PaddingtonBear ... I am totally intrigued with your work. Well done indeed! Though I am curious as to the technique you used. Looks like a jelly roll quilt, yet to get the placement of the colours, that rules out the traditional jelly roll method. So, am thinking, did you piece each row, set it in place and move onwards? Or? Thanks!
My suggestion is about the thread choice. Look for a variegated in the reds/yellows of the fire. Or maybe even a grey/white.
The thread is fine enough, that the "right" variegation may not show much at all on both the colours and the black background. And could enhance your piecework.
Quilting wise, I am thinking of FMQ'd flames, all over. (And am meaning true FMQing rather than a computer generated repeat.)
For a new quilter, you are off to a great start. Can only imagine how much more oohing and aahing you are going to give us as you proceed! Congratulations!!
Last edited by QuiltE; 12-14-2023 at 10:32 AM.