You're so welcome!...I'm so glad that has been inspiring. =)

I really enjoy hand quilting...you'll have to let me know if you give it a whirl!

You're so welcome!

Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy your first foray into hand quilting!

There are so many different shades of yellow...I always gravitate toward a nice warm yellow but the cooler yellows aren't usually my favorites. =)

I'm so glad!...I hope you enjoy your stitching!

I really appreciate that Lee---thank you!

Thank you so much!

You are exactly right...so cozy in the cooler months!

Helps to clear the mind too.

You're so welcome!

You are so welcome!

You are so welcome! Happy Stitching!

Oh no!...would it have been held together by just the binding then at that point? He had such good intentions!--and he knew what basting was!

I guess I should have said he knew the term basting...LOL! =)

I hope you love trying it out!.. I don't think it's hard--it isn't a fast thing to do..but it's fun!

Thank you!...the rocking stitch makes such a difference. =)

I don't enjoy thimbles either although sometimes I do need to use one! You might like the little thimble pads better for the times that you need one...they just stick to the tip of your finger and are much less bulky than a thimble is. Embroidery is so nice too!

I'm so glad you found my channel!...thank you so much for watching. =)

Thank you so much!...I hope you enjoy big stitch hand quilting!...I think it's such a nice addition to so many different projects!

You're so welcome! There might be other ways to go about it too...it always seems like there is more than one way to do most things in piecing and quilting!

You are going to be a whiz with the big stitches! My mom always comments about how much faster it is than the smaller stitches. She would have grown up with the same background you did it sounds like.

I'm so glad you feel that way! I've heard so many stories of people afraid to try hand quilting or even giving up after one go because of other people's opinions/advice on their stitching. The purpose of quilting or projects whether by hand or by machine is to hold all of those layers together permanently (backing/batting/quilt top) and it doesn't need to look a certain way to successfully do that! =) I hope you do try it and that you love it!

You're so welcome!---I'm so glad!

Thanks Gwen!..I've changed the way I do some of those stops/starts a little bit so the video keeps you up to date!

You're so welcome!

You are so welcome!

If you’re used to the smaller stitches this will be a fun spin!

Just in case!...maybe you'll want to add a stitch here or there. =)

I'm glad that was helpful!

You are so welcome!

You're so welcome!

I hope you love hand quilting! I always try to be encouraging in my videos so I appreciate you saying that. Sometimes different parts of quilting/piecing can feel intimidating and I always want everyone to feel that it's very doable!

You’re so welcome!…thank you for watching!

You have a lovely day as well!

Oh I hope you love Buttercup & Slate when you see it in person!

You're so welcome!

I really enjoy embroidery as well! You've reminded me that I have a little holiday embroidery project I should get back out! =)

Thank you so much!--and thank you for watching along!

You are so welcome!

You are so welcome!

Thank you, Annette, for the reminder to show the back! I know that's so helpful to see. =)

You can do it!

You are so welcome!

You must have very lovely quilts!

How fun!

I was so glad to be reminded to show the back of the project!

I really enjoy hand quilting with these longer stitches...it goes a lot faster than the small ones! =)

I think it will be fun!

You are probably already quite proficient at it!

You're so welcome!...and no, the front/back stitches are often a little bit different. Practicing on a pillow is a great idea--you won't see the back once it's turned into a pillow!

Thank you!

You are so welcome Chris!--I am always so happy to talk about just about anything quilty! =)

I'm so glad you found it helpful!

You're so welcome!

You’re so welcome! Thank you for watching!

You're so welcome!

You’re welcome!…thank you!

It was a great question!...many people wonder about that. =) You'll have to let me know what you think after you try it.

You're so welcome!

I hope you love it!

I'm so glad!

I'm so glad...thank you!

I'm so glad they are carrying it!...it is always so nice to be able to see the fabrics in person. They greys are always some of my favorites...I am so drawn to adding a nice warm gray to my quilts. =)

@@CorianderQuilts if you don't mind me asking your advice, I'm a beginner quilter and want to make a lap quilt, with that fabric any suggestions RE patterns? Im hoping they'll sock your new line which I love. !

@@caroline-brisbane8577 I think Star Pop by Emily Dennis would be really pretty...It's a confident beginner pattern. You can see it here: www.quiltylove.com/bonnie-and-camille-star-pop-quilt/

You are welcome!

I don't think there is any failing at hand quilting!...if we are attaching the three layers together (top, batting, backing) and it's holding things together as it should then we are succeeding. =)

Very welcome!

You're welcome!

Linda!...of course, your name is very familiar to me. I love when those names I recognize pop up! I don't use a hoop to hand quilt--because I don't prefer using a thimble it's not my favorite. =) I bet there are hand quilting videos on KZfaq though that would show you--when you do the rocking stitch your needle rests on your thimble as you rock and then you push it through after you've loaded several stitches. The largest quilt I've hand quilted is 48" x 64"...a throw size. For shadowing, when you are starting/stopping in the middle of your project, make sure you are wiggling your needle in the batting so that your thread doesn't lay right under the top layer of fabric. I talked about this at about 15:15 if you want to see what I mean. =)

What part of Ohio are you in?

@@CorianderQuilts we are down by Cambridge. Last time we were up by Lebanon And there was shops everywhere I’m not seeing any down this way.

@@MsSkeeter1964 Are you familiar with the Holmes County, Ohio area?...it's about an hour from Cambridge. We are a popular destination for quilters. If you didn't mind a little bit of a drive, we have many quilt shops.

@@CorianderQuilts around Cambridge

@@MsSkeeter1964 When I google quilts shops in the Cambridge Ohio area this is what comes up: Two Sisters Quilts Shop (Byesville/12 minutes away), Nonnas Quilting Nook (Zanesville/20 minutes away), A Touch of Thread Quilting Gallery (Also Zanesville). There were some others listed but I couldn't tell if they were exactly quilting stores but if you google them you'll see them come up. I actually chatted with the owner of Two Sisters just yesterday. I was teaching at the Amish Country Quilt Festival happening here this weekend and she was visiting. =)

Annie I've used the double bandaid trick myself a couple times. =) For some reason it does feel less bulky than a thimble, doesn't it!

I always recommend that quilters do not use Frixion pens anywhere that will be visible after the quilt is finished. You are right that they do remove easily with a warm iron, however the line made with them is permanent and sometimes comes back in the cold. Additionally, they have been known to bleach dark fabrics leaving a permanent, always visible, white or yellow mark wherever the pen has been used. I think they are great to use for HSTs/Flying Geese etc. because those lines won't be visible after the quilt is finished so if they come back or bleach anything it wouldn't be seen.

That would make such a cozy quilt!

In the next video in this series: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ja2ZhNSCzMy4gn0.html you can see both corners and crossed lines. I also shared a blog post in conjunction to the video with more photos of the projects that I shared in the video: corianderquilts.com/hand-quilting-video-part-4-of-4-fun-projects-to-hand-quilt/

You're so welcome! I'm trying to think what I might have said...I don't save cut-offs so I know that I didn't have anything planned for them. I wonder if I might have just said you could save them for another project? You would have had cut-offs from the first block and the 4th block....but it almost wouldn't be enough for another project by themselves. If you prefer to save your cut-offs from stitch/flip as well as flying geese, I think what I would do would be to start turning them into HSTs right away and trimming them all to a uniform size. Once you've collected enough of them, they could all be sewn together into a mini quilt/pillow/table topper. Or, if you end up with a lot of them from many projects, you could make a lap quilt/throw.

Yes! That is exactly how you would want to do it if you had your project in a frame or a hoop.

You could if you wanted to!..there are a lot of ways we can mark our quilts so choose the method that works best for you. =)

What thread do you normally use?--we have so many choices!

Thank you! I will just roll it over from one edge...my projects are usually pretty small--pillows, wallhangings, or table runners.

Thank you!...I do not. =)

You're so welcome! Thank you for your tip on threading...very helpful--I must admit I've never paid attention to which end of the thread I start with and haven't noticed a difference..I'm sure I do it both ways as I've never paid attention! Now, I'll pay attention and see if I notice a difference....I've never had trouble with knots but I'll definitely see if one way glides better...thank you! And it's so interesting that you mention the knots...I've had people tell me that they were taught to not use knots in a hand quilting project--we'll see if anyone chimes in and mentions that! =)

@@CorianderQuilts Thanks for your note. I too was taught “no knots in quilting and embroidery”, but the world changes! The heavier threads used in both quilting and embroidery, which are wonderful, are causing new needs. We also have a tighter way of knotting than our forbears. I believe Beth Gutcheon outlined the buried knot many, many years ago, and it caused much controversy at the time!

@@chrisok8877 I love that...what a quilting scandal! =) Things really do change over the years, don't they! I remember talking to my Grandma a few years back about piecing and how she pressed her seams. I knew she pressed to the side and for some reason I assumed that she always had. But she said, no when she first started piecing quilts probably 80 years ago or so (she's almost 100!) they always pressed open and it wasn't until years later, pressing to the side started to happen more often. And now, I feel like we are seeing a lot more pressing open than we did for many years. Perhaps after a few more years we'll be back to "no knots in quilting and embroidery" again! =)

You can & some do...your stitches won't be as even on the front and the back.

There are a couple things that could be making it harder to get through the 3 layers. 1. Are you using high thread count fabrics? (like a batik or Art Gallery Fabrics)...these are much harder to get a needle through. 2. Is your needle too fat?...wider needles are harder to push through the layers 3. Are you using a fusible batting?..This is difficult to push through. 4. Are you using a thimble?..as I mentioned in the video, I forgo a thimble much of the time but using one does make it easier to push through the layers. 5. Or perhaps the issue is that you simply miss the back layer. Make sure that you have your other hand underneath your project and feel a light prick of the needle before you pivot your needle back up through. 6. Are you loading too many stitches on your needle?...the more stitches on the needle, the more you'll have to push it through.

I've actually never used a thread conditioner. I'll use lengths of thread as long as I can manage. =)

@@CorianderQuilts thank you. Can’t wait to give this a try 😊

Mine always does. If you were concerned though, you could always make your knot and start your first stitch in a little bit from the edge so it wouldn't get trimmed off. You should try it and see what you think...just something small...it's so much fun!

You are so welcome! I try to encourage people to know that in piecing quilts as well as in hand quilting, our projects should make us happy and they only need to be as perfect as we'd like them to be. We don't need to worry about impressing our friends or what they might think as long as it's bringing us joy. =) I know that sometimes we'll make mistakes but we should never let the fear of making mistakes hold us back from the joy of what could be. =)

I am not sure if I follow exactly what you are asking?...is this what you are saying: You are going to have two quilt tops each with one or more borders. You would like to use one for the front of the quilt and one for the back of the quilt. You are going to make the quilt centers and borders the same sizes and you'd like to have them hand quilted together so that the centers of each of the tops and the borders of each of the tops align?

@@CorianderQuilts yes that is correct. What I would like to know is this: the back is complete, with tshirts/hoodies surrounded by a 3/4 inch frame (160x210 cm) then two 5 1/2 inch borders. On the front I would like to have a plain fabric that I will put a large appliqué after the quilting. Should I put my 3/4 inch frame and two borders on first then quilt the tree layers or should I quilt the plain fabric in the centre, then square (or try to) it up and then add the frame and subsequent borders to match the back. Sorry if it sounds confusing. This is my second only quilt also hand sewn.

I keep things simple with big stitch...because of the spacing, if you try to do fancier designs it's easy to lose the shape. I like a lot of straight lines, cross hatch, you can outline shapes as long as it's not too complicated of a shape.

Hand Quilting does become difficult for a variety of reasons! My mom is no longer able to hand quilt due to arthritis in her hands. I have the Sashiko machine and I've found it to be a very temperamental machine and I don't use it very often. If you are patient with it and plan to use it only for small projects it does add the look of hand quilting without having to actually hand quilt.

Yes, just one strand of thread...8 weight or 12 weight so you have the thickness you want.

That's exactly right Kelly. =)

You certainly can use a frame/hoop if you'd like to! And you can use flannel in place of batting for a lighter weight quilt. You might find that your needle pushes through the flannel a little bit differently than the batting but you might not notice a difference. Some textiles are harder to quilt through.

No, I haven't...do you recommend it?

They are very comfortable and work well!

In the second video of the hand quilting series I shared about the tools I like to use for hand quilting including my needle preference. You can find that video here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ipiibM6mqcWaias.html I also have a printable PDF of the supplies I like to use linked in the description box.

I haven't tried Tiger Tape specifically but I did try another type of tape. It wasn't a favorite for me but other quilters do use tape for hand quilting so you might find you like it.

If your knot is too large, it can pull threads...especially as you use heavier weight thread you have to make sure not to use large knots. As far as pulling the knot completely to the other side when using a smaller knot...this happens if you are not moving away from where the knot will go up/down. You saw me move at least 1/2" inch away from where I was ending my knot and then come back up to pop the knot through. If you try to do that right where the knot is and go straight back down, that is when the knot can go all the way through. I hope that makes sense...it's hard to explain with words...but if you go back and re-watch the part where I was showing how to start and stop using knots in the middle of a project, pay attention to where the needle goes when you are popping the knot through.

The weights refer to the size of the thread. A 50 weight thread is a much finer thread (often the size of the thread we piece with) whereas a 12 weight thread is much thicker. The finer threads are more often used with smaller stitches whereas the heavier weight threads are used for the bigger stitches.

@@CorianderQuilts Thank you 😊