Thread: Need Help with Quilting Layout for Courthouse Steps in Log Cabin Fashion

Hello, when I started this quilt, I really didn't think how I would quilt it but now that I'm starting to search and layout various patterns, I haven't a clue what/how to quilt it. Here's a EQ7 layout showing you what I'm up against. Its only a lap quilt 50 x 70, blocks are 10", border is 5". The middle blocks sort of look like hearts in how they're arranged. The original pattern was for a larger quilt with 5 rows of complete blocks but it would have been too large so decided on 2 color families and then split one color to go to either side of the main color. Thought it gave it more character than just having 2 vertical rows of these blocks.

Would love any suggestions (photos would be helpful) on how to quilt this. I have robotics on my system so can purchase the pattern if I don't already have one similar but as to free motion, no way as I have a bad case of hand tremors. My straight lines look more like meandering than straight. Reason for the robotics.

Luvspaper, I agree with you about using curves/feathers. I was always given the idea that if the quilt is basically straight lines such as logs to use a curvy/circle type quilt pattern to bring in movement and of course vice-versa. I've been watching videos put out by Ellen Munnich on using ProQ Designer program which I have. Her latest videos were on whole quilt quilting. She took a design, sliced it, diced it and put it back together, adding bits and pieces from other designs. That's what I did yesterday instead of finishing the quilts.............bad girl! So here is what I've come up with so far. Still needs some tweaking though. What do you all think?

Luvspaper, my ProQ Designer uses a number of different formats so I can save the design to what I need. Thanks for the website. Have added it to my list of sites to check out when in need of a new design.

I would do diagonal straight lines to accent the movement in the quilt.