Fine Pickle I Got Myself In
 

Some of you may have read my other post on my crooked quilt. Thank you for all the great comments and suggestions! I think it’s going to work out after all!

As you can see from the picture, I’ve made the sandwich although it’s been rolled up a few times and needs more smoothing. With the border, the size is 60x74. But now what do I do??

I’ve only been quilting for 2 months so free motion to me might as well be a yoga term. I had planned on doing a 45 degree stitch (like a huge zig-zig) on the red sashing but, holy cow! There’s a lot of red sashing and that method would require me to turn the quilt every 3 inches which would be very difficult.

I’m only moderately good at stitch in the ditch and, because of the difference in colors, one hiccup will be very noticeable.

What do I do??? How do I quilt this beast? Why did I make this quilt??? :(

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How about some echo stitching within all the white in the blocks. Then straight stitching within the white setting triangles. They could be evenly spaced, use a spot on your walking foot as a guide, or alternate your spacing. Wouldn't have to get within the red or blue at all.

Very pretty quilt and I am sure you will get some great suggestions on what quilting design to use from members here. I have no idea what to do as I take my quilts to a longarm quilter and they work their magic. Good luck on your quilting project.

Given your comfort level, I would think about doing a simple, edge-to-edge grid that echoes the red sashing, not stitch-in-ditch, but to one side of the ditch? Painter’s tape makes a very easy guide and can be moved over and over.
How close does your batting need to be quilted?

I don’t know how far I can quilt with this batting but I did get it at a reputable quilting store. I’ve done stitch in the ditch with much smaller projects. How is echo stitching different? From what I can tell it’s stitch out of the ditch…like a straight stitch beside a seam maybe ¼” away?

I prefer to stay away from a lot of quilting because I know that makes them stiff. My brother has a quilt an old high school friend made for him. It’s gorgeous but it takes 2 grown men to bend it around him. I want something to cuddle up and watch Netflix with.

How about something like this?

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Libits is what i was thinking of. simple lines are sometimes best.

Simple is the place where I'm at right now. If I do the lines through the red, obviously I would use red thread but do I have to do it all over again when I go through the blue with blue thread? How about transparent thread? I'm trying to avoid maneuvering this quilt too much because it's so cumbersome. (What person in their right mind decides to start quilting at age 65??)

Libits it is a huge group of us that start quilting at a later age. As for stitching thru the blue, I would just continue with your red thread. Or choose a grey that would sort of blend in with the blue and red. After that has stabilized your quilt you probably need to do some sewing in the blocks. Your package the batting came In will say the recommend max distance between quilting. It can be anywhere between 2 to 10 inches

This is for a Marine.........right? How about just doing a straight line walking foot grid? Just like on the parade grounds. Keep it simple. It'd look great I think! This from another man's perspective.

Jim

Jim, how ironic. The name of the quilt is "Parade Rest." It's a sign! :) I know my future son-in-law and he'd love it if I quilted daisies on it but I do like the idea of straight lines....at least through the red. I should probably do something with the blocks for stability but I'm still noodling on that.