Lady of the Lake
 

Hi everyone, I am looking for quilting ideas for a Lady of Lake pattern quilt.

Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Here are some I have already rejected - 1. meander, 2. in the ditch, 3. outline.

I am thinking of a block pattern that would enhance the pieceing, but don't know
what.

Thanks for any ideas/suggestions.

Longarm

for those, like myself, who don't know the block, here is a link http://www.mccallsquilting.com/qb/pa...502/index.html
for the quilting design - how about some corner designs with one in each half square. here is a link to some stencils http://quiltingstencils.com/continuouslinecorners.aspx

I'm going to watch this one for ideas, too. I'm finishing up a Lady of the Lake BOM in a couple of months and I would like to figure out how to quilt mine, too. I'd like to use an era-appropriate pattern, as well.

This is the layout I'm thinking of, but it shows the Lady of the Lake block for people who might not know it by name. I would love to see what layout you're using, too. :)

That's interesting.... this block is different from the one I have. :) Which block is in your quilt, Longarm?

I like your idea of putting a corner design into each "half" of the large square - like a mirror image, right?

Gorgeous quilt ... I have never seen one with the squares on point ... wow!

about.com has the Lady of the Lake block and instructions on their website for several years. I would probably just do a large FMQ, mostly all I do.

Here's an example of how one person quilted a quilt that was partially made up of Lady of the Lake blocks. I think she did a beautiful job - http://www.kathykwylie.com/blog/2011...quilts-part-1/

Thanks for the McCalls link. Like you, I didn't know the block name either.

Thanks for the stencil link, I have it bookmarked as I am always looking for new hand quilting ideas.

Merry Christmas

corner feathers..rosebuds..leaf designs.. kind of depends on the colors and how much you want the quilting to show case the overall look! I am doing free hand designs ... resembles line drawing.. so much fun to draw and write with thread on a quilt...

I looked at the McCall's link and the stencil link. Both are great! Thanks for sharing.

This is my great grandmother's Lady of the Lake. She used two light triangles in the middle instead of one light/one dark. Her quilting was sort of a modified Baptist fan in the border and just straight lines in the center.

Is there supposed to be a photo?
I'd really like to see your GGM quilt, so please repost!

Thank you for the link. It is a pretty patten.

I think of corner feathers myself with the layout posted. A triangular celtic design would work well, too, and lend itself to a number of other celtic-complementary border quilting as well.

BUT, my personal choice would be a feather wreath (round OR square) quilted in the center of the block (not the block's HST borders) in a variegated thread that pulls most of the colors together. If the finished quilt's blocks will have the proportions of the sample posted above, then the feather wreath motif would "chop up" the visuals a little less and keep the look of the quilt soft(er).

Thanks everyone for your ideas, this is a scrappy similiar to the picture, but not on point. Still unsure of the quilting but will deal with it after the holidays. However more suggestions are welcome.

Longarm

If you could put up a picture of your specific block and layout, I'll bet more people could help.

I'm leaning toward square-shaped feather wreaths - but I *always* lean toward feather wreaths! :D And that's one heck of a lot of quilting!

A simple channel quilting or cross-hatching would look nice with this pattern - maybe with special motifs put into some of the blocks first and then a fancy feather and scroll design in the border.

Have you checked Leah Day's pages?http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.c...20Intermediate