I am in the process of stitching a yellow brick road quilt. I like to think ahead or I sometimes give up.
I would like to do the quilting myself (FM), and something other then stippling. Any ideas? :idea: |
Can you post a pic of your fabrics. Sometimes that can give me an idea for my quilts.
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Yellow brick road is a good one if you just want to quilt diagonally with a fancy stitch or something.
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Here are photo's of some of the fabrics. I didn't purchase fat quarters, I am trying to use fabric in my stash. So there are still a few that I haven't cut yet.
They will all be in this general color scheme though. yellow brick road fab_1 [ATTACH=CONFIG]95921[/ATTACH] yellow brick road fab_2 [ATTACH=CONFIG]95922[/ATTACH] |
You mean using a fancy stitch on my machine instead of FMQ..?
Hmmm...never gave that a thought. I guess I always connect the fancy stitches with crazy quilting. I like this idea. :thumbup: |
The first thing I would want to think through is thread color. Are you going to go with a neutral, try to match the fabric in each block, or go with something striking/contrasty that calls attention to the quiliting?
My approach is to take a photo of the completed quilt top, print it out full page size, and then doodle some ideas for free motion quilting. I don't actually mark the quilt top -- I just go into it with some idea of what I'm going to do, and have at it. RST |
ybr is one of my favorite patterns and I don't know why, but I really like the way it looks with a simple SID :)
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:-D Hi
It would be easy enough to do loops all over in a yellow variegated thread. What color is your backing though? judee |
THIS...is exactly why I am a member of this group. What great ideas everyone has.
I like the variegated thread suggestion...and, I think I want the quilting to really show up. Such a great tip to print out the finished top and then doodle. I could also doodle with the color then as well. I haven't decided on the backing or border as of yet. I will have to purchase that as I know I don't have any pieces large enough in my stash. I am shooting for a queen...although, I may be shooting myself when it comes to the quilting. :shock: Thanks for all the suggestions...I know with all of your help it will turn out great. |
Your fabrics are beautiful. I love using Variegated thread and use it most of the time
I have a great stitch on my machine that I love to use in diagonal stitching, I reverse it every other stitch and love the look. |
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