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not need a pattern you can cut fabric in squares and just sew together to get started or purchased a charm pack of precut 5 squares then press your seams layer your quilt with backing fabric cut about 2 4 wider on all sides than your top batting appr same size as backing or a bit smaller and lay your pieced top on the top thus three pieces all ready to quilt you can then pin with large safety pins or specially curved pins for quilting which i prefer spray baste each layer or hand baste that s really it some like to machine quit their own quilts have a professional long arm quilter do your quilting for you but the best is put that quilt in a 12 wooden hoop and start practicing those small stitches with a quilting needle place bottom of hoop underneath and top part of hoop with screw mechanism on top covering design to quilt tighten the screw but not too tight leaving the quilt real loose then tighten screw you can rock the needle easier and get smaller stitches with looseness in quilt between the hoop the last is to bind your quilt and make a label then give to your special one quilt thread is waxy and strong i use yli hand quilting needles are short so go ahead and start with a 10 or 12 small stitches are made with short needles a thimble is used on your middle finger to rock the needle and pile on two or three small stitches at a time and pull thru ideally you want 10 12 stitches per inch well i did say ideally i am fortunate to get 5 or six an inch cut a 12 to 18 of thread and thread your needle make a knot in the end leaving about a 1 4 tail place the needle underneath the quilt where your design starts or on top pull the thread up and pop that knot between the top and bottom layers inside the batting you will hear the knot pop and may need to give it a good jerk do all of this once quilt is tightened in the hoop with thimble on your right middle finger place the eye end of the needle against the flat part of the thimble and the sharp part into the top fabric your right hand thumb will feel the needle and your left hand will be under the hoop against the backing fabric you will feel the needle end with your left middle finger then rock your needle go up and down as close together as you can getting about two or three stitches on the needle before you pull it through called loading your needle when you finish that amount of thread leave appr 6 8 of thread and make a knot close to the fabric and jerk that knot into the batting just like at beginning and clip repeat again and again remember it takes practice and brings wonderful quiet head space all to yourself it s your time me time it s great this is how i do it after much research looking at books watching some exporters and asking questions and countless hours of practice developing my method many people keep a sample to work on before they pick up their project to perfect the stitch but i just dig in like i said no one ever looks at your stitches unless you are entering a quilt for competition and that s a whole different topic but a good one a learning one that s it in a nutshell i ll post a video soon of me hand quilting sooooooo remember just start and stay steady blessings all kathy post by kathryn d duke 1 comment at 2 41 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels hand quilting hand work handquilting jesus quilting quilts salvation sewing friday may 27 2022 memorial weekend family and reading and quilting we are at home for the weekend but some steak and watermelon will make it special when we lived on the nc coast we left on holidays to avoid the crowds and usually asked friends down so they could enjoy the beach now we still like to avoid the crowds my sister and brother in law are visiting on saturday they live in a neighboring small town where we hope to move before long family is important to us and every one who was here when we moved back home has since died or moved now it s just us at 66 and 75 we are up to a move i m enjoying rereading unlikely an autobiography by rick renner he and his family live in russia as christian missionaries and are doing a wonderful job spreading the good news he and his wife denise and two of their sons and families are presently feeding hot meals and providing food boxes to those in need during this horrible crises in that area of our world here is more about their ministry you can also follow on facebook where he teaches every week night at 8 home group https renner org i m still moving along leisurely on my dwr quilt will show more pics as i progress i don t want to bore you with every stitch for wherever you go i will go wherever you live i will live your people will become my people and your god will become my god ruth 1 17 blessings all kathy post by kathryn d duke no comments at 4 56 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels blessings blog friends family quilt saturday may 21 2022 smallest garden ever we are moving but not sure just when so i only planted a few items this year our best gardens ever were when cliff would hoe up a 4 x 20 space in our back yard and i d mix in lime and 10 10 10 fertilizer and water away sunflowers with yellow gold finches flying all around to get those seeds corn tomatoes eggplant peppers and colored butter beans as we call them in the south but many call them speckled butter beans and are my favorite lots of herbs zinnias and gladiolus this year i planned two heirloom tomatoes cayenne peppers one cherry tomato dill camomile basil and parsley everything in my raised bed on legs but the two tomatoes and scattered sunflowers one little area of zinnias and 8 dollar tree glads as my grandmother called them i ve already had to start daily watering as it was 90 here today in eastern nc saw the first snake yesterday but it was on the small side and i think it was a garden good snake beside cliff is our snake killer and he s not up to doing that right now so i had to just let it go on its way i do plan on going to lowes and getting some snake begone next week to sprinkle around the edge of the carport that will make me feel safer getting in the car i know we need them so i really do not like killing them if they just move on so how s your gardening going i am still working on my hand quilting but i will be for some time i kinda enjoy spreading it out and picking it up most days blessings all kathy post by kathryn d duke no comments at 12 55 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels gardening hand quilting quilting quilts wednesday may 18 2022 prices rising gas eggs bacon my goodness my mama talked to her lady friends about a penny or later a nickel as they would shop at different local grocery stores to save we ll i just mostly stick with piggly wiggly who has bag boys girls who take my groceries to the car and aldi for a few favorites paper towels garbage bags extra virgin olive oil can stewed tomatoes yummy frozen ravioli chips butter sour cream and salsa which saves a lot gas in eastern nc is now 4 38 but i m full so i try to just top off every few days the bible tells us that the lord will take care of his children so i am assured we will be just fine no matter what the future brings so let us trust in the lord with all your heart and lean not to our own understanding in all our ways acknowledge him and he will direct our paths proverbs 3 5 7 blessings all kathy post by kathryn d duke no comments at 4 14 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday may 13 2022 feed my sheep john 21 17 jesus told peter to feed his sheep and i ve been meditating on this for a while 1 what does this say to me 2 how can i do this more 3 i need to listen daily to hear 4 where are the sheep he places in my life i ll have to report later on this area of growth in my life ️ ️ ️ ️ more progress today on my dwr quilt by no means the best piecing not sure why i did not try to match better or hand quilting but practice does make one better also it is humbling to share not so perfect work i m trying to be still and quilt some every evening blessings all kathy the third time he said to him simon son of john do you love me peter was hurt because jesus asked him the third time do you love me he said lord you know all things you know that i love you jesus said feed my sheep post by kathryn d duke no comments at 11 46 am email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels blessings hand quilting quilt quilting thursday may 12 2022 it has been a while since i made a post years i am working on a lovey double wedding ring quilt for me i used moda s summer breeze v i m a lover of blue and yellow so these fabrics are perfect the greens add a nice touch from nature on my morning short walk i often marvel at god s handiwork using shades of these colors i pieced it about a year ago and am now hand quilting with a 12 lap frame hoping to get back more often now will keep you posted on the progress but for now i m going to enjoy my quilt kathy post by kathryn d duke no comments at 11 52 am email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday november 22 2014 since finding instagram i have no time to blog look me up i miss following my readers instagram com akdduke blessings all kathy post by kathryn d duke 14 comments at 3 01 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday june 14 2014 hand embroidered hqnd quilted ready to gift always fun to give a special quilt to a special little one blessings all kathy post by kathryn d duke 6 comments at 7 00 am email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday may 14 2014 sewing and gardening what i have been doing making t shirt quilts practicing machine embroidery hand quilting ongoing forever and gardening can you see my little scrap and string thingie bag for the birds to build nest with anyway i have been busy as many of you with the things we love best also discovered instagram and am really enjoying seeing what others do around the world i am akdduke look for me if you enjoy it too blessings all kathy post by kathryn d duke 4 comments at 1 15 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday april 25 2014 negligent just negligent sorry readers i do plan to post soon hope you all are well blessings all kathy post by kathryn d duke 3 comments at 6 58 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday april 7 2014 where have i been not too sure what i have been doing quilting sewing not much gardening but getting things ready well i am back and catching up with you too blessings all kathy post by kathryn d duke 3 comments at 3 10 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday march 9 2014 sewing sewing and sewing that is it sewing blessings all kathy post by kathryn d duke 5 comments at 1 25 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday february 14 2014 happy valentines s day 2014 and monster cookies happy valentine day to each of you made these monster cookies for my sweet hearts from sally s baking found here except i did cook mine a bit longer 12 14 minute and that is all of the cooking i am doing today lunch on me dinner on sweetie blessings and l o v e all kathy post by kathryn d duke 3 comments at 8 09 am email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels family recipes tuesday february 11 2014 snowing quilting crocheting we have had two snows here in eastern nc in the past two weeks almost unheard of today it is real pretty so i am working on a t shirt quilt and starting a crocheted baby blanket hand dyed grass basket from ghana rural women s cooperative website if interested here and probably eating too much as well blessings all kathy post by kathryn d duke 5 comments at 9 32 am email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels quilts yard saturday february 1 2014 binding label ready for nc va home post by kathryn d duke 8 comments at 8 30 am email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels neuse quilters guild quilts thursday january 30 2014 nc va home quilt top finished now for some red binding blessings all kathy post by kathryn d duke 2 comments at 12 42 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday january 27 2014 neuse quilters guild block of the quarter neuse quilters guild block of the quarter all complete blessings all kathy post by kathryn d duke 4 comments at 6 07 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels neuse quilters guild quilts thursday january 16 2014 signing our duke family signature quilt on our trip to louisiana while visiting with family we began signing our duke family signature quilt cousins signing my sweetie signing and the 80th birthday girl signing we had a wonderful time visiting my husband s family on our first trip to louisiana the mighty mississippi nottoway plantation on river road lsu and mike the tiger new orleans of course our wonderful tour guides and hosts cousins ginger and howard beignets at cafe dumonde but what we both enjoyed the most was family just family cousin jean cousin alice katie cousin billie the 80th birthday girl we were her surprise too for what else is there but our family blessings all kathy prior posts on this quilt progress duke family quilt cousins reunion after many years quilt finished enjoy post by kathryn d duke 6 comments at 9 53 am email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels family quilts older posts home subscribe to comments atom search this blog followers welcome to needles pins kathryn d duke kinston nc united states i love the lord and love to quilt and sew i received an aa from peace college and graduated from meredith college with a bs in home economics and i am retired from 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