Quilting a flag quilt

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10-25-2014, 07:46 AM

Ellietow

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Quilting a flag quilt

I'm making a flag quilt for my husband... I would love suggestions on how to quilt it... Part of me says to stitch in the ditch for a very simple presentation, and focus on the flag... He other part of me says adding some free motion quilting would look good also... I'd appreciate your ideas!

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10-25-2014, 07:55 AM

PaperPrincess

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I would do wavy lines in the red & white stripes (going in the direction of the stripes) then do something a little fancier in the stars.

10-25-2014, 08:27 AM

nativetexan

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I would do wavy lines also. use your walking foot and just move the quilt side to side as you go along. Very pretty quilt!!

10-25-2014, 10:19 AM

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Beautiful quilt. I can't help with the quilting though. I am the worst to figure out how to quilt my quilts.

10-25-2014, 10:46 AM

Jan in VA

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Waves in the stripes and outline within the stars.

10-25-2014, 10:49 AM

barny

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I love your quilt. It is beautiful. You have made a really pretty quilt.

10-25-2014, 12:03 PM

QuiltnNan

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Originally Posted by PaperPrincess

I would do wavy lines in the red & white stripes (going in the direction of the stripes) then do something a little fancier in the stars.

i vote for this idea

10-25-2014, 03:58 PM

ManiacQuilter2

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I would stitch in the ditch between the stripes and the maybe do some wavy lines on the red and white fabrics using matching thread. In the sawtooth, I might do another sawtooth FMQ in the center and then FMQ a curve line from inside the pieced triangles on the sawtooth star.