| From the time quilt making came into existence, a | | | | gap between the stitches. Its true that the smaller |
| well-accomplished hand quilting stitches have been | | | | stitches has good quality. The stitches are more even |
| adored and envied. There is a feeling of veneration | | | | and consistent, which is more important that the size |
| among quilters when they see a good hand made quilt. | | | | of the stitch. |
| Many of the quilters don't use hand-quilting techniques | | | | Quilting Tips |
| because they are not sure and not confident about | | | | It is learnt that if you cut a tiny piece of rubber from |
| the results that they will produce. If you are not good | | | | your jar opener rubber and keep it next to you when |
| quilting with your hands then you may leave visible | | | | hand quilting. This will provide you better grip for holding |
| knots or stitches or may be your art work wont look | | | | a needle. It also helps in pulling desired amount of fabric |
| nice. Also, there is a possibility that you might leave | | | | thickness. |
| some uneven stitches, which hold on to only few | | | | A very common problem that you come across when |
| threads on the back of the cloth and very easily come | | | | hand quilting is that the needle slips off the thimble, |
| out, this may lead to larger areas and your fabric might | | | | especially when you try to pull it through the fabric. To |
| get torn. | | | | overcome this, wrap about 1/4" masking tape around |
| People who have mastered this art of hand quilting, | | | | the thimble and you are free from slipping and sliding |
| when they stitch a fabric, the length of the thread on | | | | off the thimble. |
| both the sides of the quilt is the same and so is the | | | | |