I agree with others that the straight line grid would contrast best with the feathers. I think stippling would be to confusing next to the feathers.
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I agree with others that the straight line grid would contrast best with the feathers. I think stippling would be to confusing next to the feathers.
wow, that's awesome. i love pebbles, but they are easier by machine. a grid might be nice by hand.
Nancy in western NY
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I vote for a grid. Any busyness I think would detract from the lovely pattern.
You're going to hand quilt this? Enjoy, we'll be looking for pics about 2018!Originally Posted by dog mama
As dense as this quilting is, why would you want any other quilting to hide the feather designs?
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I think I'll take your suggestions. I'll mark the grid in pencil, quilt the design and see if it needs the background. I hope to have it finished by summer. It's a gift for a dear friend who just had a baby. It will never actually be used, just put away as a future heirloom.
As a hand quilter I would quilt everything you have marked. That should be more than enough quilting. It will be lovely when it is finished. If you wanted to jazz it up a little use a colored thread so the quilting will be very visible. The important part of hand quilting is to be consistent with the tension of your stitches. With the pattern you have selected the finished quilt should be lovely.
However, I do get your idea that you want the feathers to appear to 'pop out' from the background to give it a 3 dimensional or textured look. To get that you will need to 'quilt down' the background areas. A tiny grid would do it. You must be a very fast quilter. I am impressed!
I agree with Jeanne that you seem to want the feathers to appear to pop out -- sort of like trapunto without the stuffing -- but I'm the dissenting voice for a very close stipple. In handquilting this stipple is quite different from FMQ stippling. It looks almost like tiny commas packed closely together and does flatten the background with good effect.
On this page, 3rd row down, right in the middle of the row....that quilt clearly shows the difference be tween a close grid and a close stipple.
https://www.google.com/search?site=&...76._xpDPP4Ej0c
Can't wait to see your finished project! I will be starting one soon, preprinted - not my own design - and feel I too may want something in that background.
Jan in VA
Jan in VA
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I'm sure it will be beautiful whichever way you do it. It all looks so complicated to me.....lots of hard work.
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I agree with Jan in VA. A close stipple done by hand would really enhance the feathers. I think many of the quilters here may never have seen hand stippling in a quilt; it looks very different from machine stippling!
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