My husband informed me that the quilt that I thought I had another 3 weeks to complete needs to be done and presented on Wednesday. I have no idea how to quilt this! Maybe a diagonal grid? Is that too plain? Would that even be ok for the borders?

I'm not that good at FMQ so I'm looking for some simple suggestions that would be quick and easy but still look nice. I am using the 80/20 from Walmart (Fairfield, I think) and it needs to be quilted at 2"-4". Basically, I have 1/2 of tomorrow and 1/2 of Sunday to do the quilting. Then I would like to bind and wash on Monday so that I have all day Tuesday to fix any issues or problems.

Thanks in advance for your advice and suggestions.

It is for a boy.

angel

Very pretty.

That's really cute. I love the fabrics. I think a diagonal grid would be fine, even on the borders. A variegated thread in blues and greens would look great.

How about all over loops and stars?

go for the simple, diagonal quilting. and remember, done is better than perfect! it will look fine and only you will know what else you might have done. A baby quilt will be used and loved regardless of diagonal quilting or extremely complex quilting.

Gridwork might seem too simple but it always looks nice. You could "fancy" it up by sewing two lines 1/4" apart.

I think the gridwork would look fine. It's a very pretty quilt and some little boy is going to be very happy.

qrid lines will be great, agree with the varigated blue/green thread. I've used a wavey decorative stitch sometimes instead of a straight stitch and like the way it looks. good luck

I also think grid work would be best. I have used that on this type of quilt for a quick baby gift as FMQ is not in my bag of tricks and I was in a hurry to complete the quilt.

mltquilt

Awesome! Thanks for all of the suggestions. The grid it shall be!