Tips & Tricks
Hoopless Hand Quilting
I’ve been working on hand quilting my Sampler Quilt for almost 2 years now. It’s one of those projects I keep setting aside. This poor baby is in desperate need of a washing so I’ve decided to move it to the top of my UFO list. I’ve tried traditional hand quilting using a hoop and applied various techniques with varying degrees of failure. Pretty and expensive lap quilt hoop now resides in a closet. For me, the best way to go is hoopless hand quilting. Sharon Schamber’s Hoopless Hand Quilting video is one of the best tutorials available illustrating the technique.
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I truely found this informational. I found I get smaller stitches hoopless. But didn’t know how to baste it effectly.
I love her technique–used this on my last hand-quilted quilt. She also does one for machine-quilting here: https://hobbystash.com/quilting/tutorials-quilting/tips-tricks/hand-basting-a-quilt/ . I used the boards (got at Home Depot)…what a difference! Everything stays wrinkle free until the basting stitches are in place.