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Wendys Quilts 12-01-2010 06:08 AM

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I am having trouble tyring to figure out if I want to free motion this on my frame or just do a stitch in the ditch. If I free motion, I am afraid it might take away from the quilt. Plus I am not that good at FMQing yet lol

How would you quilt this? This is a surprise wall hanging for my MIL for Christmas.

MIL Memory Quilt
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Maggiesmom 12-01-2010 06:15 AM

stitch around the pictures. Then if you have a decorative stitch on your machine use it down the light strip. See if there are other decorative stitches you could use.

KathyAire 12-01-2010 06:15 AM

Stitch in the ditch around the frames of the pictures. Meander in the background. Don't quilt over the faces. Maybe some feathers around the Love, Faith, Hope and in the light border on top and below the pictures? Piano keys in the border. I'd print it out and draw around it first to audition.

erstan947 12-01-2010 06:17 AM

Fabulous memory quilt. I have no idea as to quilting. Maybe some outlining the letters and SID around photos. I'm a chicken and would play it safe.....that just me. :)

TN Donna 12-01-2010 06:18 AM

very nice

clem55 12-01-2010 06:45 AM

I just used the "faggoting " stitch on my machine around the seams instead of SID. I figured I wouldn't get that perfectly straight! The faggoting stitch actually looks quite nice, maybe yiu could try that around your pictures. I think your wallhanging is really extra nice!

lhavelka 12-01-2010 07:00 AM


Originally Posted by KathyAire
Stitch in the ditch around the frames of the pictures. Meander in the background. Don't quilt over the faces. Maybe some feathers around the Love, Faith, Hope and in the light border on top and below the pictures? Piano keys in the border. I'd print it out and draw around it first to audition.

Ditto!!

sueisallaboutquilts 12-01-2010 07:13 AM

I have no advice but HAVE to tell you how nice it is!!!!!!! You did a great job :D

stewyscrewy 12-01-2010 07:36 AM

very vvery pretty aan I would say sid the pics nad then to outling by 1/4" the printed words and echo them a few times or all the way out to the edges of the brown frame. Maybe some scallops in the outer boreder to complement all the straight lines.

quilttiludrop 12-01-2010 03:11 PM


Originally Posted by KathyAire
Stitch in the ditch around the frames of the pictures. Meander in the background. Don't quilt over the faces. Maybe some feathers around the Love, Faith, Hope and in the light border on top and below the pictures? Piano keys in the border. I'd print it out and draw around it first to audition.

I've done this before with great success! It looks great!


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