SueSew

I need some ideas to FMQ my first OBW on my DSM (are there acronym police? LOL)

I thought about...
SITD the angled lines only - not the lines which are rows stitched together.
Meander from the meaty part of one triangle to the next in an aimless way
Outline stitch around each hexagon but that means more work starting and stopping, unless I do a half-hex at a time?

I am not feather-ready - unfortunate because the fabric has a lot of flying cranes in it - and I am not at the follow-the-chalk-mark level yet either - I'm more like the doodle stage where nothing repeats perfectly.

I'm using Quilter's Dream Poly request and it can be quilted up to 12" apart but I prefer more anchorage than that - 4-5 inches apart at max.

Oh, and this is the least flat quilt I have ever made - !@#$!@#$@#!$ those triangles!

If anyone has ideas about what might be fun and not over my technical level, please chime in!
Thanks much!

woody

I did mine with what I call a spikey stipple. Just a large S shape

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PaperPrincess

this was just posted this morning
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...w-t219254.html

SueSew

Thnks, Woody, it looks like a swirly, relaxed kind of shape which would go well against all the swirls and points in the hexagons - also something I can do on a DSM freehand. Perfect! I'm off to practice!

SueSew

Forgot to say it is a beautiful photo and I really like the colors and shapes in your OBW. Would like to see the whole thing!

dunster

I made several OBW's, all before I got my longarm. I did SITD on every seam on my DSM. It made a pretty design on the back, and the quilts were so busy nothing else would show up.

woody

Thanks SueSew, this is the whole quilt, I quilted it on my DSM http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...s-t201889.html
By having the sharp points in my stipple it give me a place to stop and work out which way to go next, I'm a bit directionally challenged