It was probably around 10 years ago when my mum first introduced me to hand quilting and I took to it at once. All that cutting out of paper pieces and painstakingly stitching all the shapes together. I went crazy for it for a while and have a whole bag of started but unfinished patchwork pieces to show for it.
Around 3 years ago, I discovered patch working by machine and haven't looked back since. I have three large finished quilts and another one on the way to show for that! I think a lot of the problem is that once I've decided on making something, I want it done quickly because I just can't wait. And hand quilting, although lovely to do, just isn't fast enough. Perhaps this is why I have never pursued knitting...
But either way, it's lovely to keep these pieces, I like the way that I didn't care about what fabrics I used, just any offcuts I had; patches of cotton mixed in with silk, damask and even denim which makes these pieces wonderfully tactile, And who knows...perhaps one day I shall have a return of enthusiasm for hand sewing! :)
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