Comments for Sewing Room http://jeanakimballquilter.com/sewingroom Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:12:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on Lap Quilting and Length of Stitches on the Quilt Back by Paula Chase http://jeanakimballquilter.com/sewingroom/archives/1#comment-56 Paula Chase Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:35:25 +0000 http://jeanakimballquilter.com/sewingroom/archives/1#comment-56 Your work is absolutely beautiful. I'm in lesson 6 of Baltimore Basics and am learning so much. I love your book "Virtues". Thank you for your wonderful work. Your work is absolutely beautiful. I’m in lesson 6 of Baltimore Basics and am learning so much. I love your book “Virtues”. Thank you for your wonderful work.

]]> Comment on Ten Favorite Quilting Books….and Why by Caroline Peart http://jeanakimballquilter.com/sewingroom/archives/14#comment-29 Caroline Peart Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:16:13 +0000 http://jeanakimballquilter.com/sewingroom/archives/14#comment-29 Greetings Jeana, Lucky me, I have five of these books, and many more - all treasures. What a wonderful and satisfying hobby. I particularly liked reading the last paragraph from the Aunt Jane book. Best wishes, Caroline Greetings Jeana,

Lucky me, I have five of these books, and many more - all treasures. What a wonderful and satisfying hobby. I particularly liked reading the last paragraph from the Aunt Jane book.
Best wishes,
Caroline

]]> Comment on Ten Favorite Quilting Books….and Why by Jan Hackett http://jeanakimballquilter.com/sewingroom/archives/14#comment-25 Jan Hackett Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:40:20 +0000 http://jeanakimballquilter.com/sewingroom/archives/14#comment-25 What a great list! Lucky me, I even have one or two of them. Thanks for sharing. Jan What a great list! Lucky me, I even have one or two of them. Thanks for sharing.
Jan

]]> Comment on Sewing Room Question by janet gordon http://jeanakimballquilter.com/sewingroom/archives/7#comment-3 janet gordon Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:02:20 +0000 http://jeanakimballquilter.com/sewingroom/archives/7#comment-3 I forgot to mention yesterday your point that unless handquilters and handappliquers continue to re-affirm their presence and their contribution to quilting today, their sector of the current spectrum will go unrepresented. This is imperative if the traditional approach to quiltmaking is to survive. I find that "art" quilts take me outside the realm of my experience and push me to expand my comfort zone - and that's all to the good. I do plan, however, to remain firmly based within the traditional framework! Janet I forgot to mention yesterday your point that unless handquilters and handappliquers continue to re-affirm their presence and their contribution to quilting today, their sector of the current spectrum will go unrepresented. This is imperative if the traditional approach to quiltmaking is to survive. I find that “art” quilts take me outside the realm of my experience and push me to expand my comfort zone - and that’s all to the good. I do plan, however, to remain firmly based within the traditional framework!
Janet

]]> Comment on Sewing Room Question by janet gordon http://jeanakimballquilter.com/sewingroom/archives/7#comment-2 janet gordon Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:58:13 +0000 http://jeanakimballquilter.com/sewingroom/archives/7#comment-2 Good Morning Jeana: I have been checking out your website, your journal, and thus followed your link to the "sewing room". Thank you so much for both the entry on workmanship, design and current trends and also for the tutorial on handquilting. For years I felt I was swimming against the tide with my no-frame technique - but it works for me! I dump the sandwiched quilt on a folding 6 foot banquet table. I also have gradually fined down my needle size until I felt I could hold my head up amongst other handquilters, but now I am eager to try straw needles to see if they will help my stitch further, it's not bad but there's always room for improvement! - just tried a few of your tips and they helped to make my stitch size more uniform. You have made my day with your references to quilting within the boundaries of the appliqued pieces - was contemplating tiny blanket stitch on an upcoming major appliqued quilt but wasn't really happy with that - I will be using your suggestion - that's for sure. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Janet in foggy but - hallelujah! - warm Nova Scotia Good Morning Jeana: I have been checking out your website, your journal, and thus followed your link to the “sewing room”.
Thank you so much for both the entry on workmanship, design and current trends and also for the tutorial on handquilting. For years I felt I was swimming against the tide with my no-frame technique - but it works for me! I dump the sandwiched quilt on a folding 6 foot banquet table. I also have gradually fined down my needle size until I felt I could hold my head up amongst other handquilters, but now I am eager to try straw needles to see if they will help my stitch further, it’s not bad but there’s always room for improvement! - just tried a few of your tips and they helped to make my stitch size more uniform.
You have made my day with your references to quilting within the boundaries of the appliqued pieces - was contemplating tiny blanket stitch on an upcoming major appliqued quilt but wasn’t really happy with that - I will be using your suggestion - that’s for sure.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Janet in foggy but - hallelujah! - warm Nova Scotia

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