Besides straight lines following the design what other quilting looks good on a Chevron? Ideas, suggestions welcomed.
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Besides straight lines following the design what other quilting looks good on a Chevron? Ideas, suggestions welcomed.
Joyce
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I think echoing the lines would work best. That is what I do on my Bernina DSM.
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I have only made one Chevron quilt, but I did echoing, so I second ManiacQuilter 2's suggestion. I had not tried echoing before but I liked it and was pleased with the results.
Dina
Google images of chevron quilt https://www.google.com.au/search?q=c...FcGklAodqaQNFQ
Most of them are done in straight lines but if you scroll down there are examples of other ways to quilt it.
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You could quilt different FMQ designs down each chevron or meander over the whole surface.
I've seen it quilted with wavy lines that roughly follow the pattern & that looks really nice, too.
Oh, I forgot, I've seen it quilted with bubbles, too.
And depending on your fabric, you could maybe go with a leafy vine (or feathers -- like Katier's below)
Last edited by Bree123; 08-09-2015 at 03:07 PM.
On these 2, I did feathers in the girl's one and on the boy's I did straight line in the colored section and an overall pattern in the white section.
There is a lot of inspiration on Google or Pinterest.
Beautiful quilts and quilting!Originally Posted by katier825
On these 2, I did feathers in the girl's one and on the boy's I did straight line in the colored section and an overall pattern in the white section.
There is a lot of inspiration on Google or Pinterest.
Thanks everyone. Since this is a guy's quilt I guess I will be learning to do ruler work on the long arm.
Joyce
Four things you can't recover: The stone.....after the throw. The word......after its said. The occasion.....after its missed. The time......after its gone
I didn't realize you were quilting on a long arm. I don't have one, but I have heard many long armers say that quilting straight lines was just not worth the trouble. I don't think it would have to be straight lines just because it was for a guy. (Of course, you are probably an expert and will figure it out quickly.)
Dina
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