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Old 01-22-2016, 06:36 AM
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I'm doing a simple little baby quilt and am ready to quilt it. I don't have a LA so will do it on my regular sewing machine. But here is the problem. I don't know what pattern to quilt the middle section. I plan to do echo quilting around the rainbows and I'll stitch a line or two inside the blades of the rainbow as well. Echo doesn't seem to fit the middle section.... I'm thinking a meander or SID. Which do you all think would look better?
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Old 01-22-2016, 06:40 AM
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Either would look good but I vote SID.
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Old 01-22-2016, 06:53 AM
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How about a cross hatch in the middle?
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Old 01-22-2016, 07:01 AM
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how about a baptist fan design? It would simulate the rainbow arcs on the outside and tie the whole thing together. You can easily do it with a walking foot too.
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I would look for a thread that would work with the print and the green and crosshatch the middle.
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Old 01-22-2016, 09:09 AM
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What a cute quilt!! I love it. I have no advice for quilting though....just had to admire the quilt!

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When I saw it I thought clam shell or an orange peel design would echo the borders.
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Old 01-22-2016, 02:17 PM
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I would use a decorative stitch if you have it - and then do a cross hatch
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Old 01-22-2016, 02:18 PM
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I'd vote for a meander or a cross hatch~~
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Old 01-22-2016, 04:30 PM
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I was thinking the same thing as feline fanatic -- it would definitely be good to add a unifying element to the quilt.
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