My grandmother taught me to quilt when I was 8 years old. I never lost that skill, but no longer have the time to use it.
What a wonderful skill! So many people don't appreciate it. When you get a chance to quilt do you prefer using rocking, straight, or running stitches?
I prefer the rocking stitch, it's better for making small pieces for baby showers and pets.
That's cute! Do you do a lot of baby showers? And I'm curious as to what you'd quilt for pets! Personally I prefer the running stitch since it's a little bit more basic.
Not anymore, and for pets I quilt bedding and sweaters.
, waistcoats and other items of clothing. Some textile artists work with patchwork, often combining it with embroidery and other forms of stitchery.
When used to make a quilt, this larger patchwork or pieced design becomes the "top" of a three-layered quilt, the middle layer being the batting, and the bottom layer the backing. To keep the batting from shifting, a patchwork or pieced quilt is often quilted by hand or machine using a running stitch in order to outline the individual shapes that make up the
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