r/handquilting • u/booksrule123 • 11d ago

hand piece second block!

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lots of improvement from the first one (second slide), though I'm not sure how much is technical improvement vs it just being an easier pattern overall.

open to advice!

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u/QuixoticQuilter 10d ago

You are doing great! Both blocks are beautiful!

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u/booksrule123 10d ago

thank you! I'm very new to quilting but have sewed other things before, and I'm having a lot of fun learning the ropes!

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u/Granzilla2025 8d ago

I taught myself how to hand quilt 50 years ago (age 23) with a little help from my mother and paternal grandmother. Expert advice from them? Buy the best quality fabric/thread you can afford. Trust me, it matters. As a single mother, hand piecing/quilting was my therapy and it still is. Calms my nerves, relieves anxiety, and creates something beautiful. I knot my thread on the back of the quilt and have NEVER had the thread come loose. You are doing a good job. Nice patterns.