I know that many of you may say the quilt speaks to you but since I don't yet have ears to hear, a more tangible answer is requested.
I used to think I was artistic but looking at the blank quilt is intimidating. Also, what tools do you like best when trying to do circles or crosshatching. Are groovy boards worth their money? I like the idea of free hand because it is not a mistake, you meant it to be like that! The problem is all I can think to do then is a meander and that gets boring. Also, do you stop and start your threads alot or will you sew over something to get to the next spot? Thanks in advance! Stacey |
Don't ask me, my quilts laugh at me. I find that I do the same things over and over - feathers and swirls, leaves and lines. I'm in a rut.
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I've been a longarm quilter for 7 years and accepted long ago that I don't do fancy stuff. I do meandering, which has my own flair, and my customers like a lot, and I also do pantographs. Custom work is so time-consuming and I really don't make a profit, compared to meandering or pantographs. I don't have a Statler Stitcher with my Gammill, so I figure the fancy work can go to longarm quilters who have a computerized Statler.
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Is the quilt geometric, playful, elegant? What do the fabrics have in common? What shapes fit a space? I may not come up with the best design every time for each quilt but that's how I choose what to quilt. I have a Gammil/Statler and love to design new patterns in AutoSketch!
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if it is straight lines I like to do curves of some sort and meandering fits a lot of the time. If it is circles I like to do lines and sometime I like to do curves and spike in together just to mix it up on lines and curves! lol
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you can replicate designs in the quilt for quilting designs- such as doing flowers, leaves, stars, along with your meandering- stipple backgrounds- if the quilt is all straight lines- curvy quilting is nice
it is totally up to you if you want to do individual blocks-with starts & stops- or if you want to do an edge to edge all over with out starts-stops- either way is fine-and a personal choice. echo quilting is also a good option when free-handing spend some time looking through books of quilts- really look at the quilting- years ago there was no such thing as groovy boards- or statler stitchers- the more you look at other quilting the more you will (see) what will look great on your quilts. many of us free hand everything- it just takes some practice- and being (adventurous) |
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