A question: how many stitches per inch do people generally get hand quilting? Mine are about 9 stitches per inch in this quilt. Which calculates out to..... about 27, 216 stitches! (378 squares, 8 inches of stitching per square and 9 stitches per inch? Correct me if I am wrong!)
Quilt Stats:
Print Fabrics: Origins by Basic Grey for Moda
Solid Fabric: Kona cotton solid in Ivory (?)
Thread: Gutermann Hand Quilting thread 100% cotton in Ivory
Batting: Warm & Natural
Backing: cut from a 100% cotton Ikea duvet cover
Dimensions: 50" by 58"
Lovely! I adore the simplicity of a square quilt. It's patchwork at its finest and shows off the fabric choices so well. I have no idea how many stitches I get per inch, but my quilting friends tease me that mine are ridiculous and too tiny... I think consistency is really what's important. :)
ReplyDeleteSo I've been looking at your instagram (although I don't have one so I can't comment) and I'm quite curious about how you baste your quilts to hand quilt them. Do you just use safety pins? And I love your new French General quilt, by the by!
I'd probably sew or spray baste so that I wouldn't risk the pins getting in the way of the frame. Honestly, I've tried all three and prefer getting down on my hands and knees with my curved needle and do a great big basting even for machine quilting. It holds together best, keeps the quilting flow best, and doesn't get my floor covered in sticky yucky stuff.
DeleteI don't do spray basting and I haven't tried thread basting a large quilt on the floor yet. I have thread basted a small baby quilt that I could work with on a table, and I did like the smoothness of having no pins on my lap when quilting it. Since I don't use a frame, the pins aren't an issue there, but my quilting thread does get caught on a pin from time to time as I go.
Delete(I answered Kiri with an email. Thanks for your contribution, Sara!)
This is a really beautiful quilt! I really love the backing fabric you've used, too.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kristel!
DeleteOrigins is a fave & this was the perfect project to hand quilt!
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty. You are certainly a pro at hand quilting!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful - love the colours in these fabrics and how you have handquilted this!
ReplyDeleteI am only beginning to hand quilt, but I had better learn quickly as I have a Dear Jane to quilt. Do you recommend the Warm n Natural? I think the trick is to get a suitable, not too dense batting.
ReplyDeleteI love orange peels on squares. I was admiring a friend's similar project recently.
This is gorgeous! I don't think your stitches are too big, but then again I only machine quilt. :) This was one of the first fabrics I loved, and you did it justice. Really, really nice job!
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty. I had started a quilt with this fabric line for our bedroom, and then went in a totally different color direction, so I donated it to our church quilting group. I think it will be lovely. Your love your hand quilting.
ReplyDeleteStumbling across your blog when search for another ROYGBIV pattern. Love your blog. Is the log cabin in the back ground yours? We live in a log home in New Brunswick. Thanks for linking to Canadian fabric sites, much appreciated. Keep on quilting eh!............Dianne @ http://atypicalife.net/mam/
ReplyDeleteThanks! Great to meet you. Yes, the logs are the siding on our home!
DeleteWhat a beautiful quilt! I hand quilt most of the time....machine quilting makes me stressy and I'm only just about adequate at it. I usually manage between 9 and 12 stitches pre inch, depending on the thread and batting that I'm using. I was taught that the most important element in hand quilting was eveness of stitch length....and yours look perfect! Thank you for sharing your lovely work on a brilliant blog. xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Kirstie! And thank you for your input. It's helpful to hear from other hand quilters!
DeleteA beautiful quilt. I like that you hand quilted it. I get hand cramps when hand quilting so mostly machine quilt. But to have hand work, I embroider.
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely. As to stitches per inch it depends on what I am quilting. If I am quilting straight areas or gentle curves around applique...where I don't have to deal with any seams or piecing, I am at about 9 sometimes even better. Around piecing and seams I decide not to drive myself crazy and just try to be consistent.
ReplyDeleteThe other thing is I pick and choose between hand quilting or tying a quilt....then I've more time to devote to the quilted one. Hope that helps / your work is very nice! :)
Thanks for the helpful advice! I really appreciate your thoughts.
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