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Old 11-19-2013, 06:40 PM
Susanne C. Susanne C. is offline
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No, I always hand-quilt. It is very relaxing. The kids all have special Christmas quilts that we put on at the beginning of advent, but I never made one for us. I piece on the machine, but I don't like the way machine quilting looks and feels.

My hand does cramp up if I am hand sewing and I can't really appliqué anymore but because I have a full size frame and don't have to hold the work I can quilt. Counted cross stitch makes my vision blurry in a hurry, but I seem to get away with that for a while. I am less likely to overdo it because I can't see after an hour or so!

I love crocheted lace, collect antique patterns, and it was hard to give up. I suspect knitting will be the craft that I can hold on to the longest, it seems the least stressful.
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