need suggestions for quilting this
 

I need your suggestions for quilting this top. Let me mention that the backing is Cuddle Bubble...Minkee fabric. Also, I am not good with ruler work...so that's out. I do free-motion, but just don't like the idea of a big meandering on this top. I think what's throwing me on this one, is that it doesn't need to be dense quilting (because of the Minkee???) and the triangular shape. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I need to get to quilting, but I have a "creative mental block" on this! I know someone will "show me the way."

I don't care for the meandering quilting either. This quilt has lots of sharp angles, I think it needs some curves and curls.

What a playful quilt, and just lookit them points! You didn't say how you will be quilting this, will it be a LA or a DSM? I'm not good at quilting with a mouse, but here is one idea...

Or if you want more straight lines you could quilt 1/4 inch from each seam.

Depending on the size of the triangles, I think tying it would "agree" with it.

I forgot to say that I will quilt it on a longarm. And, I really like your idea. thanks.

Also, the triangular length is 6 inches from point to bottom. I just felt that whatever was done in one triangle will need to be reversed in the next one, because of the inverted shape, etc.

I really agree that some kind of curves would be good.

I like Baloonatic's idea with the curly-cues. Great job on all those points.

Boy I need practice with this mouse quilting thingie....
I think the top pattern is called a pumpkin seed?
The bottom one simplifies a curvy-curly pattern. Please don't laugh at my attempts with mouse finesse...its obvious I don't have any... :D

I really like your top illustration. Just wondering if this could be done without stopping all the way across a row? I've tried to visualize and can't see it. BTW, I admire your drawing with a mouse.....I couldn't do it, IF I knew how. :) I think I just figured out a way, if I make one curve all the way across the top or bottom, then start on the rest of the curves in motion without any stops.

I did a similar quilt where the triangles were 10 in high, as I don't have a LA (jwalousy is a terrible affliction sigh) I stitched vertical lines which were intentionaly slightly wonky about an inch apart. I love you colours x

Yes, you can do the rows horizontally, like left to right on the upper side of the triangles and then right to left on the under side of them and then do the same thing diagonally. Sorry, I'm not Balloonatic but that's how I'd do it.

Thank you. My granddaughter picked these fabrics out for her baby quilt that I'm making. The backing is gray Cuddle Bubble (minkee type fabric.....same color as the gray/white polka dot fabric.)

Yes Misoop, that is it exactly!

Hi I just did this quilt pattern for 3 Christmas quilts, I used the triple clam shell design board for my long arm, but if you don't have the board just get the pantograph, I turned the pattern upside down so it kinda looked like garland. I really liked the end result. Let me know if I can help you in any way.

With the minky back you do not want a close pattern especially with the bubble fabric. It tends to flatten the bubbles.

I am beginning the alter ego quilt I recently viewed on Missouri Star Quilt and it has the triangles (hour glass block) and 4-square blocks. I am thinking about free-motioning hearts. One in each triangle and one in each block of the 4-square. The hearts will be right side up, up side down and sideways depending on whether in a triangle or block. Each triangle and each block will have a heart. Makes for a lot of hearts since there are 48 blocks and each block has 4 triangles or squares. Of course this reply comes from a new quilter and even newer free-motion person!!

I can sew much better than I draw but this is what I would do.

I was trying to figure out how to describe what I thought would be good and scrolled down and spied Baloonatic's spirals. That is almost what I was thinking! Small world. Then I saw her second idea. You might consider the spirals in the white and the curved triangles on the prints of vice-versa.

Someone suggested hearts. How about hearts in all the white triangles, and leave the other ones empty. That will look very nice on the back too.

I was going to suggest the curves too. You can even do them using the walking foot if you prefer that. You can do one arc one direction and meander to the other side doing the next. When you are done with one line, do the other direction and you will end up with a serpentine set of curves.

I like the idea of this design to offset all the straight lines.

Have you thought about echo quilting it?

What a cute idea, Balloonatic! I haven't tried FMQ yet, but I think I'd like to try your idea!. It really looks nice on the quilt!

I think echo quilting would be very modern, but you don't want to do straight lines so I would go with the curves, please post pics when you're finished.
cindy