I just took a look in my Mountain Mist Quilt Favorites book, which is full of quilts from that era.
Obviously, everything is handquilted, and pretty densely.
All very elegant looking.
If there are appliqued shapes, heavy echo quilting.
In blank alternate squares, rosettes or wreaths, also heavily echoed.
Also a lot of cross-hatching.
It would be helpful to see the quilt in order to offer suggestions suitable for your quilt.
Can you post a picture?
"Strip pieced" doesn't really give me a lot to go on, regardless of the fabric style.
Last edited by MTS; 11-30-2012 at 10:31 AM.