Carpenter Star quilting help needed please
 

Hello,

I have had this top done forever and decided to practice my feathers since my last few jobs have been E2E computerized designs for customers.

I have the star and borders with feathers and SID done. I also SID the skinning yellow border seperate from the background. I pulled the bottom off my frame to get a better look. I don't want to over quilt it and I don't want to stipple the background. I used cotton batting.

I had thought about just filling it up with more feathers, but will that be too much?

LOL It looks like it is "baggy", but it just hasn't relaxed from being rolled up on the frame. ;)

Beautiful Quilt and your quilting is beautiful. I have no suggestions but wanted to say how much I love it:)

There's no such thing as too many feathers! JMHO...I'd continue to fill it with feathers...looks beautiful to me.

Thank you for the compliments. :) My daughter came out yesterday and said it reminded her of spring or a baby quilt. I looked at her and said it better not be a baby quilt for her LOL

I think it needs something in the unquilted areas. More feathers would be fine.

Your quilting is beautiful. I love feathers, but I think something else in the remaining squares... maybe something simpler, like curves?

I had actually thought about some simple curves..... hmmmmm

I think I will let it be for tonight and step away until tomorrow. I think my brain needs a break. :)

Thanks for the help! Can't wait to see what other ideas come along from everyone.

Or how about a flower motif in the yellow diamonds? I think more feathers would be nice, but something contrasting -- even a teeny tiny stipple -- would be more interesting.

The L or V shaped areas in the corners- IMHO- are also asking for feathers. Curved shapes in the remaining squares, diamonds, and triangles would allow the feathers to shine. Your quilt is absolutely beautiful!!!!

I agree with Dunster something a little more simple.

I second cross hatching!

I love it so far but agree that it needs quilting in the other areas. love the simple curves idea

OOPs didn't read all the way - cross hatching would also look nice. I could be wrong but always understood that the quilting needed to be consistent (density wise or close) over the whole quilt. I am thinking that if you didn't quilt in the open areas that might be an issue later on????

Agree with Dunster only take it a step further with that diamond filled with curved crosshatching. Curved crosshatch would also fill those triangle units quite nicely. You need to get a curved template for that though. I would not attempt it without using the curved crosshatch ruler template. I have Ronda's ruler sold at Quilters Rule. I have the medium and the large crescent as well as the large double S (which I have yet to use).

http://www.quiltersrule.com/template...dasRulers.html

Edited to add, you feathers are beautiful and look great on this Carpenter's star.

I have decided to do straight cross hatching in the background with an lelele in the skinny background colored border. I will start marking n quilting the CH tomorrow. Thank you all so much!

Hope you will post an updated photo. I'm curious to see how it turned out.

Pic of Back on Frame still
 

Here's a picture of the first run of cross hatching. I just have a pic of the back/bottom still on the frame. But I think it is looking good. My first time cross hatching, takes time, but I think I really like it!

Thanks for all the input. And I will post more pics when my markings are off.

This is very nice!

It's all done! ANother UFO finished. Thanks for all the help.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...ml#post5801223