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SheilaT

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1. Why not machine quilt?

Reply to MadrasT (Original post)

Mon Mar 11, 2013, 12:47 AM

Mar 2013

I don't quilt, but I have a sister who does. She does the quilting by machine. The biggest advantage is that she can complete a large quilt in relatively short time, compared to how very long it takes by hand. There was a reason for those "quilting bees" in the past.

Like anything, it will get easier if you keep on doing it.

And for what it's worth, I love doing fine embroidery by hand.

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Anybody here do hand quilting? [View all] MadrasT Mar 2013 OP

Why not machine quilt? SheilaT Mar 2013 #1

It's more about the process than about getting quilts done fast. MadrasT Mar 2013 #3

Which is very much why I hand embroider. SheilaT Mar 2013 #5

I guess you're talking about the rocking motion of the stitch. It takes practice. sinkingfeeling Mar 2013 #2

Yup. Boy is it hard to learn! MadrasT Mar 2013 #4

Hand quilting dem in texas Apr 2013 #6