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I have a group quilt that I need to quilt. The squares aren't uniform, and are too big (9 1/2") to just stitch in the ditch. I hand quilt, and I wondered if anyone had any suggestions.
I could do something individual within each square, sort of following the pattern of the square, but some of them will be hard to do that. Any suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks, Maren Group quilt [ATTACH=CONFIG]279122[/ATTACH] |
i see that the one square has a heart applique. you could do a heart in each block. since it will be a uniform quilting design, i don't think that would make the other squares look strange
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nice looking quilt - good luck
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Originally Posted by nyquiltmom
I have a group quilt that I need to quilt. The squares aren't uniform, and are too big (9 1/2") to just stitch in the ditch. I hand quilt, and I wondered if anyone had any suggestions.
I could do something individual within each square, sort of following the pattern of the square, but some of them will be hard to do that. Some might be echo quilting, to make an applique pop more or to emphasise piecing. Some might have motifs. Some might have filler designs like grids or stippling. I think if you aim to give each block around the same amount of quilting, it will look uniform overall. But it would also have some of the fun of an "I Spy" quilt, as people looked to see how each block was quilted. |
Originally Posted by MsEithne
Why not treat each block as a min-quilt and do whatever suits that particular block? Some might be echo quilting, to make an applique pop more or to emphasise piecing. Some might have motifs. Some might have filler designs like grids or stippling. I think if you aim to give each block around the same amount of quilting, it will look uniform overall. But it would also have some of the fun of an "I Spy" quilt, as people looked to see how each block was quilted. |
Thanks very much!
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Originally Posted by MsEithne
Originally Posted by nyquiltmom
I have a group quilt that I need to quilt. The squares aren't uniform, and are too big (9 1/2") to just stitch in the ditch. I hand quilt, and I wondered if anyone had any suggestions.
I could do something individual within each square, sort of following the pattern of the square, but some of them will be hard to do that. Some might be echo quilting, to make an applique pop more or to emphasise piecing. Some might have motifs. Some might have filler designs like grids or stippling. I think if you aim to give each block around the same amount of quilting, it will look uniform overall. But it would also have some of the fun of an "I Spy" quilt, as people looked to see how each block was quilted. :) |
Originally Posted by nyquiltmom
Thank you so much! If I do that, do I still need to quilt around all the squares in the ditch?
To my mind, doing something like that would tend to frame each block and also pull it together as a cohesive whole. |
love this quilt sorry cant help
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