How I Hand Quilt without a Hoop

[@winterlark3986]

You are an incredible artist! Thank you for sharing all your EPP quilts and for showing we can quilt without a hoop. ❤

[@juliethornton]

Thank you very much for both watching and commenting. As a cross-stitcher I like using hoops as you can get your work nice and tight. You can't do that with quilts so I figured my own way of doing them. I am glad it is of some help.

[@darlenederksen2182]

I love your voice of story and instruction. Very enjoyable indeed.

[@juliethornton]

Thank you very much Darlene

[@debbiejones6142]

Thank you so much for sharing your hand Quilting techniques, I’m really enjoying your videos and I’m loving your stunning Quilt’s! I’m still in the very early stages of making Hexagon’s and I’m enjoying your easy, relaxed style of Quilting.

[@juliethornton]

Thank you so much Debbie for watching and commenting. I am glad you are enjoying my videos

[@amandaglidewell8451]

What an incredible quilt! Thankyou for Sharing this .

[@juliethornton]

Thank you very much for the compliment and for sharing this video. Both are very much appreciated.

[@brendaniemela3871]

Beautiful work! ❤

[@CM-xk3gr]

10,000hexies?!?!? Holy cow! And I thought I had patience. I have nothing compared to this! I liked the way you laid it out on the table. It was like a hoop stand, but easier. I thought it interesting how you did the stab stitch method. When I tired it, the back was horrible, but I think this way, it worked be better. Southold live to see this when it's finished! Oh, and a quilt is not done if it's not cat approved. Mine even try to get up in my longarm. They think it's a kitty hammock. Lol Keep up the beautiful work!

[@juliethornton]

Thank you for the comment and I think there is a picture of it finished in my quilting journey video. This is actually the smallest half insh hexagon quilt I have done with the average number being around 15,000 hexagons. All the best. Julie

[@scottiehugghis2383]

My Lady. I love the display of your Hexie quilts. You have given me some inspiration for row quilt with the Hexie which I hadn’t even thought of doing. Just 2months to finish and bind. You are 1 dedicated hand sewing beast! Love it!!

[@juliethornton]

Thank you very much for the compliment and I am glad that I have given you some inspiration.

[@mvswaaij]

Beatiful quilts !!!

[@keshacarlson155]

😍 Wow I'm in awe. As a mom of small, energetic children... It'll probably be a few years before I can lay claim to a table to keep my work on, but I'm oh so very glad to know that there's a method that I can learn without buying a bunch more tools & machines. Your work is LOVELY.

[@juliethornton]

Thank you Kesha for the comment and for watching. Making this sort of quilt doesn't require any equipment. I even sewed the binding together by hand on this one as I didn't have a sewing machine. All you need is fabric and thread and paper hexagons and a LOT of patience.

[@grannygamerquilter]

So glad I found this video! Thank you for demonstrating your lovely quilting method. Love your cats, too!

[@juliethornton]

Thank you very much for commenting and watching. ...I really appreciate it.

[@ashleycarpenter5414]

Thank you for this video! I had such a hard time finding good hand quilting tutorials for hexie quilts so I was happy to find this 😊

[@juliethornton]

Hi. I am glad it was of some help. Thanks for watching.

[@veemcg3682]

Your work is lovely and colourful! I've never seen anyone actually quilting before and I wanted to see if it was something I could do at home. Using the boxes to keep it up works well and I really like how you start and finish by getting the knots buried in where they aren't going to be seen. I love cross stitching too but I'm afraid I've never had a hoop just stitching in my hand. I am slow but it is very calming and I tend to make little things to use as birthday or Christmas or New baby gifts. Thank you for this lovely video Julie. You are a very good teacher. God bless.v

[@juliethornton]

Thank you Vera for the wonderful comment. I couldn't cross stitch without a hoop as I would never be able to get it tight enough. Quilting hoops I have found are too large and you can't get the fabric tight enough or in an easy working position. By not using a hoop it is just as tight and easy to work on.

[@veemcg3682]

Yes Julie I'm thinking it's probably only because I only make wee dainty bits that I can manage without a hoop. I am glad I got to see your video before buying a hoop as I thought you could only get wooden ones and now I know there's plastic ones I'll make sure that's what I buy. I most often just do wee flowers on sachets I've made and filled with my home grown lavender or maybe a bookmark or tiny bootees or something. It would take me a month of Sundays to make a bigger thing as I am really slow with most things. The whole point of hobbies for me is to stop me pulling what hair I have left out because I can't get around much on my two feet even though I now can walk a bit again. Love v

[@juliethornton]

I am sure that however you manage to quilt something will work. Many use hoos but I don't when quilting.

[@merylehawkins5177]

I love the colours in your quilt. I am a quilter in New Zealand so I’m not far away. I also quilt without a hoop.

[@juliethornton]

Thank you Meryle for the comment and for watching.

[@patriciasmith6992]

What awesome idea with the plastic containers, lovely kitty too. Thank you.

[@juliethornton]

Thank you. I needed to fins a way to get my hands under the quilt easily and the containers do the job perfectly. It wouldn't be the same sewing without a cat getting in the way.

[@deechapman7366]

this quilt is amazing! id love to have it...whoever gets it is so lucky

[@juliethornton]

Thank for the compliment and for watching. This quilt if a wall hanging to go with a bed quilt I made a few years ago and they are both for me so I am the lucky recipient.

[@cylenadee]

What an absolutely gorgeous quilt!! I’m glad I found this, I’ve been hand quilting and hand piercing off and on since the mid-90’s! There’s always something to learn!! Thank you for sharing this video!! GBY!!!

[@juliethornton]

Thank you very much for watching and for the compliment.....I really appreciate both.

[@kathyyarbrough303]

Your hexi quilts are so beautiful!

[@juliethornton]

Thank you very much Kathy. Also, thanks for watching and commenting

[@elainecoull7237]

Thanks for such a well informed tutorial. One of these days I will start putting my hexies together.

[@juliethornton]

Thank you Elaine. Good luck with your hexagons.

[@biddy307]

Love your quilts, and Scooter. I too handquilt in a similar way, looking forward to trying your container method. Many thanks

[@juliethornton]

Thanks for the comment and for watching. I just quilted a lighter and smaller quilt last week and just needed one container on the right hand side as that hand gets the thread going down and then has to go back under to push the needle back up.

[@hazelem1266]

Thank you Julie. Also from Victoria. I started hand sewing for the very first time during the lockdown and foolishly ambitiously started hand sewing a picture memory full sized quilt for my grandbaby. Your video is extremely helpful as I’m now at the quilting stage. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.

[@juliethornton]

Thank you Hazel for the comment and for taking the time to watch this video.....I very much appreciate it.

[@Cassandra_Loveday]

You’re so talented. Thank you for sharing 💜

[@juliethornton]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting.

[@joannemorris4451]

Thanks for the slideshow.....your work is beautiful.

[@juliethornton]

Thank you very much and thanks for watching.

[@KimberlySmith-pc7lj]

Love love love your quilts

[@juliethornton]

Thank you very uch Kimberly

[@britdowson8324]

Beautiful quilts. I love hexagons too

[@juliethornton]

Thank you so much Brit. I appreciate the comment and your taking the time to watch my video. Thanks

[@jencook203]

Lovely work! And yes, the cats are such adorable little money pits. Who feel the need to SUPERVISE all the quilting.

[@juliethornton]

Thank you for the comment and for watching. I can't imagine making a quilt without some cat memories involved.

[@nannettmcdougal-dykes9339]

Amazing video....Your Hexie quilt is truly wonderful...thanks you so much for sharing.....We would love to see more of your EPP....Thanks again...you fur baby is so cute...

[@juliethornton]

Thank you very much for the compliment.......and yes.....the cat is very cute. Thanks

[@robinmarie5180]

I just found you. That quilt is Gorgeous.

[@juliethornton]

Thank you for watching and commenting. I am very happy with that quilt as well.

[@ladylee8364]

Lovely cat and isnt it funny where are cats just decide to come and help this was a good introduction to hand stitching around the patteren im new so this was a good lesson thank you for sharing

[@juliethornton]

I hope that you found this video of some help to you. Thanks for the comment.

[@christinegrossi4430]

Thank you so much. I’m trying to find my hand-quilting groove, struggling with a hoop. This looks like a method worth my trying.

[@juliethornton]

Hopefully it will work for you as I couldn't use a hoop for quilting at all

[@nashaugust6765]

Pro tip : watch movies at flixzone. Been using it for watching a lot of movies recently.

[@alexliam9786]

@Nash August Yup, I've been watching on Flixzone for since december myself =)

[@carolinebroadbent4004]

Love the quilts you have made, they are beautiful. Enjoyed watching your style of hand quilting you’ve got a nice rhythm going with your needle and thread. The colours on the quilt are amazing. Thank you for showing your stitching on the back of the quilt. They are small and so even.

[@juliethornton]

Thank you very much Caroline for both watching and commenting. I will have another hand quilting video up next Friday as part of the basics course. Thanks gain. Julie

[@stitchwithrachel]

Scooter loves the giant cat beds you are constantly making! 😂

[@juliethornton]

She certainly does. They think I make them just for their comfort.

[@barbarapalmer1211]

Hi Julie thank you so much for your video . I am working on a 1 “ hexagon quilt which is all scrappy looks lovely but a lot of work your help is wonderful.

[@juliethornton]

I am glad I could help Barbara. My first hexagon quilt was a 1" one....they seem huge now. lol

[@moirahenriksen3527]

Hi julie, I, also from Victoria. Ive done quite a few quilts but have never hand quilted any. However i have done a 1 inch hexi quilt and im going to be brave and have a go at doing it. Your video was great. I cannot deal with hoops either, so will try your way. Wish me luck haha.

[@juliethornton]

Hi Moira. If I can hand quilt then I am sure that you can as well. It actually isn't hard....more awkward than anything but just stick with it and it does get easier.

[@moirahenriksen3527]

Thankyou Julie

[@juliethornton]

No worries. Where in Vic are you? I am in Moe in Gippsland.

[@moirahenriksen3527]

Im in Geelong Julie.

[@michellegross3737]

You do amazing work!

[@juliethornton]

Thank you very much Michelle

[@shirleylutterbeck859]

Beautiful❤️❤️🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@juliethornton]

Thank you very much

[@kathychipizubov2521]

Hi Julie you are amazing - so much work - I just had a look at your making of you water quilt - wow - could you tell me where did you buy your hexagon graph paper and friskars hexagon cutter

[@juliethornton]

The hexagon graph paper you can download for free online or you can buy books of it from ebay or Amazon. The medium Fiskars cutter is no longer available and it did half inch hexagons. If you wan to do larger ones then you can buy them on Amazon or ebay. Etsy is the best place for pre-cut half inch hexagons.

[@wildrose7546]

Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@juliethornton]

Thanks and thank you for watching

[@insomniuke]

Wow Julie, your quilt is one of the most beautiful I've seen. I am so glad I've found you! I'm about to hand quilt for the first time and I'm a little nervous that I might spoil my very first hexagon piece! I love your approach (I won't be using any hoop or frame), which is kind of no nonsense! LOVE IT! I have instantly subscribed! P.S... There is no volume on your preparation video 😕

[@juliethornton]

Thank you very much for your comment. The main thing in quilting hexagons is to decide what bits you are going to quilt as you don't need to quilt every hexagon....as long as there is no more than about 4 inches between quilted bits you should be fine. You can't really go wrong and if you think you have made a mistake you can undo the quilting stitches. Thanks for the heads up about the preparation video. I moved them all from a different channel recently and it must have lost the sound then.

[@hazelem1266]

Hi Julie. Hope you’re good. Have you ever used linen in a quilt, either in a block or patchwork. I am making large houses in a centrepiece. What advice can you give me? Thank you.

[@Angela-ur8hp]

Thank you for your videos. Your quilts are amazing. Do you use same colour thread to quilt it all or do you change colours as you go? Thank you again. Angela

[@juliethornton]

Thank you Angela for watching and commenting. I decide on one colour and stick with it. For this one I used a turquoise quilting thread for the whole thing. You have to look closely to see the tread so it doesn't matter what colour you use and I can't be bothered changing the clolour throughout the quilting process.

[@stitchwithrachel]

Hi Julie! In found your channel today from somebody sharing it in a Facebook group and I have been watching loads of your videos. Your work is amazing and so inspiring. I am wondering if you just work on one project at a time? As I seem to be a serial starter lol

[@juliethornton]

Hi Rachel and thanks for joining my channel. I appreciate the support. Thank you also for the compliment on my projects. I try not to start too many projects at once. At the moment I do needle felting as well as quilting. I am currently working on my new underwater theme hexagon patchwork but when I have the money I will hand quilt my huge green one then go back to the other. I find one quilt project at a time is enough for me. Thanks again.

[@rebeccabrothers8056]

Just curious, what do you use plastic container for?

[@juliethornton]

I use them to raise the quilt up so that I can get my hand under there to pull the needle through from the top and then push it back up for the next stitch. Thanks for the comment and for watching.

[@kathychipizubov2521]

Just found you - love your work - your hexagon quilts are beautiful- I’m doing a grandmothers garden quilt 1” and it’s been taking me years - have you got patterns for your hexagons quilt

[@juliethornton]

Thank you for the comment and good luck with your own hexagon project. The huge green one I have done from a pattern available from a German woman. The others are my own designs but you can tell by the videos that they aren't too complicated to follow. Let me know if you want more information on any specific one and I will try to help you. Feel free to email me....my email address in in the video descriptions. Thanks. Julie

[@kathychipizubov2521]

Thanks Julie I’m really interested in the torquoice

[@kathychipizubov2521]

And I just ordered the Sue Daley needles

[@juliethornton]

If you mean the turquoise one that is featured in this video then I don't have a pattern. It is just diamonds with a couple of borders. I have recently completed a smaller diamond quilt for a friend and it shows the process much better in those videos.

[@juliethornton]

I hope that you have also ordered Bottom Line thread from Superior Threads as normal thread will not fit through the eye of the Sue Daley needles. Also, keep in mind that these needles tend to bend which feels strange at first but you soon don't notice it at all. Good luck.

[@karentoynton8948]

The quilt looks pretty. However it’s a bit difficult to see exactly how you were doing the stitches for a new year like me. Thank you for sharing.

[@juliethornton]

Thank you for watching and commenting. I am sorry it is hard to see how I dod the stitches as they are so small. I do 3 x running stitches per half inch hexagon side.

[@karentoynton8948]

@@juliethornton I appreciate it’s not an easy one Julie. I am sure if I tried to do it , it would look even worse for folk to see. Maybe I just need that extra bit of guidance to some, as a result I maybe try to hard to follow what is shown on screen. Bless you , you do your best I do know that. I am most grateful for that.

[@juliethornton]

@@karentoynton8948 Thank you for your understanding. I do appreciate it

[@bm4114]

Thank you so much for showing your technique. There isn’t a lot of info about hoopless handquilting and even less about how to quilt in the middle of a bigger quilt. When you say two months to finish, do you have a rough idea of how often you work on it and for how long? Everyday? Hours a day? Just curious. Beautiful quilt altogether!

[@juliethornton]

Thanks for the comment and for watching Brent. I would think that on this quilt I would have spent 2-3 hours a day just quilting it with the odd day not doing any at all. When I do my next one I will keep better track. Thanks.

[@ashleyquilter5524]

I'm obsessed with hexies! Hand quilting my first hexie quilt now. Your work is beautiful! I was scared of smaller than 1 inch epp...now I must try it. If the quilt is basted really good is there a need to start quilting in the middle?

[@juliethornton]

Hi Ashley...thanks for watching and for commenting. I started with 1 inch hexies and now wouldn't use anything bigger than half inch for a large quilt. If it is basted well then there s no nned to start in the middle. I start in the middle in order to get the hardest area out of the way first.

[@marti9498]

I would love You know how long it takes you to make your beautiful quilt?

[@juliethornton]

This one probably took about 8 months of sewing the hexagons together and about 6 weeks to quilt and bind. I would have spent about a year covering the paper hexagons of an evening while doing other things during the day. Thanks for the comment and for watching.

[@qltygrl3187]

Do you have a video on how you baste your quilts?

[@juliethornton]

I think there are two of them....my first video was on preparing a quilt for quilting. It is the same quilt in this video so if you go to my videos and have them listed from oldest to newest it will be near the top. There is also one in my how to quilt series which I think is on its own playlist. If you still can't find them then give me a yell. I am sure that basting was part of my tiny house quilts videos as well.

[@juliethornton]

Hi again....I just realised that your actually asked abotu basting and I think I got it all wrong. Are you talking abotu how I cover hexagons....in which case there are several videos on that....or preparing a patchwork for quilting as in joining the backing, backing and top together which is what I answered about in my other reply.

[@qltygrl3187]

@@juliethornton I meant preparing patchwork for quilting. Sorry! I should’ve been clearer.

[@heidilady]

I two handed quilt just like this. My mom thinks I’m cuckoo.

[@juliethornton]

You can tell your mum that I must be cuckoo as well because that is the only way I am able to quilt. Thanks for commenting.