Written by Laura Chaney, daughter
Oh Internet Friends, where is the love for solids?!? Given that solids were my “gateway fabric” into quilting, I’m just so surprise that not a single person chose solids, although 27% did refuse to make the choice between the two.
This week’s poll is about piecing your quilts. Although I do most of my regular piecing by machine, many years ago I took class from Jinny Beyer on hand piecing. It was a super fun class, and I enjoyed one of the main points she made about how hand piecing allows you to take your sewing projects with you everywhere.
This is one of the reasons I love doing English Paper-Piecing and always pack my Yazzi kit with my never ending Grandmother’s Flower Garden project in my bag when I travel. Now it’s your turn! Weigh in below and share any other thoughts in the comments!
And now on to the link-up!
up until about 5 years ago just about every single one of my quilts was totally done by hand – now as I get older and develop some arthritis I have gotten better sewn machines and do it both ways now but hand work is always my favorite way to get things done.
My 2 introductory/beginner quilt classes, back in the 80s, were all hand piecing and quilting instruction. I think they gave me a great foundation for the machine piecing I do now…I am not afraid of curves or y-seams, and take on hand quilting now and then. I did draw immediately away from appliqué, and still do 🙂 your polls are fun! I really do love solids and am on a "regimen" for increasing my supply of them, but if I had to choose only one or the other, prints would win, I think 🙂