Quiltingboard Forums - Latest WIP- need some input, please

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Originally Posted by MTS

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Originally Posted by sewmom

, I was thinking of doing some type of grid, .

To me, that would totally defeat and distract from all your hard work.

It's obvious that the quilt is made up of square blocks - you don't need to reinforce that with the quilting.

Any pattern - whether it's circular or all over FMQ - anything would be better than a grid.

You didn't mention your FMQ comfort level.

You could SiTD around the circles - but not in the seam (if you're concerned about the accuracy), but echo in the circles.
It doesn't even have to be straight stitch - maybe you have a wavy stitch on your machine.
That could add some movement and texture.

It could be quilted with various fillers patterns in all the non-circle spaces, which would pop the circles out.
Or quilt the circle areas with motifs - I'm a sucker for spikey flowers.

There are a ton of possibilities.

Sorry, not a definitive answer to your question.
But skip the SiTD grid quilting. ;-)

I'm really loving the turq/brown color combo.

ooc, do you have the circular attachment for your sewing machine?
It's pretty cool.

I have the circular attatchment for my machine, but I've never used it on anything this large. doesn't the fabric have to move around the pin on that? would it be possible to use it on a quilt top like this?
I have a horrible time trying to decide how to quilt quilts. that's why I'm always asking for help. Thank you for your ideas. i will definitely consider everyone's. as far as my FMQ level-I do a lot of all over patterns, but I'm not super consistant with the design.