Need Suggestion on Quilting
05-22-2018, 12:37 PM
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Need Suggestion on Quilting
I'm at a loss on how to quilt this pinwheel quilt. I don't do FMQ so that leaves straight lines or serpentine stitches. I don't really want to do SITD or echo the pinwheels either. I do have an emb machine I could use to quilt but that would entail finding a design the would fix the blocks. I just need something simple and uncomplicated that would look nice. It's a charity quilt not an heirloom quilt. I don't have the borders on yet but pinned one on one side. I'm going to use the rust color for a border. I'm thinking about adding another thin green batik border on the top to break up the rust between the blocks and the border. Any suggestions??
05-23-2018, 11:14 AM
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You could do curves inward from each point of the pinwheel shapes, same idea in the framing squares, and half feathers in the frame? You might also like putting 4 large tear drop shapes in the pinwheels, maybe?
05-23-2018, 12:01 PM
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Agreed. A cross hatch done on the diagonal or horizontal/vertical works.
But I think this would be a perfect opportunity to spread your wings and try FMQ. The picture appears the quilt isn't very big and it really is very easy to do FMQ in a meander type pattern. Let this quilt be your opportunity to give it a shot. I am sure, if it is for charity, the recipient won't mind one bit if you have a few wobbles here and there and your stitch length varies a bit.
But I think this would be a perfect opportunity to spread your wings and try FMQ. The picture appears the quilt isn't very big and it really is very easy to do FMQ in a meander type pattern. Let this quilt be your opportunity to give it a shot. I am sure, if it is for charity, the recipient won't mind one bit if you have a few wobbles here and there and your stitch length varies a bit.
05-23-2018, 01:25 PM
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Maggie Lou, I love your quilt! I like the idea of a thin green as well. Not much help about quilting as machine quilting is still new for me.
Have you thought of big stitch? Just throwing it out there as I'm thinking of trying it on one of mine.
Have you thought of big stitch? Just throwing it out there as I'm thinking of trying it on one of mine.
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