Originally Posted by
Kath12
Check out this web site:
http://www.JoQuilter.com
She specializes in Big Stitch quilting. Our guild had her come and do a presentation and a workshop of the big stitch. She uses #12 thread and #5 between needles. She has a large variety of colors of thread. I took a small group of friends to her shop and she is more than willing to give a demonstration on the technique. She always has an ongoing project to work on and several examples of her work. If you live in the area of Bellevue, IA, you should stop in for a visit.
In addition to this post, Jo gave this tip on designing your quilting: cut out shapes out of freezer paper and scatter them around your quilt top, press and then stitch around them. I did this on a fall table runner and had cut out various leaves and acorns, then stitched around them.