Originally Posted by Raggiemom
. I will probably SITD down the rows and columns. I don't do FMQ yet.
I wouldn't SITD in the cross, but around it.
And then I would echo that shape every inch or two, until it's all done.
You could echo the cross inside on the blue if you want.
But if you just do the grid of blocks, it kinda negates everything you did to get that pattern, and it's back to...well, a bunch of squares.
You could do it with a straight stitch, or a wavy stitch - (on a Bernina it's stitch #4). It's just as easy to use as a straight stitch, but it give a lot of texture to all that flat space.
See the picture below.
I use it all the time (as I, too, have no FMQ skills). ;-)
Find a great variegated thread with oranges/blues, and I think it would be FABULOUS!
Take a look at M36 (click on it and it enlarges to the right).
http://www.valdani.com/product_details/2
And not that you have to buy new thread, but you can see how much more interesting it could make the quilt.