Comments on: Hand-Piecing by Jennifer of Moving Hands

By: Ran

Ran — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:15:25 +0000

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By: Aann Grillo

Aann Grillo — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:30:47 +0000

I am trying to reproduce a Sweet Heart Quilt made by my grandmother in the 30-40s. Four heart around a circle in the center with a “do hicky”triangle in the corners. I am using maper hearts on the back to turn under and applique . Any one got any tips the might inprove the process. Thanks Ann

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By: kim

kim — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 04:29:27 +0000

I loved Linda’ Franz’s handquilting class I took in Oct.
I always have something hand piecing going for the times I sit and wait- drs, meetings.
Currently it’s Amish Tumbling blocks or my 30′s Cathedral windows project. KING SIZE -lol insane, I know

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:59:27 +0000

Another hand-piecer here! I got into quilting before I had any equipment, so it’s only now, years later, that I’m starting to make friends with my machine! I do find hand-sewing infinitely more calming and peaceful – I often do it while I’m watching TV or a movie. The time just flies by!!

By: Michele

Michele — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:16:23 +0000

I love hand piecing and finally…..FINALLY someone has mentioned it! Jinny Beyer swears that it’s actually FASTER to hand piece for several reasons, one being that you can do it ANYWHERE! I think she might be right! Thanks for the links!

By: Nada

Nada — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:34:25 +0000

i’m totally intrigued! especially since my machine has been stuck under the bed w/ nowhere to set it up for months now…

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:19:23 +0000

Oh Joslin, I agree with you on everything! It IS fast, because you can do it anywhere. I find that hand piecing a quilt has very little to do with what many people call “patience”. I don’t lock myself in a room and say, “I am going to hand piece this quilt if it kills me!” I don’t have patience at all, so during times when I could be doing NOTHING, I prefer to do SOMEthing. And the hand pieced blocks go together SO quickly this way. I am happy to hear from so many people who have discovered this to be true. And, as a lapsed hand knitter, I agree that having some kind of portable hand work, whether embroidery, quilting, or knitting, etc. can be a great way to stitch memories of people and places into your work.

By: Joslin

Joslin — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:36:06 +0000

I took a quilting class at a local quilt store and after we learned the basics of hand sewing and quilting we started on a sampler quilt. It did go together quickly because I took it everywhere! I also found that all of my points match better because I can see where my stitches are going and when I’m machine piecing I just hope everything is pinned right! This is the biggest quilt I have made so far and the most memorable because I can remember what I was doing when stitching each block.

By: Deborah Fair

Deborah Fair — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:01:25 +0000

I have been hand piecing, appliqueing, and quilting for nearly thirty years and am just now learning to machine quilt. I’ve pieced only a few quilts by machine and much prefer the “slow cloth” method of hand piecing and quilting. It IS a quieter, more peaceful (I almost wrote pieceful) way to work and does not have the hurriedness about it that machine work sometimes can get.
There certainly are times when machine work is most appropriate, but what a joy to make and what a treasure to own or give a hand pieced quilt.

Blessings,
Deb