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08-10-2013, 05:02 PM

copehome

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Need ideas for quilting this!!

This is a baby quilt for a great-niece - it ends with the pink border. I need ideas for quilting it on my domestic machine! I'd like to to do something a little more detailed that stippling or loops & swirls.

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08-10-2013, 05:06 PM

joyce888

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How about a flower with echoing in the center squares and maybe a leafy vine on the borders. The rest I don't know what to suggest.

08-10-2013, 05:28 PM

tezell0801

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No ideas, I am fairly new at quilting, but wanted to say I love the quilt!

08-10-2013, 05:33 PM

Lovequilting22

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I agree with tezell0801.... I'm too new at this to advise, but I love the quilt. I especially love how the white squares, straight and diagonally, really help the quilt pop! Great job!

08-10-2013, 05:40 PM

GemState

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I often do arcs on the squares, rectangles or what have you. You can usually find a method that makes it continuous so you don't have to stop and start so often. Just make an arc on each side of the seam. It makes a pretty design on the back as well. Like joyce888 suggested...maybe a flower in each center.

08-10-2013, 05:49 PM

nanacc

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I loved your quilt!! I like some of the other suggestions, but I'm not good a fmq ........ still trying! I might say very trying!! lol

08-10-2013, 05:52 PM

Tartan

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Pretty top! I think I might get the tear away star block papers in continuous designs to fit in the blocks. I would then look for a border star pattern for the border.

08-10-2013, 06:18 PM

michelleoc

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The quilt is beautiful!

08-10-2013, 06:53 PM

Lisa_wanna_b_quilter

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Great quilt. I hate deciding what to quilt. Wouldn't life be easier if quilting patterns came with a giant stencil to lay on the top for the quilting?

08-10-2013, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by morelcabin

Flowers in the center blocks, as suggested above...with hearts on the four surrounding...they are perfect shape for them. You can do an opposing heart in the four corners...and I love swirls on white blocks. Very pretty quilt!

I think this idea would look really good!!! Great quilt!!!