mamma_rose

Hello there fellow quilters/sewers and friends! I'm new to this board and VERY new to quilting. I'm from ontario canada and am making my very first quilt! (never quilted in my life) anyway, I used up old fabric from left over projects and am making a twin size quilt for my daughter for xmas. I have cut the foundation, sewn the strips onto the foundation, sewn the blocks together and am now sandwiching the back the batting and the top. my question is, how do I start to quilt my work and where and how.....
I know I need to start in the middle and work my way down, also does anybody have any ideas on how I should quilt, do I just go up and down or across or follow a pattern..............like I said, I'm new to all this any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanksssssssssssss
-Rose
P.S posting a pic of my quilt not yet sewn together...........

MamaBear61

Hello and welcome from Milverton, Ontario. Your quilt is lovely.

mamma_rose

thank you mamabear!

mhunt1717

Very pretty! Welcome from KY!

dungeonquilter

Welcome from Niagara, Ontario! Where in Ontario are you?

ann clare

Welcome from Ireland. Beautiful quilt.

amma

Hello and Welcome to the board :D:D:D

As to the quilting, part of the design choice comes from what batting you choose. Each brand/type has its own quilting requirements. That is where I would start first.

donnajean

Hello from southeast PA! USA I assume you will be machine quilting. I'm not a longarm quilter, so I would stitch-in-the-ditch. Start in the center & see how far you can go around blocks without having to stop. When you have to stop to move to another area, you can do a locking stitch when you stop & when you start again.

mygirl66

Hello & Welcome! So glad you found us, and your quilt is beautiful!

mamma_rose

Oh thank you everybody! I'm from St Catharines, Ontario. so I should stitch along the seams of my squares? is that what you mean? not all my squares match though, ugh beginner you know..........I'm sooo frustrated!