tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post7326098090607001531..comments2024-03-25T09:30:56.739+13:00Comments on Wendy's Quilts and More: Celebrate Hand QuiltingWendy @ Wendysquiltsandmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199266373220519690noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-64261265250257221502020-07-15T07:04:42.507+12:002020-07-15T07:04:42.507+12:00I agree with you about perfection. So many quilte...I agree with you about perfection. So many quilters seem to turn to the machine for perfect stitches but it's really all about the balance of all the components of the quilt. I am definitely in the category of people who love the charm hand quilting gives a quilt. My quilts have returned to me as much as I put into them a lot of quilters don't get that Carla A Few Of My Favorite Thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782840958923418159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-37502467233877272952019-03-28T07:06:03.113+13:002019-03-28T07:06:03.113+13:00Hello. My name is Meredith and I quilt by hand. Th...Hello. My name is Meredith and I quilt by hand. There. I've said it. lol As I was reading your thoughts on talking about hand quilting I did realize I don't much tell people even though it's not like it's a dirty secret. I do find even mentioning it seems to inspire a huge push to get a machine for me even from people who don't sew at all. (maybe that's why they don't get it?) Very much enjoyed your post <3 Sent an ad to the fb group. Thanks! Dewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09048773308657107186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-44501653553022174402017-04-23T10:21:01.669+12:002017-04-23T10:21:01.669+12:00I love this post. The other day I attended the aus...I love this post. The other day I attended the australiasian quilt convention - I shamelessly say the first thing I look at is the notice saying if it was hand pieced one hand quilted. I just adore the hand quilted quilts. There was one on show that was truly incredible. The stitches were so tiny. I stood at that quilt admiring it for such a long time. I find the whole process so relaxing. I've only ever used perle thread no. 8 and 12 but willing to explore. Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02317117964695567193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-31180182296097197702017-04-10T09:55:12.791+12:002017-04-10T09:55:12.791+12:00What a great read Wendy! Since I moved from machin...What a great read Wendy! Since I moved from machine to hand quilting on my quilts I've not looked back- absolutely love the finish and the process. Now I find a quilt is spoiled for me if it is machine quilted. More promotion and appreciation of hand quilting is always good. So - very well done! Every Stitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573090188337210419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-29510815857223288442017-04-10T09:30:34.969+12:002017-04-10T09:30:34.969+12:00If I have Facebook I would join you.
I am trying t...If I have Facebook I would join you.<br />I am trying to encourage hand quilting by posting a link up on my blog, continuing to hand quilt many of my projects, entering my quilts in shows, and encouraging the fall fairs to have categories specifically for hand stitched items.<br />I love seeing your hand quilting... totally yum!Quilter Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16870660916547202929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-67540793586756810352017-04-10T09:29:27.829+12:002017-04-10T09:29:27.829+12:00What a great post! Informative and I read every wo...What a great post! Informative and I read every word with great interest. Wendy, your hand work is immaculate. Sadly mine is not but I absolutely love the process so don't feel discouraged, just inspired.Jocelyn is Canadian Needle Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11770193529950365462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-89185810002277687622017-04-10T08:16:12.555+12:002017-04-10T08:16:12.555+12:00Great post Wendy. I machine and hand quilt but as ...Great post Wendy. I machine and hand quilt but as yet have only 'big stitched' one quilt. I entered it into a show where the judge said in her critique that my stitching detracted from the quilt. I don't care what she thinks as I still love the quilt and it was only her opinion. If I can find a photo I'll share. Keep up the good work Wendy. Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06655148270853160541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-19326990621350418492017-04-10T03:28:17.272+12:002017-04-10T03:28:17.272+12:00Great post! Hand quilting is my favorite way to fi...Great post! Hand quilting is my favorite way to finish a quilt, too. Love the hashtag over on IG. I'll definitely post some photos there and I've already found some fellow hand quilters to follow.pennylanequiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08382045883755066043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-6907676060243922282017-04-10T01:12:28.489+12:002017-04-10T01:12:28.489+12:00I see hand quilting long stitch style cropping up ...I see hand quilting long stitch style cropping up in my modern guild all the time. It is something that many strive for as a surface design in art and as a continuation in the machine freemotion quilting for the modern quilters. I love seeing the bright colors. We just had a national quilting day celebration and aurifil supplied 12 wt for us to give away and we had one of our modern quilters demonstrate. I think it is firmly out there but I think the awareness of the variety of hand quilting is still not caught on every where. Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10878998557547047744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-5121474009932043292017-04-09T18:40:15.611+12:002017-04-09T18:40:15.611+12:00What a great interesting and useful article Wendy!...What a great interesting and useful article Wendy! Plus you always have the nicest photos of your handquilting! You surely taught me a lot thru such pictures, you have no idea how much!<br />Thanks for being (for me) the voice of handquilting in this modern and speedy world :)Julia Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01760662585230355172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-69579202122857911262017-04-09T17:36:25.544+12:002017-04-09T17:36:25.544+12:00Hi Wendy, I am beginning to be interested in hand ...Hi Wendy, I am beginning to be interested in hand quilting after doing a running stab stitch echo around a dresdan plate applique on a 24" cream block to be made into a cushion eventually!!!! It did take forever and I made some design errors that needed correction. So ripping out stitches was not my kind of fun but I must stay it does look fantastic now. I am very interested in learning more about hand quilting and would welcome a blog about your threads that you use so I could investigate getting some of it to add to my stash. Julie BeardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-64667278680104464822017-04-09T14:39:04.091+12:002017-04-09T14:39:04.091+12:00I am entering my first all-my-own-work quilt in a ...I am entering my first all-my-own-work quilt in a show next month and it will be hand quilted - well, it will be when I finish. I have stretched my creativity beyond my abilities and hit a speed bump, but I have a deadline. I hope you will be proud if I finish in time!Granny Maud's Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14526026491886013457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-8107777971494136392017-04-09T11:40:12.772+12:002017-04-09T11:40:12.772+12:00I am going to learn this. I remember my first quil...I am going to learn this. I remember my first quilt, I hand quilted it. Now I just bought a new Bernina foot and expensive rulers to learn machine quilting. Today I discovered your blog and now I want to go back to hand quilting. Why? Because of the stitches. My other hand quilting was supposed to be so tiny I gave up. Now with this longer stitch length it looks just wonderful to try. Maybe you could share the threads you use for the beginners following your blog. I know some use Pearl 8 cotton but you are using a different thread and I really like it. It is a pretty pink. And your needle recommendation. I know some use the John James needle or the DNC. Thank you so very much. I am very excited to try this. We begin full time rving in May and this will be perfect if I don't have electricity or if I do!!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241473395869677237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-75102333407715878332017-04-09T10:41:50.041+12:002017-04-09T10:41:50.041+12:00If quilt a show has separate categories for differ...If quilt a show has separate categories for different types of machine quilting, there should be a hand quilting category too in my opinion. I love big stitches and colored thread to make the hand quilting the star of some quilts. Each quilt speaks to me determining what type of stitching and tread I use. I love the process of hand quilting and piecing and say so whenever my machine quilting friends tell me (with love) I'm nuts. That said they accept that I love it. <br /><br />I love the color and your big stitches on this quilt.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08259479025261274485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-55115358507366569312017-04-09T09:06:31.897+12:002017-04-09T09:06:31.897+12:00Wendy, thank you so much for this article. I have...Wendy, thank you so much for this article. I have failed again and again at hand quilting. I think it's because I'm just not able to conquer the traditional hand quilting. I'm just starting to try big stitch, and I do so likethe look of the various colored threads. I'm joining right up and hope this will help me expand my skills.Alicearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17923591236184130548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-38704265825781483392017-04-09T08:27:09.073+12:002017-04-09T08:27:09.073+12:00Thank you Wendy for this great post. As a hand qu...Thank you Wendy for this great post. As a hand quilter from way back I have felt disappointment over recent years to see photos that showed the focus had shifted to the quilting being the feature and not the whole quilt with the quilting complementing the design etc. It seemed to spark a frenzy of long arm "quilting to within an inch" etc.<br /><br />With the more modern hand quilting of thicker thread and bigger stitches, I feel liberated from the "must have 14 stitches to the inch" syndrome that dominated us all in the very early days.<br /><br />Locely photos too.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18409589205927122169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-10722003649333651912017-04-09T08:13:22.310+12:002017-04-09T08:13:22.310+12:00What a wonderful blog posting! A longtime hand qui...What a wonderful blog posting! A longtime hand quilter here who also appreciates the other kinds of quilting (domestic machine and professional longarm). Your lovely colorful quilts appeal to everyone--you're a great ambassador for hand quilting!Pepper Coryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840312463631790831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-79606642322867600122017-04-09T04:47:06.061+12:002017-04-09T04:47:06.061+12:00Thanks for a great post Wendy. I find I do a mod ...Thanks for a great post Wendy. I find I do a mod of both but my roots are handwork. Be it quilting or appliqué. I have been interested in trying a mix of hand and machine quilting but haven't found the right project to try it out on yet.<br /><br />I think I'll have to ask you to approve my membership in this Facebook group and see what it is all about.Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07601853322552968292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-12533436162008536662017-04-09T02:06:23.037+12:002017-04-09T02:06:23.037+12:00I started quilting in 1984 and at that time EVERY ...I started quilting in 1984 and at that time EVERY part of the process was done by hand. I worked hard to make my quilting stitches small and I also went with the dense quilted look. Finally I embraced machine quilting because it just took so long. Now I have a longarm machine and quilt the living daylights out of quilts. BUT I recently finished my oldest UFO a handquilted wall hanging and it is densely quilted. I should enter it in a show as you have suggested. I really love handwork and do lots of hand needle turn applique and still hand piece sometimes. I really love the look of the big stitch with the colored threads and should try that.......it will not take as long and will add a really nice design element.Sewing Up A Stormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07702395570055483788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-31817660771371692882017-04-09T01:47:34.107+12:002017-04-09T01:47:34.107+12:00I am making my first quilt. Since I was recuperat...I am making my first quilt. Since I was recuperating from foot surgery, I decided to hand quilt it. What I am doing is probably not considered hand quilting..I stitched a large cupcake on each block. I love the handwork and am sure I will hand quilt a lot more of my future projects. I am also interested to know what thread you are showing in the picture. I wanted my stitching to really show so I chose DMC #5 perle cotton after auditioning other weight thread and floss.<br /><br />Thanks so much for this post.<br />xx, CCarolCarol- Beads and Birdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11062821517519300477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-13690908231395681642017-04-09T01:36:41.036+12:002017-04-09T01:36:41.036+12:00Thank you for this post. I am interested in hand q...Thank you for this post. I am interested in hand quilting with the big stitches. seems like something I can accomplish. Tried to hand quilt once but the instructor was so insistent upon so many stitches to the inch I became frustrated and gave up. Hope we see more from you on hand quilting. :) samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01220418044820481400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-41215896554666959482017-04-09T00:37:38.489+12:002017-04-09T00:37:38.489+12:00I'm a new to quilting and want to learn the ha...I'm a new to quilting and want to learn the hand quilting. I enjoyed your blog post and will look into your Facebook page. Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670417987332451311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-8572712406508450672017-04-08T23:42:51.672+12:002017-04-08T23:42:51.672+12:00This is such a great post, Wendy! For so long I w...This is such a great post, Wendy! For so long I was a "send it out for quilting" gal, but a couple of years ago discovered the joy of handquilting and fell in love. You've hit on many of my key thoughts on the topic - thanks for sharing!Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295378033676146483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-21189281532980983082017-04-08T21:22:32.127+12:002017-04-08T21:22:32.127+12:00I'm a big fan of Quilt Mania too and your clev...I'm a big fan of Quilt Mania too and your cleve hand quilting!Serena @ Sewgivinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08118431690767288942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-66029468712760592552017-04-08T18:39:27.904+12:002017-04-08T18:39:27.904+12:00I love hand quilting, especially using Perle threa...I love hand quilting, especially using Perle threads and bigger stitches. I think it adds a lot to the interest in the quilt. Your lovely quilts are excellent examples of this. Like you, I don't feel it's necessary to have a separate category for hand quilted quilts. An interesting post, thank you, Wendy.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05139897702169696195noreply@blogger.com