Once you have finished the top of your quilt, and are ready to put it all together, how do the majority of people finish the quilting?
My grandmother had a frame my grandfather made, and it was always up, with a quilt in progress. She didn't do the tiny stitches, though, she tied yarn all over it. Same for my mother, but she didn't use a frame, she laid it out on the floor.
When I was young, I had a quilt my dad's mom had made, and she also tied yarn, but what I really remember about hers was how heavy it was - I think it had a lot of wool - and the embroidery stitches she used to embellish it.
30+ years later, having moved from Northern N.Y. to Virginia, an elderly lady who lived across the street from us died, and her daughter and grandson cleaned out the attic, and threw out a bunch of old quilts, before I realized what they were throwing out. We had 2 appraised, and I think they were given a value of $1500. One of the quilts could have been done by my grandmother, the work was so similar.Sorry to have digressed :>) I have found a quilt shop where they have a machine that will do the entire quilt, but it's very expensive. I have RA and hand quilting is out of the question. So, what's left? I hope the directions on quilting a block at a time works out, because I've been collecting books since late 80's, and I'd really like to do one before they disintegrate.
I've thoroughly enjoyed lurking and reading here. I think quilting could easily become a lost art. You guys are the caretakers of a time honored skill.
Sharon