What possible color can I use for the quilting?
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Ive never tried a metallic thread but this idea intrigues me. I would probably wimp out and use a monofilament invisible thread. Love the colors and texture of your quilt.
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Thanks folks. I wish I had the confidence to do black or purple; I think that would be stunning. My very bright-loving DD would have loved it too. Alas, my skills are of the intermediate type. I think I will go with a silver metallic (I have used Yenmet metallics successfully before) with a light/medium gray in the bobbin.
I wish I could ask daughter, but this is a bit of a surprise. I cussed those poorly cut strips so many times, she undoubtedly thinks I never will finish it. I persevered for her sake, and I want it to be a surprise for her birthday next month.
[Note to self (and warning to others): only use high quality precuts like Moda. This set was truly dreadful. Thank goodness she only wanted a jelly roll quilt since the pieces were worthless for anything else. Cut off grain, bowed in the middle, and not a consistent width. Umm. Is there anything else that could have been wrong?]
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I wish I could ask daughter, but this is a bit of a surprise. I cussed those poorly cut strips so many times, she undoubtedly thinks I never will finish it. I persevered for her sake, and I want it to be a surprise for her birthday next month.
[Note to self (and warning to others): only use high quality precuts like Moda. This set was truly dreadful. Thank goodness she only wanted a jelly roll quilt since the pieces were worthless for anything else. Cut off grain, bowed in the middle, and not a consistent width. Umm. Is there anything else that could have been wrong?]
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Oh, and I will think about Bree's suggestion of straight line quilting, maybe doing some ruler work right down the middle of the strips. I use a sitdown quilting machine so lots of long straight lines are painful though it would give a modern look to the quilt.
i admit this quilt is growing on me. It is even brighter IRL than the picture shows, and my eyes were glad I was mostly looking at the back during the piecing. I won't have that luxury while quilting
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i admit this quilt is growing on me. It is even brighter IRL than the picture shows, and my eyes were glad I was mostly looking at the back during the piecing. I won't have that luxury while quilting
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