting frame. The social activity for women for centuries has been to be bent over a quilting frame and move the needle up and down through the layers of fabric with needle in …
Hand quilting begins with the easy-to-make running stitches that securely hold the three layers, the quilt top, batting, and the backing, in place. If you are a person who finds joy when the little stitches appear as you slowly develop a rhythm of rocking the needle back and forth and the quiet solitude that comes …
Congratulations! You finished your baby quilt top and you are ready to put the quilting designs on the quilt. The fabric and colors are superb and match perfectly with the baby’s new room. Now it is time to do the hand quilting. But the dilemma is in choosing the perfect design. After the hours and …
Congratulations! You finished your baby quilt top. The fabric and colors are superb and match perfectly with the baby’s new room. Now it is time to do the hand quilting. But the dilemma is in choosing the perfect design. After the hours and time spent on the baby quilt top, the design of the hand quilting must be just right. But where to start?
“Any day spent quilting is a good day!”
With teaching during the day at school, there are few hours left in the evening to enjoy my craft of handmade baby quilts. Yet I know what all quilters know and that is that any day spent quilting on my baby quilts is a good day. The time spent with needle and thread is more than often done in the solitude of my sewing room, when the peace and quiet after the busy day is a welcome relief.
Hand quilting on my baby quilts is a decorative form of sewing, a simple technique, that
