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Can you see your hand, or a print design through that white background fabric? If you use a medium or dark print for your backing, it might show through, especially if the batting is polyester or a thin batt. Do you know how this quilt will be used? If it is a wall hanging, then a dark back would be okay. If used as a baby quilt, I would quilt it densely, for more sturdiness. If a prominent wall hanging, go for artistry in every stitch. Form follows function in nature; so be it in our arts.
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What a unique quilt and a keepsake of sorts. As to quilting, if you stitch 1/4 inch in from the edge of the segments, that will be really close quilting. I would look for a swirly type design, flower petal type or something along that line. A feather wreath would be nice too, maybe even a double wreath, one on the outside, and another on the inside to keep the scale to the size of the segments. Background, I agree with crosshatching. I saw a Dresden plate quilt lately with a y0-yo for the center an it had been stuffed to make it stand out. REally unique, but you would lose the pink of the center. Hopefully out of all these suggestions, some are ones you can use.
I usually try to coordinate a print backing with the front pattern. When I saw your block, I thought "small circles" would work. Here's one I found in a google search to illustrate what I mean:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/2368392...ori?ref=market
Thanks. I like the pinwheels too.pretty..I found some fabric with dots also that mught work.
Oh I think that pink pinwheel fabric is perfect for those plates with the pink centers. I already have all the fabrics just need quilt design.
For the quilting of the dresdens, how about a spiral that starts in the center and radiates all the way out to the edge of the plate?Originally Posted by Mornigstar
remember that some white on white is difficult to hand quilt as it is printed with a paint like substance that sits on top of the fabric. I have found it also unsatisfactory to machine quilt.
If you type Dresden plate quilts in your search line from Internet Explorer you will get a display of many quilts with many designs. Some of them are feathers, one is 1/4 inch in from sections and then feathers done in the white spaces. Lots of inspiration there.. Hope you like it.
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