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Now that you have all of the tools you need quilting thread, thimble, quilt hoop or frame, and most importantly the quilt you are ready to commence.
Thread your needle with a strand of thread about 20-24 inches long. Normally it functions very best to thread the needle just as the thread comes off of the spool. Tie a small knot in the end of the strand just a single thread (not a double thread as you would use to sew a button).
Next step is to make a decision where you will commence your quilting stitches. When you have figured that out, bury your needle about 1 away from exactly where you would like to commence. Feed the needle amongst the layers of the quilt and bring the point of the needle up where you want to start quilting. (The purpose here is to bury your knot inside the layers of the quilt.) Pull the needle all the way via the quilt top rated, then give a gentle tug. The knot ought to slide correct tour futons through into the center of the quilt. If it doesnt, just play with it. At times I tug on the thread with my fingers while securing the fabric with my needle. If your knot is modest adequate, it will go through the weave of the fabric.
Check the end of the thread previous the knot. If it is nevertheless sticking up via the quilt tip, you may require to operate it into the layers of the quilt. That can be accomplished with your needle. Gently poke your needle via the quilt leading, just above the thread. (I know you cant see this, given that it is covered by the fabric, but you can get a sense of where the thread is.) Then slide your needle parallel to the fabric toward the tail finish of the thread. This should pull the tail into the layers. If the tail of the thread is additional long, you might wish to trim it slightly. Be confident you have adequate extra thread on the tail past the knot so your knot will be secure.
As soon as you have your knot safely tucked inside your quilt layers, you are prepared to begin quilting. Wearing a thimble on the finger you will use to push the thread into the quilt will save that finger. So, using your thimbled finger, push the threaded needle into the layers of the quilt until it comes through to the other side. Use a finger on your other hand beneath the quilt to feel when the needle has come through.
Use the finger underneath the quilt to guide the needle and thread back up by way of the layers to the top of the quilt. Your thumb on the hand on the leading of the quilt can be valuable as effectively. Poke the needle up by way of the layers in a line exactly where you quilting pattern is (you could be quilting in the ditch or have designed a fabulous decoration for your quilting pattern).
Novices could want to make one particular stitch at a time. With practice, you will be capable to make three-four stitches before you pull the needle through all layers of the fabric and tighten the thread. The thread wants to be tight, but not so tight that it puckers the quilt.
Continue this rocking motion of quilting along your quilting design until your thread is only about 6 extended. Now it is time to knot the thread and cut it off. Wrap your thread when fully around the needle. Then very carefully poke the needle into the quilt top (among the layers) just as if you were creating the subsequent stitch. (Some people make this final stitch on the back of their quilt because it will not have the exact same tautness as the other quilting stitches.) Bring the needle up through the quilt top rated about 1 away from the last stitch, and gently pull the knot through the quilt leading.
Clip the finish of thread, and, if necessary, pull the short finish of the thread in between the layers of the quilt as you did when you started your quilting stitches.
Thread yet another needle, and begin once more. I normally use a quilting hoop, and when I have a hoop-total of quilting, I move the hoop and begin again. I also typically start in the center of the quilt and work out to the sides. Just before you know it, your quilt will be comprehensive.
Hand quilting is some thing easy to do when watching Television. (Even if you dont like sports, you can sit and quilt and pretend to watch the game!) Its also a excellent activity for long vehicle trips if an individual else is driving waiting in the medical doctors workplace, or in the automobile for your kids, or although your youngsters are practicing dancing, Little League, or a variety of other issues. You get the idea its portable, productive, and exciting!
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Penny Halgren
2005, Penny Halgren
Penny is a quilter of a lot more than 24 years who seeks to interest new quilters and supply them with the resources necessary to produce lovely quilts.
