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I have heard of different ways to charge for hand quilting. Some charge by the quilt size, say 2-4 cents per inch. Others may charge by the number of yards of thread. Spools list the yards on the package, so the number of spools used can be calculated with the price per yard. The average price I've...
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I belong to a hand quilting group & a friend has asked us to hand quilt a quilt for her. This is the first time in 10 years that this has happened, as we normally just go around w/in our own group. The top, dating from the 1940's, is in pretty good condition (mostly hand-pieced by a deceased...
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Hi folks: I'm pretty new to quilting. I just did two pillows for my daughters to practice hand quilting. I'm now trying my hand at a quilted throw. I started hand quilting yesterday and just realized today this thread is lighter than what I used on the pillows. From what I read online, it doesn't...
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Thanks to all for your comments. Thea, I'm not sure what you mean by anchoring the tiger tape. I understand that the tape will move when hooped but other than the adhesive on the tape how do you anchor it -- pins? Anyway, I've tried marking with a ruler and Roxanne's silver pencil, but the...
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I am having difficulty keeping lines straight when hand quilting a 1/2 inch diagonal cross hatch grid using masking tape. My quilt is 90 x 90 with a medallion in the center of white fabric. I drew registration lines and marked the first lines and am using 1/2 inch quilters tape as my guide for subsequent...
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So I'm hand quilting these blankets to donate and I'm using cotton fabric tops with fleece backing. I laid it out of the carpet to pen it down when I started quilting I turned it over to check it and there were all these puckers in some spots. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA No, so should I take the spots...
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I find myself slipping into the quilt oblivion more everyday. As I do, I want to learn more and more! So next on my list is hand quilting. I desperately want to learn, although I have no idea if my arthritic wrists will be able to handle it! So I have several questions....how difficult is it to learn...