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