Will this look good? How would you quilt this?
02-06-2014, 06:54 AM
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Will this look good? How would you quilt this?
Attached is a swap block quilt I am finishing up. Need to rotate one block at the bottom and add the borders at the top and bottom. Then making another 2 1/2" border strip of alternating black/brights fabric that matches the blocks with black on each side of the strip. Add the last black border strip and then the binding.
I'm not a fancy quilter- yet - but I'm starting to take my quilting up a notch and do different things. Just finished the Angela Walters Craftsy class on quilting in negative space. So inspiring. These black sashings would be negative space yes?
What would be a nice way to quilt this? What color thread?
I'm not a fancy quilter- yet - but I'm starting to take my quilting up a notch and do different things. Just finished the Angela Walters Craftsy class on quilting in negative space. So inspiring. These black sashings would be negative space yes?
What would be a nice way to quilt this? What color thread?
02-06-2014, 07:31 AM
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Are you FMQ on a domestic or log arm machine? Yes, the black is the negative space. Angela does a lot of ruler work on blocks but I don't know if you can do that. If you can, a diamond shape would be nice in each of the 4 patch patches.
If you are looking for a single FMQ design for each blocks, I might try the Square Flower design for http://www.theinboxjaunt.com/ She has in in a 6 inch square but you could downsize it to 4 inch for each of the 4 patches or upsize it to do the whole block. I also like to do an orange peel design using the sides of 4 patch squares and that would look good also I think.
You can find all her designs by clicking on the quilt/tutorial button at the top under the title and then click on the quilting tutorial (motifs) section.
If you are looking for a single FMQ design for each blocks, I might try the Square Flower design for http://www.theinboxjaunt.com/ She has in in a 6 inch square but you could downsize it to 4 inch for each of the 4 patches or upsize it to do the whole block. I also like to do an orange peel design using the sides of 4 patch squares and that would look good also I think.
You can find all her designs by clicking on the quilt/tutorial button at the top under the title and then click on the quilting tutorial (motifs) section.
Last edited by Tartan; 02-06-2014 at 07:34 AM.
02-06-2014, 07:34 AM
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I can only tell you how I would do it. I would stitch in the ditch in the blocks. You can try to do that by free motion but if you don't have the confidence yet, just use your walking foot. I would find a simple quilting template that would fit in the square and quilt that design in each of the full squares. You can find a stencil if you wanted to put something in the sashing but it is difficult to find something with the correct length that will match at the intersections. You could mark a simple crosshachting design to fit in the sashing or just leave it blank. It is all up to you and what you feel comfortable doing. Your selection of fabrics was excellent. Nicely balance layout.
02-06-2014, 12:34 PM
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I agree with ManiacQuilter2, I would stitch-in-the-ditch; I believe the black areas and border area would be negative space so you could do more detailed stitch there. I think it will turn out fabulous no matter how you quilt it. Great job!
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