Are Feathers Over Done?
#141
Jumping in a little late, but I have to speak up also.
Another "I agree". Why are we paying big bucks for beautiful fabric, spending agonizing hours choosing it, planning placement meticulously.... only to see it over quilted and the beauty taken away. To each his/her own and for those who like it, good for them. I prefer to see the beauty of the fabric and the pattern used to make the quilt.
Thanks for saying what I've been thinking for some time now.
Another "I agree". Why are we paying big bucks for beautiful fabric, spending agonizing hours choosing it, planning placement meticulously.... only to see it over quilted and the beauty taken away. To each his/her own and for those who like it, good for them. I prefer to see the beauty of the fabric and the pattern used to make the quilt.
Thanks for saying what I've been thinking for some time now.
#143
Originally Posted by Sadiemae
Then you could ask the question--"Is stippling overdone?" and you could ask "Is SID overdone?" and you could answer "YES" to both. So to answer your answer your qustion--"Whatever floats your boat! Do what makes you happy!"
#146
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Originally Posted by SunlitenSmiles
Wooooooooooooooah, have read all the pages and this is begining to resemble a quilt guild meeting.....ouch !!!
who just kicked me under the table.....
can we all agree to just quilt whatever we like
who just kicked me under the table.....
can we all agree to just quilt whatever we like
#148
Originally Posted by SueSew
I think that most people in this posting have remarked on heavy quilting rather than the feather pattern in particular. What technical choices can we make in quilting which increase the enhancement?
I saw a couple posts about choice of batting and threads. How about more thought on how to choose an appropriate design? We can't just stop this discussion at 'personal choice'. There must be some design principle informing the choices.
What do you quilting pros think?
Anyway, about 'reading' a quilt top - I wanted to recommend this book - Machine Quilting Solutions by Christine Maraccini. Using several quilt patterns as examples she shows 3 different ways to quilt them - light, medium and heavy. It is an excellent book for teaching how to look at a quilt in terms of designing complementary quilting and also in how different densities of quilting decorate the tops.
And a final word (for now!) and I'm sorry, I'm going to shout - DENSE QUILTING DOES NOT MAKE A QUILT STIFF IF DONE CORRECTLY AND USING THE RIGHT BATTING. If you don't like it, fair enough.
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#150
I absolutely agree. I think sometimes quilters get completely carried away with their quilting to the extent that the actual quilt design is lost. Plus, all of that quilting makes the quilt stiff and it does not drape the way we would like. I am all for less quilting - I spend too much time putting my quilts together and would not want the desgn lost in the "qulting"
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