I have done my best to appropriately credit makers. However, please do not hesitate to contact me with questions or comments about quilt makers. QuiltCon is a whirlwind four days of quiltiness overload. Experiencing QuiltCon may be on many modern quilters’ bucket lists. If you ever have a chance to go, take it. You will…
Author: Laura Loewen
Find Your Perfect Embroidery Needle for Big Stitch Quilting
Awhile back I was searching for the perfect needle for big stitch quilting. There wasn’t much information available on what type of needle to use and which brand performed the best. Several suggestions I found were to use “big stitch quilting needles” which were not defined in type or size. So, I set out to…
Perle 8 Cotton for Big Stitch Quilting
Perle 8 is traditionally used for crochet or embroidery but has most recently been applied to hand quilting in the form of big stitch quilting. When it comes to perle 8 cotton, there is an assortment of brands available. I was curious if there were actually differences between manufacturers so I set out to test…