Carpenter Star quilting help needed please
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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. ;)
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Beautiful Quilt and your quilting is beautiful. I have no suggestions but wanted to say how much I love it:)
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There's no such thing as too many feathers! JMHO...I'd continue to fill it with feathers...looks beautiful to me.
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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
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I think it needs something in the unquilted areas. More feathers would be fine.
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Your quilting is beautiful. I love feathers, but I think something else in the remaining squares... maybe something simpler, like curves?
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I had actually thought about some simple curves..... hmmmmm
Originally Posted by dunster
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Your quilting is beautiful. I love feathers, but I think something else in the remaining squares... maybe something simpler, like curves?
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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.
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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!!!!
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I agree with Dunster something a little more simple.
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I love your feathers and I think simple cross hatching in the other areas will let your feather shine.
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I second cross hatching!
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I love it so far but agree that it needs quilting in the other areas. love the simple curves idea
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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????
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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!
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Hope you will post an updated photo. I'm curious to see how it turned out.
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Pic of Back on Frame still
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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!
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It's all done! ANother UFO finished. Thanks for all the help.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...ml#post5801223 |
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