Well true, Sandy, hand-quilting is definitely not about speed. Both are quilting, but may be it's apples and oranges.
I've got a 92" square quilt I'm hand-quilting at the moment. I doubt I'll get it done this winter before the weather becomes too warm to hold it in my lap.
Michelle in Nevada
Sandy E wrote: > Howdy! > > Yes, she would. Handquilting vs machine quilting- it's not about speed. > ;-) > > R/Sandy > > On 12/17/09 11:53 AM, in article hgdr76$vnn$ snipped-for-privacy@news.albasani.net, "Michelle > C." wrote: > >> Polly Esther wrote: >>> I have one of those too, Anne. It is simply small floral squares - >>> quite pretty. I decided I would hand quilt each square about ¼" inside >>> each seam line. Hard to do. Boring. I get it out once a year and make >>> a little progress. Thank God for cupboards. Polly >>> >>> >>> "Anne Rogers" found that it really is a nightmare and >>> that quilt is folded up, unfinished in the cupboard! >>> >> >> Oh but hand-quilting is SO pretty Polly! Maybe we need to work a >> trade--I'll handquilt for you and you can FMQ for me. ;-) Only problem >> with that is no matter how enthusiastic I am about hand-quilting, it >> still takes longer to do than FMQ. You wouldn't be getting the fair end >> of the deal. >> >> Michelle in Nevada