Machine Quilt?
 

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.

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Hugs,
Mika
Queen of PaperPiece Klutzdom

Machine Quilt?
 

It's your quilt. There are no quilt police. Do what you want with it. No
one has a problem with hand quilting a machine pieced quilt; why should
they question machine quilting a hand pieced quilt?

Julia in MN (though I have hand quilted anything on which I have done
hand appliqué :)

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.



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Machine Quilt?
 

No problem at all in my opinion!
I have done it with English Paper piecing, and nobody jumped out of the
woodwork at me!
..
In message , Mika
writes
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.


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Best Regards
pat on the hill

Machine Quilt?
 

I machine quilt hand piecing all the time! Why ever not? Life's too short
etc. Just call it mixed media. You'd see nothing wrong with hand quilting a
machine-pieced top, right?
Roberta in D

"Mika" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
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

Machine Quilt?
 

My royal opinion is - it's your quilt, you call the shots. : )

Karen, Queen of Squishies


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

Machine Quilt?
 

"Mika" wrote in message
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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.

I do it all the time for people, and it comes out great.


--
Kathy A. (Woodland, CA)
Queen of Fabric Tramps

http://fabrictramp.typepad.com/fabric_tramping/
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Machine Quilt?
 

Since you asked, it would be good to get the thing finished. Any quilt
I went to the trouble to hand piece I would probably want to go ahead
and hand quilt. I just keep a quit in a floor hoop going all the time.
No, that quilt doesn't change much since I am slow but usually it is
vintage or special. If you just no way would get around to finishing
it by hand go ahead and machine quilt. Better done that not. If you
are going to pay someone to quilt it I would try to find a hand quilter.
I hope the MQ'er won't stone me for that. I just think there probably
is a place for all kinds of quilting. All hand done is a rare quilt
these days. WHatever you do will be fine though. It is your quilt.
Taria


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.

Machine Quilt?
 

In article ,
"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.


I can't see any problem at all with what you propose to do, Mika! It's
your quilt, after all, and you get to decide how to do it. :) Just
remember: finished is *good*! ;)

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Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
sfoster 1 (at) earthlink (dot) net (remove/change the obvious)
http://www.sandymike.net

Machine Quilt?
 

"Taria" wrote in message
news:pLhBi.12174$Yg.3067@trnddc02...
Since you asked, it would be good to get the thing finished. Any quilt I
went to the trouble to hand piece I would probably want to go ahead and
hand quilt. I just keep a quit in a floor hoop going all the time.
No, that quilt doesn't change much since I am slow but usually it is
vintage or special. If you just no way would get around to finishing
it by hand go ahead and machine quilt. Better done that not. If you
are going to pay someone to quilt it I would try to find a hand quilter.
I hope the MQ'er won't stone me for that. I just think there probably
is a place for all kinds of quilting. All hand done is a rare quilt these
days. WHatever you do will be fine though. It is your quilt.
Taria


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

Machine Quilt?
 

In article ,
"Mika" wrote:

"Taria" wrote in message
news:pLhBi.12174$Yg.3067@trnddc02...
Since you asked, it would be good to get the thing finished. Any quilt I
went to the trouble to hand piece I would probably want to go ahead and
hand quilt. I just keep a quit in a floor hoop going all the time.
No, that quilt doesn't change much since I am slow but usually it is
vintage or special. If you just no way would get around to finishing
it by hand go ahead and machine quilt. Better done that not. If you
are going to pay someone to quilt it I would try to find a hand quilter.
I hope the MQ'er won't stone me for that. I just think there probably
is a place for all kinds of quilting. All hand done is a rare quilt these
days. WHatever you do will be fine though. It is your quilt.
Taria


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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Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
sfoster 1 (at) earthlink (dot) net (remove/change the obvious)
http://www.sandymike.net