Big stitch hand quilting

I've been having so much fun quilting the Controlled Chaos scrap quilt. :-) I'm doing some big stitch quilting and I love the way it looks and the texture it adds! I've got a series of hand quilting videos. basic hand quilting quilting without marking big stitch quilting (what I'm doing for this quilt and

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Sarah Fielke is a remarkable and creative maker. She has been working with Aurifil threads for years and was among our first designers. A tireless thread champion, Sarah is always ready to try some…

Learn how to add visual and textural interest to your quilts with big stitch quilting! Big stitches are a quick and easy way to finish your quilts.

Orange Peel quilt pattern and tutorial using big stitch hand quilting with perle cotton. Fabric is from the Canyon collection by Kate Spain.

We're back in the studio with Corey Yoder of Coriander Quilts to learn how she hand quilts! Corey grew up helping her mother and grandmother hand quilt

I have to be honest, I had always looked at beautifully hand-quilted quilts and thought, “Well, that’s just crazy.” Although I loved the look feel and texture that hand quilting added to a project, I never saw myself doing such intricate work. The funny thing is, I love hand embroidery. Ah, the slow pace, the relaxation of having a project to work on at all times (I always have a hand embroidery project in my purse); and the satisfaction of finishing something that only required a simple…

Hand quilting is the technique of sewing together the three layers of a quilt (batting between two layers of fabric) in a decorative freehand stitch.

Big Stitch Quilting

Partner, I thought you might like a closer look at the hand quilting. The thread is 3 strands of embroidery floss (from 3 different colours) mixed together to keep the colours changing as I sewed. This is the first thing I've hand quilted (yes, I know, a big risk!!!) and I'm pretty proud of it. Blogged I used these great stitchalong tutorials: contented.typepad.co.uk/contented/stitch-along/