Mimi wrote:
That is so beautiful, and so special. I can well imagine she’d have cried, and I think a quilt is one of the most special and beautiful gifts you can give, especially because it is made to be cuddled and keep you warm and comforted. Is it quilted on a standard machine? Have you seen those special long-armed quilters?
Thanks, I enjoy giving them for that exact reason. Making them is nice and relaxing if I get a good balance between needing to do it and wanting to do it.
Yes, on a standard machine! Which was very hard because I quilted around the stars. I've done straight lines on a super-king sized one before, which was difficult too. The long-arm machines are amazing! It's like a massive doodling pen that sews! But they're something like £10,000 - £20,000 I think? There is one lady on the island who offers it as a service but I think that is a few hundred pounds per quilt.
I'm currently looking for a new machine, mine was only about £80 when I bought it over 10 years ago so not the most powerful or sophisticated, free-motion quilting on it is harder than it should be. Although, it could just be me and a new, spangly machine will make no difference at all!