Re:help me please.....

• Re:help me please..... - 2007-10-08 11:52:39-04
  Hi she, I too was a bit concerned about the underside of my quilts when I hand quilted. (I do not quilt like the pro's) I stab quilt and it can look untidy underneath if you don't concentrate a little. The needle has to go in at a right angle and come up again at a right angle. After much practice I have now got it looking good. (well I think it looks good!!)
  I think the whole thing is that we must practice whatever style we do, machine I have not mastered but have purchased a Walking Foot which has made a huge difference to quilting in the ditch.
  I also do not pin, I use basting spray which sticks the whole area and I put the quilt in my hoop tight so have no puckers when hand quilting. Works for me. You can google stab quilting and it gives you the information on this style. I used to think it was the wrong way but apparently lots of people cannot master the other way either because of arthritus etc.
  Remember, I read somewhere that The first Rule of quilting is that there are no Rules.