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    Old 06-28-2016, 06:42 PM
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    This is my first stain glass quilt. It is a throw size. Don't want to distort the squares. Searched and found that most suggest SITD, which I am okay with, however, the larger square is 6 inches and will need something more. Having a mind block with this one.

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    Old 06-28-2016, 07:16 PM
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    I would make a template of that nice big blue flower on the second from last row and use that template to quilt a flower in each of the squares. Pretty top!
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    Old 06-28-2016, 07:34 PM
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    Your colors are beautiful; truly a stained glass look.
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    Old 06-28-2016, 07:37 PM
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    Very pretty quilt. I like tartan's suggestion
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    Old 06-28-2016, 07:37 PM
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    beautiful soft batiks! so pretty, and the border is perfect, has all the colors in it. turned out great
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    Old 06-28-2016, 09:40 PM
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    I know it's a lot of work, but I always love the quilts like this where they do a different filler for every block (think Leah Day). I would pick a matching-ish color for most of them because with that many different colors of fabric & such busy prints, short of picking clashing obnoxious colors, the quilting won't be visible. The fun thing about fillers is you can close to match the fabric & use them to create texture rather than a separate design element. I'd limit the colors to:
    dusty purple
    antique gold
    muted brick red
    (could also add: blue-grey and/or dull green, if available)

    Then I'd just either SITD for the black sashing, or at most run a single line (straight or squiggly) down the center of each strip).

    In the border, since it's so busy, I'd just work with the print itself. If you wanted to add some pizazz, you could trapunto some/all of the large flowers in the print. But really, I'm not sure if I would because short of picking a bright, attention-grabbing color, I really thinking most of the quilting in the border will be close to impossible to see.

    Really love all the beautiful fabrics you included. I think they should be the stars of the quilt! While there are ways to force the quilting to show up, they would take away from the beauty of the fabrics & piecing. If you really have your heart set on quilting a particular design, I'd maybe switch out the border to solid black & quilt a design in the border.
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    Old 06-28-2016, 10:00 PM
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    Take the flowers from the border shape and put in 6" squares. I'd cross hatch in the borders and sashing. Lovely colours great lap quilt.
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    Old 06-28-2016, 10:34 PM
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    I agree with Dottemo
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    Old 06-29-2016, 04:09 AM
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    Nicely done. Here are some samples of 6" quilting stencils:
    https://www.google.com/search?q=6+in...HUD_B4MQsAQIJw
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    Old 06-29-2016, 07:15 AM
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    I have no idea on quilting as I send mine out to be quilted all the time but wanted to compliment you on a beautiful quilt. Love your batiks. Would you share the name of the pattern?
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