Originally Posted by
Sync
McTavishing is a background filler which employs long swooping lines and curves. It can be made very densely to pack down the background or it can be made loosely to add motion and interest to the quilt top.
This link shows some examples .....
http://www.designerquilts.com/gallery5_mctavishing.html
I had never heard of it, not really familiar w/ a lot of quilting types, but I like that a lot better then the traditional all over meander.