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Debd 07-30-2012 07:07 AM

I would echo stitch inside the stars, put hearts in the little diamonds between the stars, and play in the big white areas with wreaths or celtic knots or words or stippling, or some of each!

trolleystation 07-30-2012 07:34 AM

I agree with quiltE......There is a lot of color action in your quilt. sid in stars and a heart in the plain white areas would be a great finishing touch.

tammyg 07-30-2012 08:23 AM


Originally Posted by xstitchcchris (Post 5401428)
I am making this quilt for a wedding gift and need ideas for quilting it on a domestic sewing machine. I know how to do some free motion quilting ...need to keep it simple since it needs to be done in less than a month. If you have seen this same quilt finished elsewhere, please direct me to view it. Thanks so much.

Very pretty quilt.... I agree with Tartan.......

Latrinka 07-30-2012 04:52 PM

I don't know nuttin bout quiltin it, but it sho is pretty!

TanyaL 07-30-2012 05:11 PM

I would SID along the sashings and do a medium size grid, about 1 inch, in the white blocks. Since the quilt is rectangular, I wouldn't add curves. However, I really like the look of grids and find it is easier on a DSM than feathers or wreaths.

LenaBeena 07-30-2012 05:29 PM

STID then maybe names or initials in the white areas.

nls 07-30-2012 06:10 PM

Very pretty scrappy quilt!!

Gerbie 07-30-2012 08:57 PM

I too would stitch around the inside of each star, and I would also stitch around the inside of each square block. This would have the same design on the back that is on the front, only not in color. I often do many of my quilts like this, so they seem reversible. Then perhaps do some stippling in the center of each square. Maybe just echo the squares, that way it doesnt look too busy. I do not do feathers, and do not have a long arm, so I just have to rely on straight stitch in the ditch, some free motion and plain stippling. Whatever you do will look beautiful.

DebbE 07-30-2012 09:15 PM

Love your quilt! Definitely SITD, but I'd handquilt a different design in each group of 2 white squares. A heart, a few different flowers, the date of their wedding, their names, a wreath, a sun & moon, etc. You can find lots of things to quilt in those blocks, and that would make it extra special for the happy couple. If you don't want to handquilt then I'd stick with something easy, like a large heart in each of the 4 block squares.

SarahAnn 08-01-2012 04:33 AM

This is beautiful, what pattern is this. I have just gotten into scrappy and I just love this.


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