Thread: Echo quilting

Hello again!

I'm getting a little nervous about finishing my quilt. I basted my quilt tonight and it's time to get it quilted. This is a wedding gift so I want to make it as perfect as possible. Originally I thought I would just do tons of horizontal stripes, but I was drawing out some ideas on my ipad that I kind of liked. Hopefully the gray can be seen well enough. First question is, can I do this with a walking foot? I used a free motion foot with my first quilt and I'm not good enough at it for something that is being given as a gift. Second question is, if I do a design like this, after I've done the triangles and start doing the straight lines, how do I transition from each line? Do I stop and tie it off at the end of each line or do I stitch in the ditch a short distance and then turn and keep going? (Or do that without stitching in the ditch, say half an inch from the seam?)

I thought this would look neat on the back of the quilt and bring the triangles onto the back. I'd love to hear more interesting ideas!

I'm attaching pics of my sketch and closeups of two examples of how I'm envisioning the straight lines.

THANKS!

There may be places you will have to knot off...just do a quilters knot and bury threads.....just be careful doing those diagonal lines on your DSM....bias pulls/puckers on back....make are you have basted well......take your time it will be lovely.....linear is the new modern! Btw piecing/placement is great.....pattern? Template for kite piece?

Originally Posted by Knitette

When I make a quilt with an angular design, I actually like to do the opposite - quilt it with softer curves. I feel it gives the quilt more 'life' or 'movement' and then doesn't detract or 'fight' with the original pattern.

I agree it would be a great feature on the back, but most people will care about the front (although I do know someone who gave a beautiful, intricate quilt as a gift and the recipient preferred the pattern of the fabric on the back, lol).

It's a lovely quilt whatever you decide

The quilt is pretty, and I agree about the triangles fighting with each other. Curves, curlyques, or some such softer design would be my preference.

I hear you on the recipient liking the back of a quilt better. I gave my mother a table runner I made for her with flying geese on the front (her request). The backing was just a fabric that looked pieced, but wasn't. I went over one day, and she had it with the back facing up. She liked that better!! Yikes. Ok, she is 92!! All is forgiven!!

There may be places you will have to knot off...just do a quilters knot and bury threads.....just be careful doing those diagonal lines on your DSM....bias pulls/puckers on back....make are you have basted well......take your time it will be lovely.....linear is the new modern! Btw....your piecing/ placement is great.

Straight lines will look fine but realize that every change of direction is going to mean rotating the whole quilt through the machine harp. When sewing repeated straight lines you also can't do too many sewing in the same direction. You need to change sewing direction every other row so the quilt doesn't move.

A walking foot works better for straight lines. However, there will be lots of turning and shifting the quilt which is also difficult.