Black & White Beauty top done! Now.....?
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How to quilt it? I can do straight stitch designs on my domestic machine like melon seeds, SID, cross hatch and any simple curves. I'd like to have most of any pattern (like a simple flower) in the snowball blocks and the "flower blocks" are busy enough and I don't want to take away from the fabrics and design. Really don't like an all-over design, what I call the "gravel road" look :(
Perhaps a viney look with a couple of leaves? (Oh, it is spring!! The first 2 pairs of swallows just arrived! If I were brave and could FMQ (have not the least desire to!), I'd do a larger flower in the SBs the same shape as the fabric print but this is a king size and I've done them before, but not when I have to turn it and turn it!. I cannot afford to have it LAd and the giftee's want me to do it. Nice compliment but....! [ATTACH=CONFIG]328537[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]328538[/ATTACH] |
Did you see the quilt that Charismah's did, I think it was called Peach cobbler? Anyway it was the one that has the center curl with feather/petals around it and I think it would look great in the big blocks. if you look at the round trivet tutorial, it uses the same quilt design. I love studying Charismah's work to see what designs I can make a stab at. I would say duplicate but no way am I ever going to be that good.
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Just beautiful. Sorry I am a new quilter and I have no advice, but wanted to say I love this quilt.
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See the flower that's printed on fabric in your snowball blocks? Could you enlarge that design and center it in each block? You could make it a continuous design and move from block to block with a vine connecting each flower like the vine in the smaller print. LOVE your quilt - you've made what could otherwise be a stark black and white into a warm and inviting quilt.
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Beautiful quilt! Love the choices of prints. The quilting is all a personal choice, but I will give you my two cents worth! I would do a basic SITD around the big "stars", a very simple design inside the stars (I think that the print of the big stars won't show nicely with a busy design), and a busier design in the "snowballs" if you want. This is all just my honest opinion - most quilters like much more quilting than I do - I want the fabric and block designs to show.
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Originally Posted by Tartan
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Did you see the quilt that Charismah's did, I think it was called Peach cobbler? Anyway it was the one that has the center curl with feather/petals around it and I think it would look great in the big blocks. if you look at the round trivet tutorial, it uses the same quilt design. I love studying Charismah's work to see what designs I can make a stab at. I would say duplicate but no way am I ever going to be that good.
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Originally Posted by Buckeye Rose
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Beautiful quilt! Love the choices of prints. The quilting is all a personal choice, but I will give you my two cents worth! I would do a basic SITD around the big "stars", a very simple design inside the stars (I think that the print of the big stars won't show nicely with a busy design), and a busier design in the "snowballs" if you want. This is all just my honest opinion - most quilters like much more quilting than I do - I want the fabric and block designs to show.
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Beautiful quilt!!!
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I love black and white. You did a beautiful job
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That is a beautiful quilt. I like the leafy design you came up with.
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Love the black & white!!
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Nice job! Black and white is so stunning.
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The quilt is beautiful. I think the leafy design would blend in nicely
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love the quilt and the piecing, please do not over-quilt taking away from all your work. The quilt becomes still and only for looks.
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Originally Posted by paulswalia
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... LOVE your quilt - you've made what could otherwise be a stark black and white into a warm and inviting quilt.
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Your quilt is lovely! I have done some fmq on my home machine. Sometimes it was fun and I was pleased. Sometimes it was hard and I was tired and frustrated. But when I complete it I feel quite satisfied. And I have a lot to learn yet. I don't practice. I just go for it. Good luck!
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Very pretty quilt, and I think your vine design would look fine.
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very pretty quilt!!!
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Originally Posted by nunnyJo
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love the quilt and the piecing, please do not over-quilt taking away from all your work. The quilt becomes still and only for looks.
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Alright! We all seem to like the leafy vine design (Oh, goody!) Now here a 2 options - leaves on the outside curve or the inside curve?
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your quilt is beautiful, don't have any advise...what ever you decide will be beautiful....
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The choice of leaf placement will be dependent on what batting you used - whether the quilting needs to be close (2-4") or farther apart. I do like the leafy design, it's simple and very pretty - it will also compliment the quilt without "taking over".
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Rose, I'm using Dream Orient and will be doing SID along the seams between the blocks and maybe more so I should be OK. Thanks for your interest!!
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Absolutely gorgeous. Have no help on the quilting because I can't FMQ at all. Someone here will be able to help you. These ladies are smart that are on this board. Great job.:thumbup:
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That is a gorgeous quilt! :) You are very accomplished! I like your leafy design, but I'd add more leaves, just because it's such a large space. I think 4 would be a minimum. Or you could make the leaves bigger and add veins to their centers. Veins don't have to all be identical and waviness is often a plus, so they'd be fairly easy on a dsm. Good luck to you! Lucky giftee!
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Yes, I like that viney look you came up with, too!
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Beautiful, Beautiful Quilt!!!!!! Teresa
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Originally Posted by JustAbitCrazy
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That is a gorgeous quilt! :) You are very accomplished! I like your leafy design, but I'd add more leaves, just because it's such a large space. I think 4 would be a minimum. Or you could make the leaves bigger and add veins to their centers. Veins don't have to all be identical and waviness is often a plus, so they'd be fairly easy on a dsm. Good luck to you! Lucky giftee!
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do you know anyone who has an embroidery machine? You can quilt it with one of them
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Beautiful quilt and you did a great job. I love how it drapes on your bed.
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Oh, how I love that quilt! Black and white, my favorite. I'm sure you'll figure out the perfect quilting design. Good luck.
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What I would do is just outline the pattern that is already of the material.
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This is beautiful, don't over quilt it, I think that would spoil it's beauty. Good job.
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Your quilt is beautiful! I'm sure you will get good advise from this board.
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What a gorgeous quilt! I love the modern fabric with traditional blocks. There are several good suggestions here, I can't wait to see which way you take this. Please show us when you're finished!
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No suggestions on quilting but I love the quilt.
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Well, the good thing about free motion, is that you DON'T have to turn it and turn it. Just move it the direction you need it to go. You could do a big flower in the big blocks and a soft line diagonally though the other blocks, which could also be free motion. Make it purposely not straight, and then it looks like a design decision rather than a straight line gone off. Love the quilt! Good luck!
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Gorgeous quilt, and like you, the less quilting the better, I think.
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Absolutely STUNNING!!
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Very pretty quilt. Please yourself on the quilting.
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