Halloween twister border
 

Just completed this project last night and now it's ready to be quilted. I'm undecided if I want to try to quilt it myself or send it out to be quilted. I've only done sid and it would not work well with the panel part. Would doing cross-hatching distract the panel? Is it better to send it out to have it quilted?

No thoughts about the quilting, but, the hanging is adorable!

It looks to me like you could do some outline stitching around things like the hats, pumpkin, etc. You could SID between the sections of the panel even if there isn't a real ditch.

i agree with lisa. barring that, i'd do a larger meander before i'd do a crosshatch.

It's so cute. Great job. Is the center a panel??

So very cute. Love it.

It looks really cute.

very cute........

Yes, it's a panel

If it's a wall hanging, you don't need as much quilting as one that will be used and washed. I would quilt it myself. You can do it. If you don't do free motion, you can do wonders with a walking foot. I quilt all kinds of designs using my walking foot. Give it a try. You'll do just fine!!

Very cute, I would do a large stipple all over it. Just what I do.

Adorable!!! Thanks for sharing. Can't comment of the quilting tho.

Awesome, I made the table runner pattern that went with that fabric, love your wallhanging

WOOT WOOT Great job! Very spooktacular!

Love you border idea. I just bought a small Halloween panel and have been wondering what to do with it. Might have to borrow your idea. Thanks.

very cute........

Sew, sew cute!

No advice on the quilting. This is a very cute quilt, love the twister border.

I would use invisible thread in the panel and do cross-hatch quilting. That is a fun Halloween print.

How did you lay out the blocks to do the twister border?

I found a blog with step by step instructions: http://bobbidinkdesigns.blogspot.com...llhanging.html

Hope that helps!

Man that is so cool. Have plans to do a panel Halloween, could you tell me how you originally laid out the border. I have done twister before but laid it out in pattern before cutting. Thanks!

So Totally cool...great job all around

Love it. The twister border is great.

very cute!!!!

Very cute. The twister border is perfect.

very cute...

Love the twister boarder, thanks for th link on how to do it, I would do a meandor....take it to a longarmer it wouldnt take only about an hour for one to do it !

Very Happy looking. Great job. I say go for it and do some outlining and meander in the border. Great job.

I had two of these same panels and made wall/door hangers out of them with praire points top and bottom. I did outline quilting around most of the items. I did a meander in the middle portion. Turned out great. One for me and one for my Mom.

Love what you did, and love the border!! I have the twister tool, just haven't mustarded up nerve enough to give it a go yet.

This is just too fun!! Halloween is my favorite time of the year. I would probably free motion around the things in the panel, and SID the twisters. I love your colors!!

I agree. Stitching around the items on the panel wouldn't detract at all but make them stand out. You could cross hatch the twister border or meander on it instead.

This is a really cute wallhanging and the twister border is clever. I just finished a twister wreath for Christmas and used a double needle outline (echo) on the outside and inside of the pinwheels (it would be on your black border) using red thread and green thread. Maybe you could get a varigated green/orange to use in one needle and a light color in the other needle to echo and perhaps a serpentine stitch in the purple border of panel. Let us know how you finish it.

You could also put extra batting under certain parts - hats, bats and shoes - and outline those to give more definition.

I love your Halloween wall quilt! Sew cute!

That is so beautiful.

This is just so darn cute! I did a Christmas Tree Twister, and outlined the pinwheels. It wasn't as hard as you'd think, and it came out cute. You might try that and outlining the hats, etc... Great job on this!

OMG this is adorable, was this a pattern?