The hand quilting technique remains the same whether you use a hoop or not.

How to hand quilt. Using a starch and press technique used to be done with a potato, but we won’t make you do that, you can use modern. A yard of muslin for practicing. The first thing you need to get comfortable with when hand quilting is how to pop your knot to get your stitches started.

Once you are done with the selection process, thread a needle of about 12 to 18 inches. Tie the knot at one. Leave a tail of about 2 (5cm) of.

A big stitch hand quilting uses a simple running stitch and a heavier thread such as 12wt or 8wt. Then baste it with quilting pins. Make sure the knot is secured.

The most important tools needed for quilting without a hoop are as follows: While the quilting hoop is optional, it will provide the tension you need to get a straight, consistent stitch every. I mention in the video that there's a blog post with links.

To start stitching by pushing the needle all the way through the quilt with your top hand. Good quality threads for quilting. You can stack your fabrics like so:

Cut the length of thread you need for the area you want to stitch. For the mitered corners, tuck the fabric into itself and hand. Then place your last stitch, pushing your needle through the quilt top and into the.