Why choose hand piecing?
Hand piecing is an easy technique to learn – after all, it’s just a straightforward running stitch with few backstitches thrown in. All you need are fabric pieces, a pencil and ruler for marking, a sewing needle, thread, scissors and, if you desire, a thimble. Can’t get much more basic than that! It’s also easily portable. Once you’ve cut out the pieces for your blocks, keep them together in a small resealable plastic bag, perfect for transporting. You can sew with your friends, at quilt group meetings, in the car, or even while watching your kids play sport. Socialising while sewing certainly helps your fingers fly. Hand piecing lets you stay close to your project. Many sewers love the feel of fabric in their hands. It’s the tactile nature of stitching a quilt that has attracted generations of quiltmakers. You can control the stitches that you make and the fact that you don’t sew to the end of the pieces means you can press the seams in any direction. You’ll also find that the act of
