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Hi Quilters, I made this quilt and love the way it looks, but I need help. Not sure on what to do on the quilting and what color of thread to use. I was thing about going around the stars but not sure what to do in the off white space. Then I was thinking of do a all over design. And the thread what color should I use? I was thinking of using a reddish pinkish color that the material is, but then in the off white should I use white or the same color. Please help me this is driving me crazy! Thanks labug

If you are a good quilter, the pinkish thread would look wonderful on the off white areas. Since I'm not good quilter, I'd match the thread to the area I was quilting to hide it as much as possible.

If I could quilt like I do in my dreams, I'd QID around all the stars and then do a great motif in each of the little pinkish squares using off white thread and in each of the off white squares using pinkish thread. Alas, this is a fantasy for now.

I would probably try a lighter colorthan your borders, etc. it will blend with them and not stand out so much on the lighter fabric, as to not detract from the great look of this quilt

No suggestions as to how to quilt, your quilt - I just wanted to tell you how very pretty your quilt is - I love it!

Can not help, but quilt is sure beautiful!

Do you want the stitching to show? or just the texture? Contrast quilting like your pink on the background will show...ALOT. SO if you confident in your quilting abilities, go for it! In the busy areas like the borders or star centers? i would pick a tan or taupe. Don't worry much about those areas. You could do wonderful custom quilting and no one would be the wiser. I would suggest piano keys or bead board in the border. I will try to doodle some ideas..but no promises! lol I doodle with thread MUCH better than with a computer mouse or pencil!

This is a traditional design, so I'd quilt it traditionally. First SID around stars and diamonds. Then 1/4" in from the seams on stars and diamonds with a darker pink thread. In the light, a filler pattern with a light/md pink. In the borders, maybe a feather pattern of a simple loop and star meander in darker pink thread.

I would probably use a variegated red or pink thread. An overall design would work or you could go to Leah Day's website and find some filler designs for your blocks.

I'm all for the variegated thread in pink. Beautiful quilt! I love the floral material. Could you tell me what line that is from and possibly where you got it from? I really love it!!

I would use the color of the background material or a burgundy varigated thread. I love the layout.

Sounds like lovely ideas to me. For me, it is still a fantasy to try something like that. But I will one day. Your quilt is lovely. Hope to see it after you have quilted it.

Me I would match to the area of color. Or go neutral. Beautiful quilt.

My vote is for tan or taupe and a bit more fancy quilting in the sqaures.

A beautiful quilt; beautiful fabric. No suggestion for quilting.

Personally I feel that the quilting, while it can enhance greatly, should not compete with, but compliment, the quilt itself. You have a beautiful quilt made and I think you would distract from the overall effect if you used colors in the white area. I have seen award winning quilts which, the more you look, the more you see. At first most of us don't see the quilting, but upon closer inspection it is a thrill to discover the beautiful designs quilted in. It makes the quilt a venture of discovery.

Nice top. I would FMQ a floral design in off white on the star centers and the other squares, not quilt the star points and something like a vine on the off white with an old rose. The outer border I'd do with a deep rose feather with off white vines on the inner border. Of course, that's me. Do something you are comfortable with that complements the pattern elements.

The first color thread I would try would be a tan/taupe variegated thread...I would pull off a bunch on the burgundy pink area to see how it looks there. You can tell how the color will look by doing that.

As for the quilting, I am always at a loss on 'how' to quilt something. I have a baby quilt that has been pin basted and waiting for 10 days and thinking I am going to end up just meandering simply because I cannot make up my mind what to do and it needs to be done by the end of April.

as to HOW to quilt it,

In the last few years I have become a fan of variegated thread, cotton or Rayon for my quilts. I especially like using the Rayon thread on some of my simpler quilts just to give it a little zip. Whatever you do, it will be beautiful, just like your quilt.

I love the quilt and wonder if there is a pattern name?

If I were doing this quilt I would do a cream color for the whole quilt, any way I quilted it. It is a very pretty quilt and wouldn't want quilting to distract from the pieced work. A cream would not be invisible but not overwhelm the beauty of the pattern. If special quilting were to be used in the background area it will be pretty without showing to much.
peace

I love your quilt and if it were mine, I'd use the matching pink thread to do an outline stitch about 1/4" from your stars and the pink squares rather than SITD. This would pull the star design out into the white area and be easier than stitching in the ditch. If you feel you need more quilting than that, then I would do another row 1/4" inside the stars and the squares and also another row outside the first row further into the white.
This quilting would reinforce your stars and make them the "star" of your quilt.

Nice quilt! I'm just a beginner in the quilting part so I would match my thread to the fabric - my mistakes don't show as much.

Thanks for all the help