How should I quilt this?
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How should I quilt this?
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.
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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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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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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I would agree with Tartan - great looking quilt, love it.
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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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