I have a quilt top that my grandmother started a long time ago, she pass away in 1979, I would love to put it together, but just don't know how to finish it, every time I look at it I want to cry. I can see all of her house dress and some of my mothers, oh the memories. Great video, thanks for sharing, I look forward to seeing it done.. God Bless
I have a tip for folks who want to sew this way, but aren't great at estimating sewing lines yet. You can make a template the exact size of the finished piece, then mark dots at all the corners. Just align and sew from dot to dot. This fixes any problems due to variations in seam allowance. I did this on my first hand-pieced quilt, and it worked beautifully.
I want to thank you for giving me the courage to cut fabric. One more yard of fabric and I might be a hoarder. I made a scrap quilt after watching you on a hand tied quilt. I have enjoyed watching you for a long time. Thanks and keep it up.
I know this video is 8 years old, BUT thank you! I’m currently learning to quilt & learning to appreciate quilts made by our grandparents. I’ve had a hard time finding old fashion hand block piecing & quilting like my husband’s Nanny did.
I so admire your quilting skills. I can no longer hold onto a needle to hand piece anymore. can barely close my right hand tight enough to grip my crochet hook now. But i've been quilting for well over forty years probably fifty!!! I have worked out ways to both piece and quilt with my treadle machine. I'm working on a grandmothers flower garden now for a grandaughter who just got married. They'll need it in Alaska. They are both Air Force. Joy.
well...I have been trying to slow down..Volfie and I put the rest of the garden in..just staples this year..beans, cabbage, tomatoes, turnip and squash..and whatever I could poke in here and there..hope we get that green house up beofre winter..we'll see!
My Aunt Jane gave us a quilt for a wedding gift..I kept it in the cupboard for years..til I found out she was upset I wasn't using it...so I used it..a few year back I had to recover the top..but her nad stitching can still be seen on the back..I use it even now!
ABSOLUTLY BEAUTIFUL!!!!! A very good friend of mine made a hand pieced and embroidered quilt for each of her 3 daughters as wedding gifts. She started them when the girls were babies. They are beautiful!
I really want to learn how to quilt, it is an amazing art. My mom quilts, and really loves quilts. I crochet, not the same, at all. So, what I have done, is take quilt patterns, and crochet the pieces and put them together like a quilt. I thought I was genius, until I found tons patterns by others, same idea, done well before I was around, lol. Anyway, it did give me a way to feel a little connection. Either way, Im half tempted to try this one in crochet! Very pretty, thanks for sharing it!
What a beautiful pattern. You certainly are talented, you make it look easy but even with my glasses I could never make such tiny little stitches. You do excellent work.
when this much work goes into them..they really are priceless...a Family memeber paid $1000 for my Grandmother flower garden quilt..and I let it go at that price because it was GOING to family. Otherwise I would never have let it go at that price..this one? is MINE!!!
Soome pieces are actual scraps..the aqua coloured seas sucker is from my favorite pedal pushers I wore to my sons high school graduation. Some if fabric I inherited from my aunt Jane before she passed away..some is fabric I have colected over the years..
Hand pieced and/or hand quilted quilts.....even the baby size end ones...are nearly priceless, because of the hours and hours of work....that can turn into months, or even years, would make a fair price prohibitive. Your relative got a real bargain!
That will be beautiful when finished. I can't wait for you to enter it in a fair! You need to put some purple in it for sure. Keep those fingers limber gal!
I will be watching for your videos for this quilt , I have sever arthritis in my hands so I can barely write but I use to make afagans so I just love what you are doing and look forward to the rest of them
I have made many quilts. Some of my fondest memories were my children playing under my quilt frame. An authenic quilt top should always be hand pieced. You are doing a beautiful job. Some patterns can have different names, depending on the area it orginated. I loved watching you piece. You are so good at everything you do.
This video took me back nearly 30 years to a time when I spent hours with a neighbor who showed me how to do hand pieced quilts (I make patchwork quilts but I feel as though I cheat as I use a machine!). I got choked up remembering those quiet, happy days, thank you :)
@ Helen Brown Please reconsider calling it 'cheating' to machine sew. Quilting has practical origins. In today's world where many quilters have kids, pets, jobs outside of the home, volunteer work, etc. and not a lot of free time, I think it's authentic to those practical origins to make quilts in whatever way you need to. There should be no elitism amongst quilters. :o) Women (and men, probably) have been sewing quilts by machine for at least a hundred years now.
Yes I have 3 children and work in the evenings hence why I machine quilt. I still have a needle and thread by the sofa as one of my quilts is a 'work in progress' whilst I snuggle up. I didn't mean to sound judgmental to all us machine quilters I suppose I yearn for the days when I had the time to hand-piece quilts! lol
I love this. I started my first quilt maybe 10 years ago by hand because I was afraid I would mess up my stitches. I still have not finished it. Got busy with life and so forth but my stitches were nice I thought. I recently starting other projects on a sewing machine and find it harder to piece because my lines get crooked. So new at machine sewing and will keep practicing. But must admit love hand sewing. To me it's relaxing. So I think I will pick up my hand sewing quilting and work on it slowly but surely. I do love the Texas Star you are making. Beautiful! Can't wait to see it when it is done. Thanks for sharing.
I love this quilt ,I like the cathedral window quilt I do it all by hand too.I use double thread always to. Glad to see someone use a small short needle like me .I have wore them into sewing .It took me 6 months several hours aday to do a king size but I love hand quilting
Oy Vey! You really know how to take on a challenge! Makes me want to get into hand piecing though. I miss quilting! I haven't done it in a couple of years. Honestly though, I'm not up to that level lol! Look forward to seeing the quilt develop over the years!
One thing to mention. if you are interested in quilting and never tried, you might try a smaller version as in a pillow top. My first pillow top was a wedding ring. I love your colors Bev!
What a gift of patience you have! I am starting a fan quilt - my first pieced quilt and most likely my last. I do 'blankets'...squares and strips and such, and I tack or tie. But recently was given a batch of fabric from a quilters 'little house' they were cleaning out, and in that batch was a fan block, which reminded me of my grandmother's quilt we slept under til it just wore away. I will make one - for me - and hope to hand quilt it as well. Thank you for your videos and your teachings and encouragements!
Thank you so much!!! Everyone who quilts should do at least ONE hand pieced , hand quilted project! Good luck and feel free to send me pictures of your progress! mrsvolfie@gmail.com
Another beauty Bev! I'm going for 2" squares for my next one, all different fabrics except a beige that will be about 1/3 of it. I'm going to piece it on the machine but hand quilt it. I did a flower garden and it took me years to do it, all hand pieced.
Mrs. V. your hand-sewed quilt pieces look so pretty, but I would like to see you layout some pieces and show how to cut them. I know you said it's not for a beginner, maybe I could just see you do that. At least I've learn to knit socks from your instructions and I thought it would be impossible. THANKS!!!!!
Cannot thank you enough for this video! I love hand sewing and am quite proficient and have always wanted to make a quilt in the tradition of early American quilters, by hand and with a minimum of tools. I have searched for books and videos to learn piecing and hand quilting techniques and found nothing til now. You have a new subbie! 😀
I truly admire your patience in doing that quilt. I just discovered your site this evening & I am extremely pleased at what you tackle. I'm learning a lot & can't seem to skip any video. God bless you & keep you safe.
Cindy Clark Thank you so VERY much! People ask me for updates on this quilt..but having 3 on the go at all times...This one is going to take YEARS to complete..but it is one of those projects that I pick up when I want to spend a few hours relaxing!
You are amazing! Love watching you work. I have alway wanted to do a quilt. They are so beautiful. You have inspired me to try it. Something very, very simple but I have to research it first. Thank you. You are a wealth of talent.
I love this video, have watched it so many times. :-) Thank you for posting and for all your posts! I finally took the plunge, got the book off Amazon for a song and hand pieced my first Texas star last night. It was so much fun! Maybe I'll finish it before I'm 70! Thanks again. Love all your videos.
+Jennifer Stumpf ((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))) This kind of project ( like my grandmother flower garden) is something you take out and work on when you just want to relax!
My first project was from that book too! I think it was the snail trail. There is nothing like having a hand project to work on. Thanks for a great video.
you make it seem so much easier then half the craft books I have thank you for demo lesson :) darn now I got to practice straight lines ??? shoot I was just telling Gman the other night about how some folks such as yourself are so busy and yet crank out a video or in your case a dozen so it seems at a time :)
Bev... My first real hand piecing project was a 12 block (finished at 12n.) Cvil War quilt. Each block was different. I also did a large Broken Dishes quilt in more CW fabrics. There have been hand pieced baby quilts, too. Your video reminded me how much I enjoy hand piecing, and that I need a new project.... Looks like you have your "forever" quilt n the works. Hand piecing is all about the process.... It's so amazing how quickly those blocks pike up?
Its me who is doing a very similar quilt out here on Vancouver island. BTW I call mine Dogwood ( six point BC prov. flower)-Trilium( 3 point Ontario prov. flower) because my husband is from Ontairo. If you look you will see that the three diamonds form a trilium like the ones which grow around Vancouver island in May, while the dogwood looks like May dogwood trees. I like renaming stuff anyhow.
At some point, would you mind posting a video showing how you sew the diamond pieces to the stars? I am nowhere near the point of doing this part of the project, but I do have several stars sewn now. I would be very grateful if you had time for such a tutorial when you have time! Sending you a big hug from Richmond, Virginia!
I've been working on a hexagon quilt for the past four weeks now, working about 3-4 hrs/dy, and have finally got a section about ONE yard across finished! This is slow work! But there is something very satisfying about doing it. I doubt I'll have the stamina to make a whole bed-sized quilt, but thanks anyway for the inspiration to at least try this project. It is beautiful and I will treasure it, whatever size it ends up being.
OurHalfAcreHomestead I just wanted to update you, because you're the only hand-sewing friend I have online! I'm still working on my hexagon quilt, and it's coming along pretty well, and I'm still loving the process! It's up to about 40" square. I started in the center with a hexagon flower motif, and have been letting the design evolve as it will. I filled in the corners to square up the design, and now I'm adding borders around the outside. I think I'll call it finished when I add another five or six rows of borders to frame the work beautifully. These are 1" hexagons I'm using, so the work isn't fast, but I'm still enjoying it. You always have lots of irons in the fire so I haven't seen another video of yours on this quilt you're doing, but this is my only project, so I'm working on it kinda nonstop. Yet it still takes a lot of time to see progress. I expect at this rate I'll be done within a few more weeks, then I can think about actually quilting it. It would be a decent lap quilt at that size, or possibly be good as a wall quilt, or for a toddler bed. I'm debating, though, whether I should try to let it grow a bit bigger, so it could be used as a twin comforter. I sleep in a twin bed, myself, so it would be my own quilt and I could use it every day. But I'm so afraid of letting it be used, which might possibly get it damaged over time! Putting this much effort into something makes it hard to risk the sort of daily damage a bed quilt actually endures, what with kids climbing up and maybe eating snacks in bed, or Heaven knows what-all. What if I rip it, or stain it? I'd love to hear your thoughts on the subject of how to best use/care for a quilt like this, that took so much time and effort and love. Should I label it and treat it like a valuable heirloom, hoping my descendants will someday treasure it? Or should I use it up and wear it out within my own lifetime? (Probably, knowing how hard I can be on things, it would be "used up" within the next 10 years.) What would you say if it were your quilt?
Marialla Ah Honey..It WAS my quilt..I spent five years on it..made it Queen sized..then a relative paid me $1000 for it...(It was worth closer to $2500) It was then sent to england to a relative as a wedding gift...the marraige ended and she came back to Canada and left that quilt behind...It all but broke my heart..I offered to buy it back from the party in England..but they would not part with it..save it..and use it when all the kids are grown and you can use it with kindess and love.
Oh, that IS heartbreaking! How terrible to lose something like that. I can't believe they would be so selfish as not to be willing to send back your quilt under those circumstances. I guess it doesn't help to be bitter... but I would have a hard time swallowing that pill. I agree that once I make this quilt I will not be letting it out of my sight! Even now I find myself looking at it, and thinking of all the moments I spent sewing it... the audiobooks I listened to, the life events going on around me and my kids each week of the past several months, the health struggles I faced while sitting and sewing was my only comfort (or ability)... I know this quilt will bring me joy as long as I own it. I picked pretty pink and green colors (my favorites) so I feel cheerful every time I see it or work on it.
Marialla I listened to Audio books too while I worked..Sadly I have not had the time to do much crafting..But I am going to get into a rouotine where I can have a day to myself JUST for sewing or knitting! ( I can dream right?)
I am watching this video for the first time Feb. 8, 2017. I would like to make up some of these Jewish stars to incorporate into a quilt. I am a novice quilter and have only completed two quilts, with two nearly finished. I started my first quilt almost five years ago and have one horizontal and one vertical row to hand stitch. On my other quilt I did the machine binding on the front side and am hand stitching the binding on the back. My teacher has us quilt after the binding is done even though most people quilt first then complete the binding. If you, a professional quilter say your project can take three years to finish, it would probably take me ten years to do. What size is your finished quilt? I am close to becoming an octogenarian and only began quilting eight years ago. Your video is clear and concise. Thank you.
I am glad! Everyone should make ONE..the feeling of accomplishment is like nothing else!
Wow!! Just wow!!!! What a beautiful heirloom piece for your family to have for generations to come!
kudos - this is remarkable to share. A lost art after hundreds of quilters who have developed NEW ways to do this. I love this.
It is going to be another lovely quilt. You gave some really good directions. Truly a labor of love and will be a special family heirloom!
I have a quilt top that my grandmother started a long time ago, she pass away in 1979, I would love to put it together, but just don't know how to finish it, every time I look at it I want to cry. I can see all of her house dress and some of my mothers, oh the memories.
Great video, thanks for sharing, I look forward to seeing it done.. God Bless
I have a tip for folks who want to sew this way, but aren't great at estimating sewing lines yet. You can make a template the exact size of the finished piece, then mark dots at all the corners. Just align and sew from dot to dot. This fixes any problems due to variations in seam allowance. I did this on my first hand-pieced quilt, and it worked beautifully.
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As a child I watched my Great Grandmother & Grandmother had quilt for hrs. I still have a few of them & I cherish them very much.
I admire your talent and patience. It's going to be gorgeous!
I want to thank you for giving me the courage to cut fabric. One more yard of fabric and I might be a hoarder. I made a scrap quilt after watching you on a hand tied quilt. I have enjoyed watching you for a long time. Thanks and keep it up.
I know this video is 8 years old, BUT thank you! I’m currently learning to quilt & learning to appreciate quilts made by our grandparents. I’ve had a hard time finding old fashion hand block piecing & quilting like my husband’s Nanny did.
I so admire your quilting skills. I can no longer hold onto a needle to hand piece anymore. can barely close my right hand tight enough to grip my crochet hook now. But i've been quilting for well over forty years probably fifty!!! I have worked out ways to both piece and quilt with my treadle machine. I'm working on a grandmothers flower garden now for a grandaughter who just got married. They'll need it in Alaska. They are both Air Force. Joy.
well...I have been trying to slow down..Volfie and I put the rest of the garden in..just staples this year..beans, cabbage, tomatoes, turnip and squash..and whatever I could poke in here and there..hope we get that green house up beofre winter..we'll see!
My Aunt Jane gave us a quilt for a wedding gift..I kept it in the cupboard for years..til I found out she was upset I wasn't using it...so I used it..a few year back I had to recover the top..but her nad stitching can still be seen on the back..I use it even now!
ABSOLUTLY BEAUTIFUL!!!!! A very good friend of mine made a hand pieced and embroidered quilt for each of her 3 daughters as wedding gifts. She started them when the girls were babies. They are beautiful!
Thank you! This one will probably take me 5 or more years to do..I am just to busy to sit and sew these days!
I really want to learn how to quilt, it is an amazing art. My mom quilts, and really loves quilts. I crochet, not the same, at all. So, what I have done, is take quilt patterns, and crochet the pieces and put them together like a quilt. I thought I was genius, until I found tons patterns by others, same idea, done well before I was around, lol. Anyway, it did give me a way to feel a little connection. Either way, Im half tempted to try this one in crochet! Very pretty, thanks for sharing it!
I love it. I remember grandma making quilts. she always said..no knots and tiny stitches.
I love that you challenge yourself to learn to do different quilt methods
What a beautiful pattern. You certainly are talented, you make it look easy but even with my glasses I could never make such tiny little stitches. You do excellent work.
when this much work goes into them..they really are priceless...a Family memeber paid $1000 for my Grandmother flower garden quilt..and I let it go at that price because it was GOING to family. Otherwise I would never have let it go at that price..this one? is MINE!!!
WONDERFUL! We may not get the green house up..but we have got to try!
Soome pieces are actual scraps..the aqua coloured seas sucker is from my favorite pedal pushers I wore to my sons high school graduation. Some if fabric I inherited from my aunt Jane before she passed away..some is fabric I have colected over the years..
Thank you..it will take some time..but most projects like this are worth it.
This one is MINE...lol the grandmothers flower garden..a family memeber bought from me and sent to my sister in England as a wedding gift.
Hand pieced and/or hand quilted quilts.....even the baby size end ones...are nearly priceless, because of the hours and hours of work....that can turn into months, or even years, would make a fair price prohibitive. Your relative got a real bargain!
That will be beautiful when finished. I can't wait for you to enter it in a fair! You need to put some purple in it for sure. Keep those fingers limber gal!
I found your treasure book at Amazon and I will receive it on July, 15 to 20th, 2022! I am so happy! Thanks.
I will be glad to see how you line it and sew it together when finished. That's always the part that screws me up. Thanks for sharing Bev. God bless.
I will be watching for your videos for this quilt , I have sever arthritis in my hands so I can barely write but I use to make afagans so I just love what you are doing and look forward to the rest of them
Learning to make a beautiful quilt is definate
Wonderful video. Makes me want to start another project. I love hand work too.
I now have proof I'm not the only one who says "Bob's your uncle"! Love the hand-piecing info!
I have made many quilts. Some of my fondest memories were my children playing under my quilt frame. An authenic quilt top should always be hand pieced. You are doing a beautiful job. Some patterns can have different names, depending on the area it orginated. I loved watching you piece. You are so good at everything you do.
Oh my goodness, my fingers ache just watching you! Beautiful pattern!
What a beautiful quilt.
Wow I wish I had your skill. Thank you for sharing with us and I look forward to seeing how this quilt progresses. You are truly an artist.
Absolutely beautiful art.
This video took me back nearly 30 years to a time when I spent hours with a neighbor who showed me how to do hand pieced quilts (I make patchwork quilts but I feel as though I cheat as I use a machine!). I got choked up remembering those quiet, happy days, thank you :)
@ Helen Brown Please reconsider calling it 'cheating' to machine sew. Quilting has practical origins. In today's world where many quilters have kids, pets, jobs outside of the home, volunteer work, etc. and not a lot of free time, I think it's authentic to those practical origins to make quilts in whatever way you need to. There should be no elitism amongst quilters. :o)
Women (and men, probably) have been sewing quilts by machine for at least a hundred years now.
Yes I have 3 children and work in the evenings hence why I machine quilt. I still have a needle and thread by the sofa as one of my quilts is a 'work in progress' whilst I snuggle up. I didn't mean to sound judgmental to all us machine quilters I suppose I yearn for the days when I had the time to hand-piece quilts! lol
I just went on Amazon and found this book. I can't wait to get it. Thank you again for sharing your book with us:)
Not a quilter (yet) but I admire your work. Beautiful
I KNOW! I sewed three watching a movie tonight! I love it!
I love this. I started my first quilt maybe 10 years ago by hand because I was afraid I would mess up my stitches. I still have not finished it. Got busy with life and so forth but my stitches were nice I thought. I recently starting other projects on a sewing machine and find it harder to piece because my lines get crooked. So new at machine sewing and will keep practicing. But must admit love hand sewing. To me it's relaxing. So I think I will pick up my hand sewing quilting and work on it slowly but surely. I do love the Texas Star you are making. Beautiful! Can't wait to see it when it is done. Thanks for sharing.
My Pleasure Hun! This quilt will take years..I don't always have the time to work on it these days!
I love this quilt ,I like the cathedral window quilt I do it all by hand too.I use double thread always to. Glad to see someone use a small short needle like me .I have wore them into sewing .It took me 6 months several hours aday to do a king size but I love hand quilting
patricia schafstall I LOVE my little short "Sharps" they are the best for handling the little stitches!
Oy Vey! You really know how to take on a challenge! Makes me want to get into hand piecing though. I miss quilting! I haven't done it in a couple of years. Honestly though, I'm not up to that level lol!
Look forward to seeing the quilt develop over the years!
One thing to mention. if you are interested in quilting and never tried, you might try a smaller version as in a pillow top. My first pillow top was a wedding ring. I love your colors Bev!
What a gift of patience you have! I am starting a fan quilt - my first pieced quilt and most likely my last. I do 'blankets'...squares and strips and such, and I tack or tie. But recently was given a batch of fabric from a quilters 'little house' they were cleaning out, and in that batch was a fan block, which reminded me of my grandmother's quilt we slept under til it just wore away. I will make one - for me - and hope to hand quilt it as well. Thank you for your videos and your teachings and encouragements!
Thank you so much!!! Everyone who quilts should do at least ONE hand pieced , hand quilted project! Good luck and feel free to send me pictures of your progress! mrsvolfie@gmail.com
no one gets this one when it is done! It would cost WAY WAY too much..but when I get it done..I want to enter it in a fair somewhere!
This is incredible !!! ❤️
Beautiful project. I can't wait to see the final result.
i love your post !! i enjoy you so much. Nothing fancy just real. please don't stop.
that quilt is gonna be beautiful
Another beauty Bev! I'm going for 2" squares for my next one, all different fabrics except a beige that will be about 1/3 of it. I'm going to piece it on the machine but hand quilt it. I did a flower garden and it took me years to do it, all hand pieced.
Beautiful work Mrs.V, as always.
Thats going to look stunning when it's finished, Good Luck and mind Your fingers ;-)
you are a true artist!
No problem.... Your doing a fantastic job on it so far, would love to see what it looks like now. Take care, have a great day ~Jeff~
this is one quilt it may be another 5 years before it gets done.
Mrs. V. your hand-sewed quilt pieces look so pretty, but I would like to see you layout some pieces and show how to cut them. I know you said it's not for a beginner, maybe I could just see you do that. At least I've learn to knit socks from your instructions and I thought it would be impossible. THANKS!!!!!
Cannot thank you enough for this video! I love hand sewing and am quite proficient and have always wanted to make a quilt in the tradition of early American quilters, by hand and with a minimum of tools. I have searched for books and videos to learn piecing and hand quilting techniques and found nothing til now. You have a new subbie! 😀
Wow! Beautiful !!!
I've been making quilts for over 30 years. You have more patients than I do. If I started one of those I know I'd never finish it
Well I have two or three or four or five or six or seven quilts on the go LOL one of these days I'm going to sit down and work on
She knows it! This one I am keeping!
Wonderful! What an amazing gift
I truly admire your patience in doing that quilt. I just discovered your site this evening & I am extremely pleased at what you tackle. I'm learning a lot & can't seem to skip any video. God bless you & keep you safe.
Cindy Clark Thank you so VERY much! People ask me for updates on this quilt..but having 3 on the go at all times...This one is going to take YEARS to complete..but it is one of those projects that I pick up when I want to spend a few hours relaxing!
You are amazing! Love watching you work. I have alway wanted to do a quilt. They are so beautiful. You have inspired me to try it. Something very, very simple but I have to research it first. Thank you. You are a wealth of talent.
I hope to have another video up in the next couple of weeks.
Beautiful. I have done quite a bit of sewing and needlework but no quilts yet. Can't wait to see it finished.
I love this video, have watched it so many times. :-) Thank you for posting and for all your posts! I finally took the plunge, got the book off Amazon for a song and hand pieced my first Texas star last night. It was so much fun! Maybe I'll finish it before I'm 70! Thanks again. Love all your videos.
+Jennifer Stumpf ((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))) This kind of project ( like my grandmother flower garden) is something you take out and work on when you just want to relax!
My first project was from that book too! I think it was the snail trail. There is nothing like having a hand project to work on. Thanks for a great video.
I hope to have another segment in a week or so.
you make it seem so much easier then half the craft books I have thank you for demo lesson :) darn now I got to practice straight lines ??? shoot I was just telling Gman the other night about how some folks such as yourself are so busy and yet crank out a video or in your case a dozen so it seems at a time :)
lol..it's one of those things that actually lets you unwind.
lol..I will do some cutting out and piecing of the blocks! SOON!
Bev, that china you have on your shelf is the same china pattern and color I have.. Great minds think a like!!!
Bev... My first real hand piecing project was a 12 block (finished at 12n.) Cvil War quilt. Each block was different. I also did a large Broken Dishes quilt in more CW fabrics. There have been hand pieced baby quilts, too.
Your video reminded me how much I enjoy hand piecing, and that I need a new project.... Looks like you have your "forever" quilt n the works. Hand piecing is all about the process.... It's so amazing how quickly those blocks pike up?
I might very well do that, I need a distraction in life right now...hmm :) Keep the inspirations coming! *hugs*
I have just discovered your tutorial and am thrilled.
Thank you!!
I hope you enjoy making this and when it's done enjoy admiring it
It will probably take me another 5 years to finish the top..I hope by then to make it a wedding gift for my son!
Thank you for this! Love your videos!!!
lol..don't underestimate yourself hun!
I will be doing a video soon of putting the block together..it is tricky!
Beautiful work and so inspiring!
Thank you! it will take some time..but winter nights are long! lol
I love my friendly village dishes!
I LOVE hand piecing!
love watching u sew would love to see new videos
It will be if I ever get it finished
yes you can!!!
you are welcome..enjoy! I would very much like to see a picture of this one if you can crochete it!
I'd love to see an update video - your quilting videos are my favorite!!
Amazing. Is there anything that you cant do???? ...wow
I hope so!
Awesome job!!! 👍I just make it on my sewing machine🤔 BUT it's just a true quilt if it's done by hand
Its me who is doing a very similar quilt out here on Vancouver island. BTW I call mine Dogwood ( six point BC prov. flower)-Trilium( 3 point Ontario prov. flower) because my husband is from Ontairo. If you look you will see that the three diamonds form a trilium like the ones which grow around Vancouver island in May, while the dogwood looks like May dogwood trees. I like renaming stuff anyhow.
At some point, would you mind posting a video showing how you sew the diamond pieces to the stars? I am nowhere near the point of doing this part of the project, but I do have several stars sewn now. I would be very grateful if you had time for such a tutorial when you have time! Sending you a big hug from Richmond, Virginia!
Thanks honey!
you are more than welcome hun!
the secret to the stitches is in the needles..I use " Quilting Sharps"
Fantastic!
on my bucket list!
I've been working on a hexagon quilt for the past four weeks now, working about 3-4 hrs/dy, and have finally got a section about ONE yard across finished! This is slow work! But there is something very satisfying about doing it. I doubt I'll have the stamina to make a whole bed-sized quilt, but thanks anyway for the inspiration to at least try this project. It is beautiful and I will treasure it, whatever size it ends up being.
Good luck...I agree..it is about what YOU personally get out of the process..very satisfying! Enjoy!
OurHalfAcreHomestead I just wanted to update you, because you're the only hand-sewing friend I have online! I'm still working on my hexagon quilt, and it's coming along pretty well, and I'm still loving the process! It's up to about 40" square. I started in the center with a hexagon flower motif, and have been letting the design evolve as it will. I filled in the corners to square up the design, and now I'm adding borders around the outside. I think I'll call it finished when I add another five or six rows of borders to frame the work beautifully. These are 1" hexagons I'm using, so the work isn't fast, but I'm still enjoying it. You always have lots of irons in the fire so I haven't seen another video of yours on this quilt you're doing, but this is my only project, so I'm working on it kinda nonstop. Yet it still takes a lot of time to see progress. I expect at this rate I'll be done within a few more weeks, then I can think about actually quilting it. It would be a decent lap quilt at that size, or possibly be good as a wall quilt, or for a toddler bed.
I'm debating, though, whether I should try to let it grow a bit bigger, so it could be used as a twin comforter. I sleep in a twin bed, myself, so it would be my own quilt and I could use it every day. But I'm so afraid of letting it be used, which might possibly get it damaged over time! Putting this much effort into something makes it hard to risk the sort of daily damage a bed quilt actually endures, what with kids climbing up and maybe eating snacks in bed, or Heaven knows what-all. What if I rip it, or stain it? I'd love to hear your thoughts on the subject of how to best use/care for a quilt like this, that took so much time and effort and love. Should I label it and treat it like a valuable heirloom, hoping my descendants will someday treasure it? Or should I use it up and wear it out within my own lifetime? (Probably, knowing how hard I can be on things, it would be "used up" within the next 10 years.) What would you say if it were your quilt?
Marialla Ah Honey..It WAS my quilt..I spent five years on it..made it Queen sized..then a relative paid me $1000 for it...(It was worth closer to $2500) It was then sent to england to a relative as a wedding gift...the marraige ended and she came back to Canada and left that quilt behind...It all but broke my heart..I offered to buy it back from the party in England..but they would not part with it..save it..and use it when all the kids are grown and you can use it with kindess and love.
Oh, that IS heartbreaking! How terrible to lose something like that. I can't believe they would be so selfish as not to be willing to send back your quilt under those circumstances. I guess it doesn't help to be bitter... but I would have a hard time swallowing that pill.
I agree that once I make this quilt I will not be letting it out of my sight! Even now I find myself looking at it, and thinking of all the moments I spent sewing it... the audiobooks I listened to, the life events going on around me and my kids each week of the past several months, the health struggles I faced while sitting and sewing was my only comfort (or ability)... I know this quilt will bring me joy as long as I own it. I picked pretty pink and green colors (my favorites) so I feel cheerful every time I see it or work on it.
Marialla I listened to Audio books too while I worked..Sadly I have not had the time to do much crafting..But I am going to get into a rouotine where I can have a day to myself JUST for sewing or knitting! ( I can dream right?)
I am watching this video for the first time Feb. 8, 2017. I would like to make up some of these Jewish stars to incorporate into a quilt. I am a novice quilter and have only completed two quilts, with two nearly finished. I started my first quilt almost five years ago and have one horizontal and one vertical row to hand stitch. On my other quilt I did the machine binding on the front side and am hand stitching the binding on the back. My teacher has us quilt after the binding is done even though most people quilt first then complete the binding. If you, a professional quilter say your project can take three years to finish, it would probably take me ten years to do. What size is your finished quilt? I am close to becoming an octogenarian and only began quilting eight years ago. Your video is clear and concise. Thank you.