Originally Posted by
ssnare
Can you explain what these terms mean: stippling, meandering, echo, outline, diamond grid, cross-hatching?
Next, you did not explain what to use for the backing material.
Here is a picture of my blocks sandwiched together.
SSnare ... stippling, meandering, echo, outline, diamond grid, cross-hatching are all different styles of quilting. Another is SITD (Stitch in the Ditch). YOu will be quilting each of your blocks before you proceed with the step that Jenniky just posted and what she has suggested is that on each of the blocks you do a different style of quilting. I think it's a really good idea, so that we have a "sample" of sorts of quilting styles.
As for the backing material ... I would think that's something only you can decide. Do you want the back of your quilt plain? pattern/print? bright? light? dark? I'm sure the blue you have your blocks laying on in your picture would be fine. It's your quilt, so do what pleases you!