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05-31-2012, 03:26 AM

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Cindy60545

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I've done several & just did a stipple on all of them

05-31-2012, 03:29 AM

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SandScraps

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I went for meandering and it gave a lovely texture to the quilt. The meandering was not dainty. I also fmq'ed the names of the recipients and all the information that usually goes on the label on the borders.

05-31-2012, 04:01 AM

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tdvxh

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I made one and used a free motion that looked like wood grain.

05-31-2012, 04:06 AM

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jeanneb52

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I've done a ton of these and tend to do meandering or leaves and vines accross. I think it needs to be "flowy" to offset all the straight bars.

05-31-2012, 11:23 AM

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tesspug

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Quote:

Originally Posted by hopetoquilt

Curves look great on a quilt with alot of straight lines. What about a meander with hearts or dragonflies built in? What about bubbles or maybe the grandmothers fan (that may not be the name of it but it is what I call it, LOL... looks like rainbows going in all different directions)...

Dmyers just quilted a quilt for me in this pattern. It's called it Baptist Fan.

05-31-2012, 01:11 PM

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Mossie

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Sorry I'm so ignorant but could someone tell me what a jelly roll race quilt is?

05-31-2012, 02:15 PM

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karate lady

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what is a jelly roll race quilt????

05-31-2012, 03:17 PM

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Quilting Jelly Roll

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Originally Posted by kay45

Does anyone have suggestions on how to quilt a jelly roll race quilt? I sewed it together this weekend while hubs was watching the race. I was suprised how fast it went together. Now I need ideas on how to quilt it. Thanks for any help, the quilters on this forum are the greatest.

Look at the decorative stitches on your machine. I use what is called the serpentine stitch at the widest width and a length of 3 or 4. I stitch on top of each seam and don't worry if it is straight on the seam. The curves offset the straight seams. Quilting on the seams at the 2 inch intervals makes a nice rippling texture. The serpentine stitch is like a huge zigzag but has rounded points.

05-31-2012, 06:42 PM

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PghPat

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All these Jelly Roll quilts...and where are all the pictures for us to enjoy and get inspiration. Would LOVE to see them.

05-31-2012, 11:34 PM

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burchquilts

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Holice

I am quilting one using the Baptist Fan motif. Some might call it shells as my aunts and grandmother did or Bishops Fan.

I LOVE Baptist Fan! I use it for all my civil war repro quilts (some of my 30's, too)! I love it! It's so handy & adaptable! I even used it on one with football helmets in the fabric because the curve echoed the curve of the helmet.