Originally Posted by MsEithne
Originally Posted by nyquiltmom
I have a group quilt that I need to quilt. The squares aren't uniform, and are too big (9 1/2") to just stitch in the ditch. I hand quilt, and I wondered if anyone had any suggestions.
I could do something individual within each square, sort of following the pattern of the square, but some of them will be hard to do that.
Why not treat each block as a min-quilt and do whatever suits that particular block?
Some might be echo quilting, to make an applique pop more or to emphasise piecing. Some might have motifs. Some might have filler designs like grids or stippling.
I think if you aim to give each block around the same amount of quilting, it will look uniform overall. But it would also have some of the fun of an "I Spy" quilt, as people looked to see how each block was quilted.
This sounds like a wonderful idea! What ever you do it will be great!
:)