I want to make this quilt for my son that is getting his Eagle in Scouts. How do I quilt the panel? I've never used a panel in my quilts before, but when I saw this I thought it would be something nice for him to remember all he's accomplished in order to get his Eagle Scout Award. Any suggestions? By the way, I don't have a long-arm quilt machine. So I need something simple to do on my own sewing machine (I'm a beginner) or I need suggestions to tell my long-arm quilter. Any great ideas???

meandering would look just fine. Maybe you could sew some boyscout patches on the border.

I think Id outling the eagle , meander about the background then stitch the diamond shapes in the border

I agree totally!!! Maybe on the back you could put all his badges he earned or at least pictures of them using the fabric sheets you can print at home. Its a beautiful quilt but I agree that his badges should be shown somewhere!!!

Its a beautiful quilt - great job!!!

Think about all the things you want to stand out & outline them. Meandering is fine for everything else until you get to the frame & then you can outline the diamonds there or whatever you like to bring them out. Lovely panel! I have one called Soaring Eagle I haven't done yet (it's mine) & I just love it!! Gorgeous birds!!

Ditto.

Outline middle. Crosshatch

i agree. outlining the eagle then meandering around it will make the eagle pop. congrats to your son. not an easy accomplishment to get to Eagle Scout.

Put an extra layer of batting behind the eagle, cut to shape, before doing the outline and the eagle will really pop.

Ditto!