Episode 549: Intro to Hand Quilting
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Intro to Hand Quilting
No matter how much technology moves forward and no matter how many fancy tools hit the market, there's always a feeling among quilters of returning to basics, returning to simpler times, and returning to a handmade look in our projects. And hand quilting is a technique that long-time quilters will remember and that newer quilters are seeing in their Instagram feeds as a fresh and trendy way to embellish your quilts. Lindsay shares the basic tools needed to get started hand-quilting your projects, as well as ideas for marking designs on your quilt top.
Sewing Toolbox
Lindsay shares how to use a Micron pen to write on fabric to make quilt labels.
What We're Loving
We share the products our staff is obsessed with, including:
UFO Challenge
Lindsay shares how the feeling of perfectionism may be keeping us from finishing older projects.
What's On My Work Space
Doris shares about a baby projects she's planning for a grandchild arriving soon.