6 Ways to Get Creative with Hand Quilting

Let the Fabric Suggest Quilting Options!
While it’s easy to love traditional hand quilting, sometimes it’s fun to try something new. The pop of big-stitch hand quilting is one charming and popular alternative finish for a quilt.
There are others you may want to try, too. In particular, gingham, plaid, and striped fabrics provide opportunities for fun and different stitching techniques that play up their use in a quilt.
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An article from Martha Stewart outlines several techniques for those types of prints and others as well, for a total of six creative ideas you may not have thought of. The samples in the photo above correspond with the six explanations with number 1 at the top left and number 6 at the bottom right.
Learn more about all of the techniques at the following link.






