Right now I hate this stupid quilt. Time to walk away for a while.
 

My quilt number four is a Asian lantern quilt that was beautiful when it was only a quilt top. My stippling has improved to what I think is acceptable. I already started a thread a few days ago where the edge of one side got all tucked under, but what I just did now was not see one of the pin basting pins and ran over it creating a small hole in the quilt. I was almost finished with the stippling too. Quilting is just hard hard.

I'm doing nothing more today, because I might end up burning the whole thing if I do, but tell me if this idea sounds like a good one. I thought I would consider it an opportunity to learn to make tiny yoyos and applique a few clusters randomly in the borders here and there one of which would cover this hole. Any better ideas. The hole in in the white border in between the lanterns. :mad:

Sounds great to turn your challenge into an opportunity. A yoyo would go nicely with Chinese lanterns. Hope you'll post a picture.

We have a quilt hanging at our LQS that is mostly black and white. The quilter added two sizes of yoyos in bunches in a few places on the quilt. It really makes it!

Tartan I saw that and one would never know. Also may I add it looked great with the little butterfly.

Zyngawf, I love yoyo's. I think it'd look fine. You might discover you need to put even more on there. :thumbup:

Hm. I thought that was why appliqué was invented!

Yo Yo would be great!!!

As mentioned, yo-yos are a good idea.
But you could also do other folded flowers which would be more along the Japanese origami look and in keeping with a garden of lanterns.
Here is one site's tutorial http://craftygiveaways.blogspot.com/...-tutorial.html but you can find others by googling images of "folded fabric flower patterns".

Jan in VA

Thank you. I'm going to attempt that.

Wow! Really like the origami idea. Can't wait to see pictures!