How would you quilt a Hunter's Star
I've given this so much thought and can't decide whether to do something all-over or densely stitch all BUT the star...
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here's a really pretty almost all over design on one
http://patchworksampler.com/?tag=quilting-design |
and here's a quilting design that enhances the pattern of the quilt
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...d=0CC4QMygRMBE |
When I quilted mine, I just did a 1/4 inch from each side of the stitch line on all the seams. It highlighted (echoed) the star pattern. It was simple to do, yet added some depth to the quilt.
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I wouldn't densely quilt the background. I quilted mine like Deb described:
Originally Posted by Deb watkins
(Post 7184674)
When I quilted mine, I just did a 1/4 inch from each side of the stitch line on all the seams. It highlighted (echoed) the star pattern. It was simple to do, yet added some depth to the quilt.
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Doing mine that way, too!
Originally Posted by Deb watkins
(Post 7184674)
When I quilted mine, I just did a 1/4 inch from each side of the stitch line on all the seams. It highlighted (echoed) the star pattern. It was simple to do, yet added some depth to the quilt.
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You could also check out our gallery album of Hunter's Start quilts for ideas: http://www.quiltingboard.com/members...bums17745.html
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A guild member had different size all over circles quilted on her HS. It looked amazing.
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