Originally Posted by SharonAnne
I am glad for this discussion because as a new quilter, I have been baffled about the quilting part. Granted, I have yet to take a class, but I have done a lot of looking at pictures on this board. I love each and every one of the quilts/projects I have seen, and the quilting of feathers, curliques, etc is exquisite, but still, I am afraid to do it. As an example, I am attaching a picture that I still do not know what to do with. I think it is beautiful "as is" and am scared to ruin the simplicity and beauty of the cat by running thread all over him. Small projects such as potholders and placemats can "take" and often demand a lot of stippling, but I want this quilt to be natural. So, my dilemna is - should I or shouldn't I do anything but SID on this one. Can't make up my mind, thus this has sat as a UFO since February, 2010. I don't need it until Christmas, so I still have some time to deal with it. And this is my problem with all my projects. Is less more? Is more too much? Does this come with experience or is it a personal like/dislike thing? Thanks for listening and for your potential comments. Oops, how do I put my photo here?
The cat quilt is sooo beautiful Sharon. If you wanted to play around a little you could follow the edges of some of the leaves. Like you, I'm fairly new to learning the quilting part of the process, and I like my own quilts to be less quilted and fluffier. When I first started, I took apart a quilt from WalMart because I thought the batting had bundled up. It hadn't and so my first quilts were widely spaced, very widely spaced. I was actually very suprised when the batting instructions would say quilt no more than 3" to 4" apart. Experiment Sharon. There are no rules. I send my Personal "rejects" to friends and family. Not really rejects, but closer batting stitching than I like on my own bed. I experiment on every quilt; trying out the different styles that I run across. :roll: ;)