How should I quilt this?
#2
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I would SITD around the center pictures and then do a square spiral out, quilting down the middle of the surrounding strips. If you quilt down the centers, you will avoid most of the seams. Cute top!
#5
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I just made a celebration of life type of quilt with pictures like you have there and I stitched around the outside of each picture, then carefully detailed the actual pictures so they wouldn't look so puffy and weird. Just did minimum detailing & it looked great! It came out really awesome. Good luck!! I love some of the other ideas you're getting too! Just pick what you're comfortable with! It'll be cherished because you made it special for them.
#6
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Beautiful quilt! You didn't mention what level of quilting you were looking for. I do not do a lot of hand quilting, but I do love that you can run the thread through the batting rather than having to do a continuous line design. I started off making connections in my sketch, but realized you don't need to do that & it will look nicer without them.
Since it seems to be baseball themed, I went with bats & balls around the photos & caps in the outer border. Those could be any color at all. Then, I went with a bright pink (could be red or blue or any color that really shows up) and outlined just a few details in each photo both to provide support for the quilt & to add a focal point to the lovely black & white photos. Can't wait to see what you come up with!!!
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Since it seems to be baseball themed, I went with bats & balls around the photos & caps in the outer border. Those could be any color at all. Then, I went with a bright pink (could be red or blue or any color that really shows up) and outlined just a few details in each photo both to provide support for the quilt & to add a focal point to the lovely black & white photos. Can't wait to see what you come up with!!!
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