Ruler Work Suggestions Please
 

I am fairly new at ruler work and need help deciding on a design for this quilt. I purposely made this quilt with a lot of space to allow room for practice. I have several rulers to use and can also borrow from a friend. I welcome all suggestions!

It depends on whether there are specific areas you want to pop.

Amy Johnson has a bunch of interesting ruler work designs on her youtube channel--including an awesome sampler that may give you some more inspiration.

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i'm a hand quilter so no good advice from me, i just had to come to look at your beautiful quilt

I love Green Fairy Quilts -- Judy Madson....she does great combos of ruler work and fillers.

To me these look like fire works so I would consider doing ruler work from the middle of each outward.

Personally I would add some curves/fillers to lighten some of the straight piecing/quilting though!

Thanks for the suggestions! I'll look at the three people named and see if I can find some inspiration. Wish me luck!

Angela Walters Shape by Shape books (1 & 2) are like reference books of designs for different shapes. Judi Madsen of Green Fairy Quilts does some awesome work. ditto Amanda Murphy and Dawn Cavanaugh. Check out the APQS website as Dawn Cavanaugh posts ideas on their website regularly--think Murphy also reps for a LA company but not sure which one. Dusty Farrell and Jamie Wallen also do soe amazing work--Wallen has several YouTube videos.

nice quilt! I typically like to do more dense quilting in the white spaces and then allow the colors to pop--literally!

I am working on a Chevron quilt on my DSM. I would just follow the outside of the design within the blocks and on the inside of the design. Very attractive quilt!

I can't help you with ruler work, but I had to tell you, it's a beautiful quilt. Nice job.

Thanks much! I went on a shop hop and collected the fabric at each shop. Once I got home I just made up the pattern which is a first for me! I normally have a very type A plan before I start a quilt!

Lynnie, I guess I didn't realize you were a hand quilter...kudos to you and other hand quilters. : )

Gina Perkes is another quilting teacher to look at, her shop & website is http://www.thecopperneedle.com/ Just watched her on The Quilt Show, one thing I picked up from her is to divide your quilt up into areas, and don't necessarily plan out the whole quilt ahead of time. In other words your blocks and negative spaces can be different with elements that tie the areas together. Beautiful quilt!