Originally Posted by
GarageDragon
Wow, so many kind replies, thank you! Imbued with all your confidence, I made a start... Well, I have the quilt sandwiched (I wasn't expecting it to be such a struggle - I suspect something that gets easier with time, shouldn't have tried on a bigger quilt first, I guess!), and I have a single wavy line stitched roughly across the middle of the quilt: the stitching looks fine - but the colour of the thread looks all wrong now!! I spent so long trying to find a neutral pinky colour that would blend in with the fabrics I used, but that line seems to jump out: I am going to leave it overnight before I make any decisions...
Hope your fmq goes well, jonese!
I think you have the right idea to leave it over night and then have a look at your thread. Made me smile because for a recent quilt I found a very light pink Aurifil thread that I thought was perfect, then on my test block I thought, oh, no, not quite right. So back to the store and I bought a different brand of thread that I thought was more subtle, just right! When I got home discovered that the two threads were exactly the same color. It was just me, doubting myself. I ended up using the Aurifil as it is my preferred thread anyway. And I love how it turned out. Some of this is just over thinking! Do just go for it, you will be happy in the end! Good luck!