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Mary, great quilt! I hope you find hand quilting as enjoyable as I do. Don't worry about the size of your stitches, just strive for even, consistent stitches. Small stitches will come with practice. I, too, use Aunt Becky's finger when quilting in a hoop, but am going to use T.J.'s Spoon Quilter on my next hoop project. I think I can add
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I beg to differ with you ladies in counting your stitches. I was taught stitches per inch are usually counted on the top side. Under all the right conditions, I typically quilt 10 stitches on top. If I counted both top and bottom I would be stitching 20 per inch. However, if you choose to count top and bottom, it should be noted. Now, having said all
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I have done very little quilting with cotton. I mostly use wool. I do know that your stitches are affected by different fabrics so it stands to reason they could be affected by different battings and different brands of batting. Since you are happy with your stitches using poly batting, I doubt the problem is your quilting technique. I would purchase
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I have read where some charge by thread yardage, for instance, $1.50 per yard. Machine quilters usually charge by the square inch. I don't know what the charge is today, but a few years ago it was anywhere from 3 - 15 cents an inch, depending on the amount and type of quilting done.
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I agree with Kris. However, I would add that if you start with the border work in the same direction for the entire quilt. In other words, if you start in the right hand corner, work to the left; then go back to the right side of the quilt and work to the left again, etc. Also, when you are quilting straight lines quilt in the same direction. If you
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Since this is not a gift you are giving but one you made for someone else to give as a gift, I would just sign and date it somewhere on the quilt -- perhaps in a corner. An artist would sign his/her masterpiece. By all means attach washing instructions.
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Unfortunately, I've had bad experience with Gutterman. It tangles and knots on me and it's too coarse. My hand quilting thread of choice is YLI. That may change after I try Prescensia 40 wt. and Aurifil Mako. 40 wt and 28 wt.
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Jenia, the reason my teacher sited for the measurement is that this is as far as you can reach under and over the hoop. You can always turn the hoop and quilt the rest of the space. There must be a lot of quilters out there who quilt quite well using the larger hoop. I know how excited you must be. Let us know about your new hoop. Keep trying on Facebook
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Aurifil 50/2 is for piecing or machine quilting. For hand quilting you should use a 40 wt thread and it should be labeled for hand quilting. There are some 40 wt. threads that work better for machine quilting. Aurifil Mako has a 28 thread that is also recommended for hand quilting. It's a little heavier than the 40. On another quilting board a lady
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Jenia, I belong to a group on Facebook called "Celebrate Hand Quilting." Was reading just today where a lady just received hers and others commenting on theirs. All loved their hoops. I'm not familiar with this particular hoop so I have no first hand knowledge. I have a 14 inch round Jasmine hoop for my lap and a 14 inch square Grace floor