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jillmc 10-27-2016 09:51 AM

Help needed with quilting On puffy batting!
 
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This isn't a large piece-about 30"x40" ish. I am using a puffier batting than I usually use, and this needs help! Any suggestions on tying the large snowflakes together? I considered pebbling, but it will take me forever on my DSM, and it might overwhelm it? In between the trees, I did a small loopy design with tiny snowflakes. Should I just do a loopy ribbon to connect the large snowflakes and fill it in a bit? Not sure I will use puffy batting again! Thanks for always being here and sharing your knowledge!

Chytayzie 10-27-2016 10:08 AM

No help, but the quilt is beautiful.

Tartan 10-27-2016 10:30 AM

Very pretty! Whenever you do connecting lines that come up to already quilted spots, you run the risk of pleats where they meet. If you are confident the top is perfectly flat then do the loop de loops. If however you think you might have some extra fabric in the top, I might do the tie tack feature to make the sky look all dimpled between the snowflakes.

feline fanatic 10-27-2016 01:14 PM

Pebbling would probably make your snowflakes disappear. But because each snowflake is a dense fill in itself you don't have an even distribution of quilting. You could try quilting in more snowflakes to take up that extra space or echoing them.

Gay 10-27-2016 03:43 PM

I love it the way it is, and think anything else will make the snowflakes disappear. But if you 'must' add more would a simple 5 point star look ok?

annette1952 10-27-2016 06:05 PM

Very pretty. I love the quilting & the pattern. Great job!

ragamuffin 10-27-2016 06:36 PM

I love the quilting as is. It looks great!

Neuras 10-27-2016 07:12 PM

I think it looks beautiful as is! I'd leave it, it looks like flakes falling through clouds.

letawellman 10-27-2016 07:36 PM

Your quilt is CUTE!!!!
OK, I would NOT do pebbling - as someone else said, you would "lose" your snowflakes.
Instead, I would "echo" about 1/4 - 1/2 inch out around each snowflake, then a very OPEN (not dense, and not a lot) loop-de-loop, sort of make it look like the wind swirling the snowflakes.

On the narrow, red border, I would pebble that, and piano keys (somewhat wide) on the outer border.

quiltingshorttimer 10-27-2016 09:25 PM

love those snowflakes and want to see them better! I'd echo around them about 1/4" from the outside edge and then do some squiqqley vertical lines with little stars/flakes scattered along them--just enough to flatten that surrounding white area a litte and play up those cool snowflakes. Very cute quilt.


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