that is just darling! looks tough for a first one --but you did it--congrats--I would say to quilt in the spaces that aren't appliqued or hand quilted; every space doesn't have to be quilted & sometimes it looks better with less!

:thumbup: impressive quilt!!

i agree with pennif... let the beauty of the quilt blocks shine

We can look forward to seeing more wonderful pictures of quilts from you if this is your first major quilt-great job.

That's a wonderful quilt! Great job. Sorry, no ideas for quilting it other than SID.

Since it is a traditional quilt, I would approach quilting it like hand quilters would such as outlining the applique. I would find quilt stencils of borders and motifs to fit in the other areas of your quilt. For your 1st big project, you did an excellent job with getting this top finished along with picking perfect fabrics. JOB WELL DONE !!

Wow, that is a beautiful quilt, for the first or fifty. Congratulations.

That is a gorgeous quilt..

Like the others, I would say keep it simple. You want your beautiful piecing to show through!

Gorgeous quilt!