mpeters1200

I like the idea of echo/shadow quilting. It could make your individual candy bars "puff" a bit. Stitching in the ditch would give you a similar result, but I like the echo quilting better. I don't think a cross hatch would work. I think if the quilt was made of squares, it would work nicely. I just can't picture cross hatching on rectangles and it turning out lovely.

I am biased to echo quilting though. Go, 1/4-3/8 in outside the seam and quilt that way. It'll make your candy bars appear 3D. JMO, but I think it would be cool.

let us know what you decide to do.

Boston1954

Are you open to suggestions on the quilting part? If you are doing it by hand, you can do any amount of different shapes, the way I did my doggie one.

barnbum

Great quilt!! I, too, love the colors! An overall design would be awesome--I just don't know what designs you feel comfortable doing.

Jim's Gem

Quilt looks great. I was going to say that you can just quilt on the diagonal with a fancy stitch but as mpeters said I'm not sure how well that would work with rectangles. Maybe a shadow stithing would be bets and simplest.

Jadynsmom724

Yes, I am open to suggestions :-)

I am New to quilting so nothing to fancy....lol

I haven't attempted hand quilting yet but I am thinking about it.

Maybe I should send this one out to a long arm quilter?

Jadynsmom724

What about just straight lines either side to side or up and down?

Jadynsmom724

Ok, If I echo quilt around the "candy bar" rectangle. To make the middle rectangle pop. How would I do the other rectangle? Just up and down lines beside the middle two rectangles?

GailG

That sounds great. But the more experienced quilters would know if that will be enough. I never know how MUCH to quilt.

Mousie

ok, here's my two cents...too bad you can't get candy for that anymore, lol. draw your quilt on paper with a pen and practice different designs with a pencil till you get the look you like. C

mpeters1200

I think she's right. You need to find a design that's pleasing to your eye and something you want to do. It is afterall your quilt. Funny thing is, I believe that quilts speak to the quilter and the design you should quilt, will probably come to you right away.