kristakz

I'm afraid I may have bitten off more than I can chew. I do longarm quilting, and I agreed to do this double wedding ring for a client. I did not look closely enough at it when she dropped it off, and when I was loading it on the longarm, I realized just how out-of-square the blocks are. You can see the excess fabric in some of the plain sections in this photo. How the heck do I quilt this?

She and I had agreed on an all-over design for it - I think she was scared off by the pricing on custom quilting. But now that I look at the whole thing laid out, I'm afraid that trying to pantograph this will just quilt pleats in all over the place. I can't do that. I'm thinking I need to call her, and suggest strongly that we go with a custom design - so that I can encourage the areas to lay nicely under the needle as I go, and avoid pleating. Any suggestions? And ideas for what type of motif might work best? I'm thinking light quilting, rather than heavy, to allow the excess room to "puff" between the stitching lines. Fortunately (I think), she chose a poly batting with a fair bit of loft, so that will hide some of the issues when it's done.

Help, please! I was hoping to start this today, and if I can't figure out a plan I'll have to unload the whole thing and put my next quilt on to avoid falling behind too far.

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