Not that I know of. Osnaburg is a fairly loose weave natural fabric. Which is why it makes a good backing to stitch through.

so glad you feel my video helps. i had found it frustratingly difficult to show people how Aunt Becky worked. Then i had a light bulb moment to use plastic so people could see exactly how it works.

Good question. Depending on what I'm working on, I freemotion with the feed dogs down or up. Generally I'd use the standard feed dogs down method for quilting. But for something like quilting around applique pieces having the feed dogs up can give you the best of both worlds. When you use a freemotion quilting foot, the foot itself is designed not to come into contact with the fabric. And leaving the feed dogs up means the underside of the fabric is still being moved forward a bit. It kind of gives you a bit more of a structured freemotion if that makes sense. Which I find useful for quilting around applique. It doesn't work well on every machine. You might need to lighten the presser foot pressure. All I can say is try a trest piece. Do a bit with the feed dogs up and a bit with them down. See how it works for you.

I had a friend who was struggling to machine stitch in a straight line because of her parkinsonism shake. So I thought let purposely make the quilting line not straight. And so the idea of using the 3 step zig zag stitch was born. She did manage a couple more Quilts. And I now often use it as it's so quick and easy.

Glad to hear your getting back into quilting. Totally understand about handling/quilting big Quilts. I'm making The Winter Village Quilt in blues and whites at the moment and I plan on using Quilt as you go to Quilt it. I made a how to Quilt as You Go video years ago. I'm putting a link to it here. You might find it useful. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHXMq4qcmcSZnJosi=sLAjChlXAWJUUKM6

Thanks for the link, there’s so many ways to join quilt as go squares. I’m planning doing it all by machine, have arthritis in my fingers so try to avoid hand stitching. Good luck with your quilt. Sounds nice, blues my favourite colour.

Boro was originally born out of covering up (patching) worn clothing. Often to a point where the original item was completely covered in boro patches. So technically yes you could make a dress out of boro work.

The two big advantages with quilt as you go are you don't have to try and wrestle a large quilt under your sewing machine to machine quilt it. It's so much easier machine quilting a smaller piece of work. And I think that goes for hand quilting too. A smaller piece is easier to handle. And no. 2. You don't need to spend ages layering up and pinning three large layers together (backing, wadding and quilt top). I've just started The Winter Village Quilt by Edyta Sitar and I plan to put that together quilt as you go. It's 24 houses set in three rows. My plan is to make it in three pieces and quilt as you go each row.

My pleasure. Enjoy your Stitching. I think of hand stitching as quite meditative.

Thank you 😊

That's part of Boro. To patch. Traditionally they would patch, then when necessary patch/stitch over patches. Born out of necessity. It a traditional way of working. Personally I love the idea and the raw edges. But I completely understand it's not for everyone. Especially if raw edges bother you. And that perfectly OK.

It's never too late to start something. I find hand stitching very relaxing in the sunshine. I mainly seem to hand stitch sat outside in the sunlight. And although I do my best, with Boro I don't need to stress about every stitch being exactly the same. Which adds to the overall charm and homely feel of Boro Work. So Relax and Enjoy your Stitching Journey.

Glad it was helpful! Enjoy your Stitching

Ok. I just read a few of the comments and your replies. Your accent is Welsh! Awesome. I have now completely made 3 king size quilts by hand using your method. I am only a few months away from finishing my fourth king size quilt. This one is a double Irish Chain. Still using your method. You are the BEST. USA. Kentucky.

Thank you for your kind comments Bonnie. It makes me so happy to think my video has help you in your quilting journey. Quilt as you go really does help make easier work of larger Quilts. Your not too far out guessing where I'm from. It's not Scotland but is part of the UK. I live in Wales, so the accent your hearing is a Welsh one. So it's a 'Diolch yn fawr' (Thank you very much) from me, Joy

I'm thrilled too that my video helped you on your quilting journey. You'll be an expert Hand Quilter by the time you finish your first Quilt. Enjoy

Yes. I would remove the machine running stitch once I'd finished the Boro Stitching.

Thank you. I'm pleased to have inspired you on you Boro/Sashiko journey.

Thanks. Hope it helps you enjoy your quilting.

A little piece of advice I was given when I first started quilting, was, don't think/worry about the whole quilt. Just focus on the block you are making. It's been very good advice because you can easily feel overwhelmed by the whole quilt and as a result struggle to get or keep going. So just get the next little step done. Breathe and Enjoy the Journey

So glad you're going to give log cabin another go. That two seam side idea makes it much easier to work out where you are on it. And hopefully it will make it a more enjoyable process for you.

Best place for Boro fabric is charity shops. Do what you can with what you find. No stressing just buy cheap and enjoy the process.

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