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Patti wrote:
Welcome Catherine Thank you. I applaud your wish to work by hand. I'm sure I would be far less stressed by the quilting demands I make on myself, if I had chosen that path g You might not be able to find many classes on 'construction' by hand, as very few people do and teach that nowadays. You should be able to find handquilting classes relatively easily, though. On the construction front: As Sally said, Jinny Beyer's work is legendary. When looking for books, you might well do better to look for historical (ie older!) books in the library (or, to buy - but library is a good place to start). They will almost certainly include simpler construction, which might be easier for a beginner hand maker; and also wholecloth quilting, which would be fine for you to perfect hand quilting. There is a lovely method of hand piecing which I haven't seen mentioned yet, and that is English Paper Piecing. You might have seen examples of this, when looking through quilting books, as joined hexagons. Well, of course, the shapes don't have to be hexagons. They can be any shape which will tessellate (regular shapes which can be joined together without any other shape) - or, indeed, as you progress, two or three different shapes which join together perfectly. The fabric is sewn around accurately cut papers (envelope grade paper, or thin card), and then the shapes are sewn together with a 'whip stitch' along the edges - from the back. I have done a little bit of this and like it very much. Others in the group have done more than I have and may well chime in with pictures of what they have made. This is probably enough for now! But I hope you will come back and tell us how you have got on with starting and what questions you need answering next g That I will do. I am busy learning the language, which I know must not be as strange as it looks once I read a bit more, but at the moment is all but indecipherable. Given my weak sewing background it looks like Greek. Give me a couple weeks however and I'm sure I'll get the hang of it. Thanks for your offer to let me ask some questions. I have a list started already! |
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Catherine wrote:
Marcella Peek wrote: Welcome! You can easily make your quilts by hand. I actually teach all sorts of hand technique classes. Perhaps your local quilt shop does as well - if you have a local quilt shop. Not as yet, but I'm making plans to stalk some local sewing machine stores and I'll look into this too. If you like pieced blocks you can do that sewing by hand. You do not have to make cardboard templates and draw around them and cut them out with scissors - no matter what famous quilters might tell you so. Use a rotary cutter like machine piecers and get to the piecing faster. Eek. The rotary cutter? Are you sure? I read here this morning a lady was attacked and severely injured by a cutter-gone-wild. She ended up in hospital with stitches. 0_0 For some it's a rite of passage... For others, it's a No Go area! So far I have used my rotary cutters successfully for over 5 years and not yet managed to cut myself. They really are the best way to cut quilt bits accurately. -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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Catherine wrote:
Pat in Virginia wrote: Welcome Cate! Thank you. Check your local library for books on the skills that interest you. Recommended authors/teachers a Hand Quilting, Ami Simms Hand Piecing, Jinny Beyer. Oooo, yes. Jinny Beyer book ordered, but Ami Simms is a new name. Thanks for the tip. Now, about RCTQ! The only rule you really need to know: Send a pound or two of chocolate to the Official Chocolate Tasting Office, conveniently located here in my Palace in Virginia, USA. I will taste test if for you and report via E-Mail. No need to thank me! It is my selfless volunteer service to the RCTQ Community. PAT, Official Chocolate Taster or RCTQ AND Queen of Everything *LOL* I'm just feeling giggly enough to do it, too. But I'm afraid you'd be doing your taste-testing with a spoon. I live in Europe and the last time I sent any good chocolate abroad it arrived crushed, parts missing, some parts with tooth marks, and mostly melted. Looked like a gorilla had danced on it. They ate it anyway. It was, after all, chocolate. Where are you in Europe? I'm in the UK. As for sending chocolate... I seal it up in plastic (heat sealed! I have a bag sealing gadget), wrap it in fat quarters, and seal that again in another bag. You can't feel or smell it from the outside of the packet. I also fail miserably to mention it on the customs declaration. It has got through safely to the USA, Canada, Oz and NZ. -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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Roberta Zollner wrote:
Welcome! Thank you. I do mostly machine work but always have a hand project to take around with me. Learning to piece by hand isn't rocket science, but it takes practice to master a consistent seam allowance and an even stitch. (After you've sewn 2 pieces together, hold them up and pull against the seam. If you can see big gaps, your stitches aren't small enough.) The easiest way to learn is to get someone to show you -there must be people around who know how. Good idea. I will try it. As for the experienced quilt peeps in my area (who are excellent hiders I must say), there must be, but I haven't run into them yet. :-/ You might also consider English paper piecing, which is especially useful for odd shapes like hexagons. You need a gazillion precise templates made of heavy paper or light card (recycled greeting cards are perfect). Then the patches are basted over the card templates, and the edges whip stitched together. Roberta in D Dear Roberta, thank you so much for taking time out of your day to advise me. I haven't a clue what you're talking about, but I copied this post and filed it away for future reference in the hopes that one day I will. |
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Marcella Peek wrote:
Welcome! You can easily make your quilts by hand. I actually teach all sorts of hand technique classes. Perhaps your local quilt shop does as well - if you have a local quilt shop. Not as yet, but I'm making plans to stalk some local sewing machine stores and I'll look into this too. If you like pieced blocks you can do that sewing by hand. You do not have to make cardboard templates and draw around them and cut them out with scissors - no matter what famous quilters might tell you so. Use a rotary cutter like machine piecers and get to the piecing faster. Eek. The rotary cutter? Are you sure? I read here this morning a lady was attacked and severely injured by a cutter-gone-wild. She ended up in hospital with stitches. 0_0 For tips on both hand piecing and hand quilting try this website: http://www.handpiecer.com Applique is another technique you can do by hand. Pieces would be hand sewn down onto a background to make a picture. Here are some basic directions to get you started: http://www.auscraftnet.com.au/projects/handapplique.php Of course, the quilting itself can be done by hand as well. Here's a nice article and tips on handquilting: http://www.taunton.com/threads/pages/t00024.asp for tips on handquilting without marking the pattern try: http://www.taunton.com/threads/pages/t00030.asp Also there is a nice hand piecing technique called english paper piecing. You can see a little about it he http://www.quilttownusa.com/Town_Hall/paperpieces.htm Have fun and let us know what you decide to try first. marcella Oh my that's a wealth of information. Will do and will do! Thank you. |
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Pat in Virginia wrote:
Welcome Cate! Thank you. Check your local library for books on the skills that interest you. Recommended authors/teachers a Hand Quilting, Ami Simms Hand Piecing, Jinny Beyer. Oooo, yes. Jinny Beyer book ordered, but Ami Simms is a new name. Thanks for the tip. Now, about RCTQ! The only rule you really need to know: Send a pound or two of chocolate to the Official Chocolate Tasting Office, conveniently located here in my Palace in Virginia, USA. I will taste test if for you and report via E-Mail. No need to thank me! It is my selfless volunteer service to the RCTQ Community. PAT, Official Chocolate Taster or RCTQ AND Queen of Everything *LOL* I'm just feeling giggly enough to do it, too. But I'm afraid you'd be doing your taste-testing with a spoon. I live in Europe and the last time I sent any good chocolate abroad it arrived crushed, parts missing, some parts with tooth marks, and mostly melted. Looked like a gorilla had danced on it. They ate it anyway. It was, after all, chocolate. |
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Sandy Foster wrote:
Catherine, my twin sister (temporarily living in China) How interesting! I've always wanted to visit there. What does she think of it? ...has just begun learning how to hand piece and hand quilt. She and I are both working on something called Quilted Diamonds, which are very portable. You might be interested in them, too; if so, you can check out some information about them at http://www.lindafranz.com. There are two books with patterns for the blocks, and the second one comes with a DVD in which Linda shows exactly how to go about doing this hand piecing thing -- something I had never done before, despite twenty years of quilting! G Good luck. Thanks very much! I am adding this site to my required reading list. |
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The English Paper Piecing is what I described in my earlier post,
Catherine. Try Googling for English Paper Piecing? .. In message , Catherine writes snipped Dear Roberta, thank you so much for taking time out of your day to advise me. I haven't a clue what you're talking about, but I copied this post and filed it away for future reference in the hopes that one day I will. -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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Kate Dicey wrote:
Eek. The rotary cutter? Are you sure? I read here this morning a lady was attacked and severely injured by a cutter-gone-wild. She ended up in hospital with stitches. 0_0 For some it's a rite of passage... For others, it's a No Go area! So far I have used my rotary cutters successfully for over 5 years and not yet managed to cut myself. They really are the best way to cut quilt bits accurately. Your fine motor skills must be outstanding. Well, I will stalk them if I ever manage to find them, hold a pair and try to gauge their potential for serious damage. |
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Kate Dicey wrote:
Catherine wrote: I'm just feeling giggly enough to do it, too. But I'm afraid you'd be doing your taste-testing with a spoon. I live in Europe and the last time I sent any good chocolate abroad it arrived crushed, parts missing, some parts with tooth marks, and mostly melted. Looked like a gorilla had danced on it. They ate it anyway. It was, after all, chocolate. Where are you in Europe? I'm in the UK. Germany. American (non-redneck-southerner). Permanent home. Husband German. Six years. Still can't speak it. Hence the hesitancy to refer to quilting supply shops or those which would sell rotary cutters 'cause I just plain don't have a clue where they are yet. But I intend to find out. As for sending chocolate... I seal it up in plastic (heat sealed! I have a bag sealing gadget), wrap it in fat quarters, and seal that again in another bag. You can't feel or smell it from the outside of the packet. I also fail miserably to mention it on the customs declaration. It has got through safely to the USA, Canada, Oz and NZ. *mouth hanging open* A double-sized order of instant respect for the shrewd lady from the UK, if you please! |
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