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Old 01-19-2013, 11:55 AM
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I had bought some 3" precut squares on eBay, and then tried to find something to do with them. I found myself rearranging what probably should have been random and creating some patterns. I put it aside, then needed a baby quilt for a graphic artist, who might think this is actually good...

I am not a confident quilter and usually resort to stitch in the ditch. Not all these lines run the same way, however, and now that it's sandwiched I see some of my intersections aren't perfect. What ideas do you have for how I can best quilt this? I have gotten so much help from you quilters that I feel I can ask once again.
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Old 01-19-2013, 12:25 PM
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i would probably do swirls across it. or even a large meandering with stars, hearts, what ever catches me at the moment here & there- something curvy.
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Old 01-19-2013, 12:36 PM
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I agree with ckcowl curvy would look really good. Great quilt!!!!
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Old 01-19-2013, 12:40 PM
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I love the visual impact of this quilt! From your photo it looks like the only place you had a slight problem with seams matching is along the yellow stripe. don't know if your machine has any decorative stitches, but what I would do is a decorative stitch along both the seams of the 3 long diagonal pieces (the 2 corals and the yellow). Then go with something curvy as ckcowl suggested, I would go with a meander. You will have to quilt something inside the stripes in addition to the decorative stiches to secure the batting.
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Old 01-19-2013, 12:41 PM
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An all over meander would look good or curves as others have mentioned. If you don't think you can do those, I think SITD on the triangles that make up the strips would look good. I would then echo those lines down the strips to play up the pattern.
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Old 01-19-2013, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Tartan View Post
An all over meander would look good or curves as others have mentioned. If you don't think you can do those, I think SITD on the triangles that make up the strips would look good. I would then echo those lines down the strips to play up the pattern.
I would agree with Tartan - great looking quilt, love it.
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Old 01-19-2013, 02:09 PM
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something curvy would look great
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Old 01-19-2013, 02:14 PM
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WOW....Love the colors. I think you don't need a lot of "over quilting". I like the simple meandering look. The quilt will shine with something simple!
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Old 01-19-2013, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Lilrain View Post
something curvy would look great
And sometimes instead of stitching in the ditch, I quilt 1/4" from the ditch, using the side of my foot for a guide. You can do it all on one side of each seam, or on both sides.
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Old 01-19-2013, 06:10 PM
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Your quilt is lovely...if you use a quilting design with leaves in it, it will do a nice job of uniting the colors and shapes as well as pulling attention away from the seams. An all over fern type, swirly leaf design would look pretty!
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