Oh, this is so very pretty.......the pattern idea and the fabrics! Hope someone knows what to do......maybe paints instead of crayons so color would not soak through??

I agree with everyone else. I like it the way it is! Echo quilting is a workable idea, but I don't want you to do anything that would spoil the beauty of the quilt as it is.

I think it looks great - I actually would love to see it wide open :) To answer your question, I did one time take a black fine point sharpie to outline some embroidery to help it stand out better... BUT that was with lettering and they were all one color. I would not attempt such a thing on this lovely quilt

Please don't change the quilt....it's beautiful as it is. Whoever quilts it can make those blocks you don't like "POP"!

I like it the way it is. The embroideries show up nicely. I bet she will love it. Beautiful!

I, too, say: Don't touch the embroidered pictures. They are lovely as is.

WOW!!! What a gorgeous generation quilt. To think ALL of you have taken an interest in it and it is making invaluable memories. Just love this picture, too. 'Less is Better' in this case. Leave it just the way it is - beautiful.

I have used crayons to enhance embroidery. I set each block with a hot iron using a silicone pressing sheet. Came out very nice and I gave it for a charity auction. So I don't know how it washed, but it was real pretty.

It's amazing, and the fact that all of you worked on it makes it even more special.

After studying it, I wonder if what you are seeing isn't that the embroidery needs to be more colorful, but that it is airy and open, compared to the wide saturation of color in the Irish chain blocks. One idea might be to give the edges of the white more definition to stand up to them. Maybe quilt inside the edges of the white with a contrasting color that's in the embroidery? With a beefier thread? Or a blanket stitch in black or a color?

Hugs,
Charlotte

I think the fabric (or even normal crayons) need to high a heat to be used once there is batting. Maybe a denser quilting stitch w/ a white thread in the pieced part would tone that down allowing the embroider to shine brighter w/o having to alter it.

If I were determined to alter the embroider blocks, I would use the dimensional fabric paint w/ a narrow tip, carefully going along the embroidered stitch line to darken it, you would need paint colors to match or nearly match all the thread colors.