How to Quilt PP Stars Quilt?
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How to Quilt PP Stars Quilt?
This quilt has been an UFO for a couple of years because it's currently in a box at my parents' house on a different continent. In a few weeks, I will be reunited with it and I'm planning to quilt it this winter.
First, I was thinking on hand quilting it. But it's 90" and the biggest quilt I made so far (there's another one in the making that might become even bigger...). I'm just afraid that 5 months won't be enough to hand quilt it and I really want to finish it this time! So I think I will machine quilt it.
However, I'm at a loss of how to quilt the stars. Probably SID on the star outlines, but then how do I fill the stars? I would appreciate any suggestions!
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First, I was thinking on hand quilting it. But it's 90" and the biggest quilt I made so far (there's another one in the making that might become even bigger...). I'm just afraid that 5 months won't be enough to hand quilt it and I really want to finish it this time! So I think I will machine quilt it.
However, I'm at a loss of how to quilt the stars. Probably SID on the star outlines, but then how do I fill the stars? I would appreciate any suggestions!
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I made these stars when we made the 50 paper pieced stars book. Most of the stars are eight pointed. I would stitch around the outside of each star then follow a design on the inside of each star as dictated by the piecing. When I did mine, I did an overall meandering but it was a queen size and I didn't feel up to making each one separate. It worked fine but could have been better.
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Thanks! So, if I understood right, the suggestion for inside the stars is to just follow whatever pieces there are and SITD, right? Sounds doable, although there is one or two that have a lot of pieces... Yes, I was thinking of trying some feathers ini the white triangles as Tartan suggests.
What would you suggest for outside the stars, in the star blocks?
What would you suggest for outside the stars, in the star blocks?
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Monale, I would follow every inside seam, just see how the star divides and go around the sections in the stars. But that's just me, I think it would be prettier than the over all meander I did. For me it's one of those if I ever make again, that's what I'll do.
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It's a lovely quilt!! I don't have suggestions for the quilting, but I will say I'm a little concerned about how full and wavy your borders are. Is it just the way the quilt is laying? It looks like you will have a challenge on your hands....
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