How would you quilt this?
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I made this quilt for my nephew who retired from the police force, it was an easy and fast ouilt to make but now the hard part is the quilting. I have no idea how to quilt it. Would you just do stitch in the ditch, I really don't like how that looks. But I really can't figure out what else to quilt. Any ideas would be such a great help. Thanks
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Stars or really SITD with a echo around the stars, sometimes with something so bold simplicity is the best to allow the subject matter to shine. Wonderful quilt!
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Originally Posted by tallchick
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Stars or really SITD with a echo around the stars, sometimes with something so bold simplicity is the best to allow the subject matter to shine. Wonderful quilt!
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I copied your picture and opened it in paint ... now my drawing skills leave a LOT to be desired, but I figured it would make it easier for me to explain!
FMQ in each stripe I would do either a star or figure 8 or whatever you want ... in the same colour - so white on white, blue on blue ... or you could just do the white and skip the blue For the borders - I've done this and it turns out really nicely - 1/2 inch straight lines all the way across each border overlapping at the corners ... gives it a really nice touch. Again, I would use the same colour as the fabric. You don't want to take away from your quilt - which is gorgeous - so your quilting should be very simple. |
I don't like the looks of STD either. I would run my walking foot along the seam line usually about 1/4" away from seam. Makes a nice look. I would not quilt anything else in the stripes. For the star area I would make a straight line across and down between the stars. This is what I would do if it were mine. I would not want to put a lot of quilting anywhere else. For the border I would space line every 1" or so down the length.
It is beautiful. We have a Grandson who is a Deputy Sheriff. He would love this. Your quilt your way, of course. |
Wonderful quilt. I would do a star meander (using the traditional 5 point star or just simple asterisk type stars). if only using one color, maybe a light or medium blue that may show up equally across all of it. or I may do simple wavy, random lines in a horizontal fashion.
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I would quilt the stripes with straight rows in same color, about 1/4 to 1/2 inch apart.
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I think it's a great quilt, no suggestions on how to quilt it, but thank your nephew for his time as a police officer.
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I would do a very gentle wavy pattern, repeated every 2" or so from the left edge to the right edge, running from top to bottom.
I have attached a very rough sketch. Your lines would be smoother and in white and maybe closer together. You could do this with a walking foot. or free motion. Just be sure to mark your straight lines well so you stay straight . Watson |
This is one that I would really try my hand at ruler work. Blocking off each section and doing a pattern almost like you are creating a new block pattern on the quilt. Your quilt is very pretty btw. SITD wouild be somewhat boring on this pretty quilt.
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