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Originally Posted by QuiltE (Post 8627987)

PaddingtonBear ... I am totally intrigued with your work. Well done indeed! Though I am curious as to the technique you used. Looks like a jelly roll quilt, yet to get the placement of the colours, that rules out the traditional jelly roll method. So, am thinking, did you piece each row, set it in place and move onwards? Or? Thanks!

My suggestion is about the thread choice. Look for a variegated in the reds/yellows of the fire. Or maybe even a grey/white.

The thread is fine enough, that the "right" variegation may not show much at all on both the colours and the black background. And could enhance your piecework.

Quilting wise, I am thinking of FMQ'd flames, all over. (And am meaning true FMQing rather than a computer generated repeat.)

For a new quilter, you are off to a great start. Can only imagine how much more oohing and aahing you are going to give us as you proceed! Congratulations!!

No I don't use jelly rolls. I chose the material I wanted and cut it up into strips 62mm wide (so with a 1/4 inch seam they end up 50mm wide when joined). The idea is that they pieces don't match up so I just put them together on the 45* angle. The pieces are generally in multiples of 50mm squares and 50mm angles. I stitched them all together with white thread because I do a lot of undoing stitches and black is too difficult. I use a small stitch length so it doesn't show in the final quilt, especailly when I stitch the ditch.

I can't do free motion quilting so I'll stick with stitch the ditch. I can't finish it now before Christmas as we have family staying for a week and then friends staying for another week. So I will update mid January when I have to have it finished because I am expecting my first grandchild early February and I haven't made the baby quilt yet!

Thank you all for your help and kind comments.