How do I quilt a Hunter Star
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How do I quilt a Hunter Star
Hey Quilters! I need your expertise in deciding how to quilt my Hunter Star and what color thread to use.
I have spent a year working on and off on this quilt for my wonderful grandson, and I am well pleased with
the piecing but need help deciding how to quilt it. I am pretty good at stitch in the ditch, but can venture out a little. I have a Husqvarna Mega Quilter and have free motioned some. Please let me know what
you think. Thank you
I have spent a year working on and off on this quilt for my wonderful grandson, and I am well pleased with
the piecing but need help deciding how to quilt it. I am pretty good at stitch in the ditch, but can venture out a little. I have a Husqvarna Mega Quilter and have free motioned some. Please let me know what
you think. Thank you
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I am also a ditcher but in the larger triangle, I would also echo quilt once inside the triangle just to secure the batting approximately 1/2 inch. I prefer having the piecing be the star of the quilt and not compete with the quilting.
#6
That is such a gorgeous quilt!!! For someone who has been fooling with quilts since '95 you would think I wouldn't need to ask this question. I'm a ditcher and crosshatcher. Would you echo each triangular piece using free motion or by manipulating the quilt for each turn of each angle?
#7
I would also suggest echoing the larger triangles, not quilting the diamond pieces. Nice job on the piecing!
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I've seen a lot of two color Hunter Star quilts quilted with an all over design and they looked great. The most impressive was a small diamond crosshatching. I think I would use the bright blue color for thread.
#10
I think if it were mine, I would use the dark color in the light areas, and the light in the dark areas and echo quilt the stars. Hope what I am saying makes sense. Just two echos in each color would be more than enough quilting and would be pretty neat.
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