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Ok, after much thought I have decided to try once again to hand quilt
a few quilts. I have exhumed the beautiful cherry hand quilting frame that I bought when I first started this madness. It was made by a local 80+ year old craftsman who has since passed away. I tried to get up and running with it a couple of years ago and didn't have much luck with the methods that I assumed were necessary at the time having come from a needlepoint background. Now with a better understanding of the requirements to hand quilt I will be attempting to get this phase of the sport firmly within the grasp of this rapidly aging brain. I visited some Amish quilt shops this last weekend and was inspired with the beautiful work that they have done with just a needle and thread. I have ordered some longer poles to allow the fitting of a queen size quilt to be made within the frame and also another set of poles that are shorter for use with crib/lap sized quilts. Another thing I am going to attempt is machine freehand quilting on a Grace machine quilting frame. Not for awhile though, as the hand quilting frame set up takes up all the space that I have in the quilt room. They both break down and can be stored when each is not in use. I guess the thing is to never get complacent about your skills, and always be willing to challenge yourself. I am now looking forward to bringing this fine piece of equipment back into the light of day from the dark recesses of the black hole of the attic. The repository of things that didn't go quite as you planned. Wish me luck. Here is a picture of the frame as it emerged from the attic storage with the shorted poles in place. http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...00692635wCyIDw John |
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On May 14, 1:52 pm, Sandy Ellison wrote:
Howdy! Duuuuuude! What a pretty frame. What, please, are the "requirements to hand quilt" you have discovered? I suppose they differ from quilter to quilter; just curious as to what opens this door for you, John. And I hope you enjoy handquilting. I had a nice, long frame w/ long poles and an easier-than-installing-a-car-transmission set-up. It worked just fine. Until I realized I really, really don't like to quilt on a frame. g While I can work on a frame, and will, with friends, I prefer my 12" round hoop for handquilting, no matter how large the quilt. It works for me. ;-) Good luck, John! R/Sandy--who used to think people quilted by hand, first, before moving on to machine quilting G On 5/14/07 12:33 PM, in article om, "John" wrote: Ok, after much thought I have decided to try once again to hand quilt a few quilts. I have exhumed the beautiful cherry hand quilting frame that I bought when I first started this madness. It was made by a local 80+ year old craftsman who has since passed away. I tried to get up and running with it a couple of years ago and didn't have much luck with the methods that I assumed were necessary at the time having come from a needlepoint background. Now with a better understanding of the requirements to hand quilt I will be attempting to get this phase of the sport firmly within the grasp of this rapidly aging brain. I visited some Amish quilt shops this last weekend and was inspired with the beautiful work that they have done with just a needle and thread. I have ordered some longer poles to allow the fitting of a queen size quilt to be made within the frame and also another set of poles that are shorter for use with crib/lap sized quilts. Another thing I am going to attempt is machine freehand quilting on a Grace machine quilting frame. Not for awhile though, as the hand quilting frame set up takes up all the space that I have in the quilt room. They both break down and can be stored when each is not in use. I guess the thing is to never get complacent about your skills, and always be willing to challenge yourself. I am now looking forward to bringing this fine piece of equipment back into the light of day from the dark recesses of the black hole of the attic. The repository of things that didn't go quite as you planned. Wish me luck. Here is a picture of the frame as it emerged from the attic storage with the shorted poles in place. http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...00692635wCyIDw John I thought that you shoved the needle into the quilt at a 90 degree angle like you do for needle point. When I tried that I did not get very far without a large amount of pain in my hand and very slow progress. Just recently I discovered a book with great pictures that showed how to load up a needle with 3-5 stitches before pulling it through. That, and rocking the fabric from underneath and the use of a spoon, if needed, on the underside to protect your delicate little pinkys from those nasty needle punctures. The book, if anybody is interested is"Quiltmaking by Hand" by Jinny Beyer ISBN 0-9721-2182- X I am somebody who is comfortable in learning a new skill from a book so it has helped me to have this one for reference. The book also goes into hand piecing to a great degree as the woman does mostly that style of quilting. Very beautiful stuff. I used to needle point on a frame as I was not comfortable doing it when held in the hand. I guess it is a case of to each, his/her own. I can't wait to get started on this next development in my ongoing fixation with quilting. John |
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That's really lovely. Isn't that cherry wood a gorgeous colour.
I'm sure you'll enjoy hand quilting - but, you'll have to be prepared for it to be slow. Judging by the speed you have done everything else so far, you might have to give yourself a little talking to in preparation! .. In message . com, John writes Ok, after much thought I have decided to try once again to hand quilt a few quilts. I have exhumed the beautiful cherry hand quilting frame that I bought when I first started this madness. It was made by a local 80+ year old craftsman who has since passed away. I tried to get up and running with it a couple of years ago and didn't have much luck with the methods that I assumed were necessary at the time having come from a needlepoint background. Now with a better understanding of the requirements to hand quilt I will be attempting to get this phase of the sport firmly within the grasp of this rapidly aging brain. I visited some Amish quilt shops this last weekend and was inspired with the beautiful work that they have done with just a needle and thread. I have ordered some longer poles to allow the fitting of a queen size quilt to be made within the frame and also another set of poles that are shorter for use with crib/lap sized quilts. Another thing I am going to attempt is machine freehand quilting on a Grace machine quilting frame. Not for awhile though, as the hand quilting frame set up takes up all the space that I have in the quilt room. They both break down and can be stored when each is not in use. I guess the thing is to never get complacent about your skills, and always be willing to challenge yourself. I am now looking forward to bringing this fine piece of equipment back into the light of day from the dark recesses of the black hole of the attic. The repository of things that didn't go quite as you planned. Wish me luck. Here is a picture of the frame as it emerged from the attic storage with the shorted poles in place. http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...00692635wCyIDw John -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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On May 14, 3:24 pm, Patti wrote:
That's really lovely. Isn't that cherry wood a gorgeous colour. I'm sure you'll enjoy hand quilting - but, you'll have to be prepared for it to be slow. Judging by the speed you have done everything else so far, you might have to give yourself a little talking to in preparation! . In message . com, John writes Ok, after much thought I have decided to try once again to hand quilt a few quilts. I have exhumed the beautiful cherry hand quilting frame that I bought when I first started this madness. It was made by a local 80+ year old craftsman who has since passed away. I tried to get up and running with it a couple of years ago and didn't have much luck with the methods that I assumed were necessary at the time having come from a needlepoint background. Now with a better understanding of the requirements to hand quilt I will be attempting to get this phase of the sport firmly within the grasp of this rapidly aging brain. I visited some Amish quilt shops this last weekend and was inspired with the beautiful work that they have done with just a needle and thread. I have ordered some longer poles to allow the fitting of a queen size quilt to be made within the frame and also another set of poles that are shorter for use with crib/lap sized quilts. Another thing I am going to attempt is machine freehand quilting on a Grace machine quilting frame. Not for awhile though, as the hand quilting frame set up takes up all the space that I have in the quilt room. They both break down and can be stored when each is not in use. I guess the thing is to never get complacent about your skills, and always be willing to challenge yourself. I am now looking forward to bringing this fine piece of equipment back into the light of day from the dark recesses of the black hole of the attic. The repository of things that didn't go quite as you planned. Wish me luck. Here is a picture of the frame as it emerged from the attic storage with the shorted poles in place. http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...00692635wCyIDw John -- Best Regards pat on the hill I am hoping that it will be. I am prepared to take all the time necessary to do it right. Even if it means not turning out as many quilts. I can always machine quilt something fast if I need to produce something fast. The hand quilted ones should be more complex in nature due to the patterns of quilting in contrast to the stitch in the ditch way I have done the others. John |
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Howdy!
Oh, good book. http://www.jinnybeyer.com/ Jinny used to hang out here on RCTQ, years ago; we were "along for the ride" one summer when she picked up her daughter at college & they traveled home w/ daughter driving and Jinny hand-piecing in the car. ;-) One other suggestion to help get the needle thru' the fabric: finger cots. I use my thimble on the middle finger, a finger cot on the "pointer" finger; both are invaluable (to me) to get that needle thru' the fabric w/ ease. Btw, not all quilting needles are created equal, and the thimble that works best is the best thimble. Test drive. g Good luck! Speed is not my objective, quilting is. ;-) Cheers! R/Sandy -- love to quilt 8- On 5/14/07 1:31 PM, in article , "John" wrote: http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...00692635wCyIDw John I thought that you shoved the needle into the quilt at a 90 degree angle like you do for needle point. When I tried that I did not get very far without a large amount of pain in my hand and very slow progress. Just recently I discovered a book with great pictures that showed how to load up a needle with 3-5 stitches before pulling it through. That, and rocking the fabric from underneath and the use of a spoon, if needed, on the underside to protect your delicate little pinkys from those nasty needle punctures. The book, if anybody is interested is"Quiltmaking by Hand" by Jinny Beyer ISBN 0-9721-2182- X I am somebody who is comfortable in learning a new skill from a book so it has helped me to have this one for reference. The book also goes into hand piecing to a great degree as the woman does mostly that style of quilting. Very beautiful stuff. I used to needle point on a frame as I was not comfortable doing it when held in the hand. I guess it is a case of to each, his/her own. I can't wait to get started on this next development in my ongoing fixation with quilting. John |
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wow...Jinny Beyer used to hang out here?
-- Kathyl (KJ) remove "nospam" before mchsi http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz "Sandy Ellison" wrote in message ... Howdy! Oh, good book. http://www.jinnybeyer.com/ Jinny used to hang out here on RCTQ, years ago; we were "along for the ride" one summer when she picked up her daughter at college & they traveled home w/ daughter driving and Jinny hand-piecing in the car. ;-) One other suggestion to help get the needle thru' the fabric: finger cots. I use my thimble on the middle finger, a finger cot on the "pointer" finger; both are invaluable (to me) to get that needle thru' the fabric w/ ease. Btw, not all quilting needles are created equal, and the thimble that works best is the best thimble. Test drive. g Good luck! Speed is not my objective, quilting is. ;-) Cheers! R/Sandy -- love to quilt 8- On 5/14/07 1:31 PM, in article , "John" wrote: http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...00692635wCyIDw John I thought that you shoved the needle into the quilt at a 90 degree angle like you do for needle point. When I tried that I did not get very far without a large amount of pain in my hand and very slow progress. Just recently I discovered a book with great pictures that showed how to load up a needle with 3-5 stitches before pulling it through. That, and rocking the fabric from underneath and the use of a spoon, if needed, on the underside to protect your delicate little pinkys from those nasty needle punctures. The book, if anybody is interested is"Quiltmaking by Hand" by Jinny Beyer ISBN 0-9721-2182- X I am somebody who is comfortable in learning a new skill from a book so it has helped me to have this one for reference. The book also goes into hand piecing to a great degree as the woman does mostly that style of quilting. Very beautiful stuff. I used to needle point on a frame as I was not comfortable doing it when held in the hand. I guess it is a case of to each, his/her own. I can't wait to get started on this next development in my ongoing fixation with quilting. John |
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In article .com,
John wrote: I thought that you shoved the needle into the quilt at a 90 degree angle like you do for needle point. When I tried that I did not get very far without a large amount of pain in my hand and very slow progress. Just recently I discovered a book with great pictures that showed how to load up a needle with 3-5 stitches before pulling it through. That, and rocking the fabric from underneath and the use of a spoon, if needed, on the underside to protect your delicate little pinkys from those nasty needle punctures. The book, if anybody is interested is"Quiltmaking by Hand" by Jinny Beyer ISBN 0-9721-2182- X I am somebody who is comfortable in learning a new skill from a book so it has helped me to have this one for reference. The book also goes into hand piecing to a great degree as the woman does mostly that style of quilting. Very beautiful stuff. I used to needle point on a frame as I was not comfortable doing it when held in the hand. I guess it is a case of to each, his/her own. I can't wait to get started on this next development in my ongoing fixation with quilting. John That's a great book, John! Jinny used to come visit us here years ago -- she can hand piece more quickly than many people can machine piece! And her work is jaw-dropping exquisite. Even better, though, she's a truly nice person. I'm like you -- I like to have the printed page in front of me whenever possible so as to be sure of what I'm doing -- written explanations and lots of pictures are great. That said, I also enjoy classes -- but I still prefer it when the teacher gives us some written instructions, too. Good luck with the hand quilting; it's a very relaxing activity. -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas sfoster 1 (at) embarqmail (dot) com (remove/change the obvious) http://www.sandymike.net |
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What a truly beautiful quilting fame, John. It's a treasure. Thank you for
sharing it with us. Polly |
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On May 14, 12:33 pm, John wrote:
Ok, after much thought I have decided to try once again to hand quilt a few quilts. I have exhumed the beautiful cherry hand quilting frame that I bought when I first started this madness. It was made by a local 80+ year old craftsman who has since passed away. I tried to get up and running with it a couple of years ago and didn't have much luck with the methods that I assumed were necessary at the time having come from a needlepoint background. Now with a better understanding of the requirements to hand quilt I will be attempting to get this phase of the sport firmly within the grasp of this rapidly aging brain. I visited some Amish quilt shops this last weekend and was inspired with the beautiful work that they have done with just a needle and thread. I have ordered some longer poles to allow the fitting of a queen size quilt to be made within the frame and also another set of poles that are shorter for use with crib/lap sized quilts. Another thing I am going to attempt is machine freehand quilting on a Grace machine quilting frame. Not for awhile though, as the hand quilting frame set up takes up all the space that I have in the quilt room. They both break down and can be stored when each is not in use. I guess the thing is to never get complacent about your skills, and always be willing to challenge yourself. I am now looking forward to bringing this fine piece of equipment back into the light of day from the dark recesses of the black hole of the attic. The repository of things that didn't go quite as you planned. Wish me luck. Here is a picture of the frame as it emerged from the attic storage with the shorted poles in place. http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...00692635wCyIDw John Oh, wow. That is a beautiful frame. I *so* would love to have one like that. Good luck, and I'd love to hear how progress is going. Sherry p.s.--I never have gotten the hang of the spoon-thing. I finally bought some of those sticky little finger-pads. Ouch, ouch. First quilt I ever did ended up with blood all over the backing. |
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