Who else knits or crochets or sews?

[Ceph]

lol, I would love to use a long arm quilter, but I started that one by hand and I dern well plan on finishing it that way ....I actually sewed about half the blocks by hand before I finally bought the sewing machine...lemme tell you, that was pain...lol. Thank hand quilted webs would prolly be a little hard to do on a machine I think, and doing it by hand gives it a slightly more rustic feel (as rustic as spiderman can get) I think...more love put into it you know ....at least that was the original plan.

I think it's also poofier by hand...lol, mI just love rubbing my hand over it....it combines all three layers so well ...and the bottom layer is a very heavy soft warm fabric

Thanks for the comments too

[Daisy and Delilah]

Hand sewing is very labor intensive. I have a "Grandmother's Flower Garden" that I sew by hand when I feel like working on it. That's usually a hand sewn pattern anyway. With my arthritis, I love to use the machine for everything.

I love the look of hand quilting. There's nothing like it. However , my machine has a hand quilting stitch. So far, I can't get it to work right. It would look pretty cool if I could figure it out. I do quite a bit of free motion quilting too. It takes alot of practice. I love the way it looks. My machine also has a stippling stitch on it too. It's cool but time consuming. I would rather just do it myself.

Did you check out the website I posted for Willie(page 2 I think)? You'll love it!! Marcia Hohn is fantastic!!

[kimboe]

I knit hats and mittens and little accessories mostly. I making wristwarmers right know and a hat. I get most of my pattens for knitting from www.knittingpatterncentral.com .They have alot of good ones there.
But I also sew, right know i'm making curtains for my bathroom and cushions.
I"ve started a quilt but haven't finished it. It's been almost three years and its still sitting there... I should probably finish it already.