I am a hand quilter. I would not use DMC #8. I would have a longarm quilter quilt the flying geese/hst part of the quilt in a simple straight line design and not quilt the yellow blocks. Now the quilt is stabilized. Then I would find a medallion stencil to fit the yellow blocks , mark them and hand quilt the blocks with off white quilting thread. I like YLI quilting thread. Silk batting would drape beautifully and be easy to needle, though it is expensive. My next choice would be Hobbs 80/20.
Last edited by Genden; 09-08-2018 at 08:56 AM.