Originally Posted by
copycat
What method do you use to plan the cross-hatch quilting design in a border only?
1. decide orientation of crosshatch (on point or straight set like a checkerboard or a slanted diamonds or free form)
2. decide if this will be a straight cross hatch or curved cross hatch
3. if on point decide angle. Not all cross hatching has to be a 45 degree angle with squares (but 90% of the time that is what I end up going with when it comes to a straight edge cross hatch).
4. Determine size of cross hatch (on something this small I would probably go 1" or smaller)
5. Audition the size I think will work by overlaying clear plastic or vinyl and drawing it roughly on to the plastic or vinyl
6. Measure it out, mark it then quilt it.
I don't worry if I end up with a partial unit on the edges.