in-the-ditch or all over stipple?
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Thank you for the quick responses. It seems the overall consensus is that I should soften the quilt a bit with the quilting. Looking at some meandering patterns (that is what I was trying to say when I said 'large stipple'). I might try practicing a meandering leaf pattern, since the quilt is meant for a nature loving man & I used all the colors of summer in the outdoors in the quilt. If I don't feel like I can get the hang of it in the next week or so, I'll stick to a more basic meander pattern... I'm a bit nervous though. I've only ever tried the meander on potholders. For bigger projects, I've always stuck to in-the-ditch.
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Its a beautiful quilt! As for the quilting... I would not do either I would do a wide echo stitch that runs down the middle of the light strips and then on the batik area would quilt a square on point going contrary to the square of the batiks creating a diamond , I would do this about half way to the center of that batik square.
If I really wanted to keep the darkest sashing from shifting at all I would stitch right down the center of the dark. Sometimes I find the narrowest sashings will shift a bit and not appear to be the straight line they are before quilting. Since its the contrast is so great and draws you eye to that portion... I would stitch that dark sashing.
If I really wanted to keep the darkest sashing from shifting at all I would stitch right down the center of the dark. Sometimes I find the narrowest sashings will shift a bit and not appear to be the straight line they are before quilting. Since its the contrast is so great and draws you eye to that portion... I would stitch that dark sashing.
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I like LoriS suggestion of stabilizing by quilting right down the center of the black sashing. I took a Craftsy class where the instructor recommended STD with bottom line thread prior to any decorative quilting. It really works. Your quilt is so striking. Thanks for sharing the pattern name.
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Its a beautiful quilt! As for the quilting... I would not do either I would do a wide echo stitch that runs down the middle of the light strips and then on the batik area would quilt a square on point going contrary to the square of the batiks creating a diamond , I would do this about half way to the center of that batik square.
If I really wanted to keep the darkest sashing from shifting at all I would stitch right down the center of the dark. Sometimes I find the narrowest sashings will shift a bit and not appear to be the straight line they are before quilting. Since its the contrast is so great and draws you eye to that portion... I would stitch that dark sashing.
If I really wanted to keep the darkest sashing from shifting at all I would stitch right down the center of the dark. Sometimes I find the narrowest sashings will shift a bit and not appear to be the straight line they are before quilting. Since its the contrast is so great and draws you eye to that portion... I would stitch that dark sashing.
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Welcome from Missouri.
I do a lot of large stipples on my quilts. I love doing it and love the look. Seems faster but, uses more thread. Straight line stitching uses less thread but to me is not as fast and harder to move the quilt around.
Your quilt, your decision.
I do a lot of large stipples on my quilts. I love doing it and love the look. Seems faster but, uses more thread. Straight line stitching uses less thread but to me is not as fast and harder to move the quilt around.
Your quilt, your decision.
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Its a beautiful quilt! As for the quilting... I would not do either I would do a wide echo stitch that runs down the middle of the light strips and then on the batik area would quilt a square on point going contrary to the square of the batiks creating a diamond , I would do this about half way to the center of that batik square.
If I really wanted to keep the darkest sashing from shifting at all I would stitch right down the center of the dark. Sometimes I find the narrowest sashings will shift a bit and not appear to be the straight line they are before quilting. Since its the contrast is so great and draws you eye to that portion... I would stitch that dark sashing.
If I really wanted to keep the darkest sashing from shifting at all I would stitch right down the center of the dark. Sometimes I find the narrowest sashings will shift a bit and not appear to be the straight line they are before quilting. Since its the contrast is so great and draws you eye to that portion... I would stitch that dark sashing.
What is an echo stitch?
Thanks,
Charlotte
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