Please advise
11-29-2021, 10:31 PM
#1
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Join Date: Nov 2021
Location: Lindell Beach, BC Canada
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Please advise
Hi all! I’m an enthusiastic beginner, and am loving the whole learning process.
if I can figure out how to post a picture, I’d love to pick your collective brains as to how to FMQ quilt my latest quilt, a gift for my 2-year-old grandson. Any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated,
if I can figure out how to post a picture, I’d love to pick your collective brains as to how to FMQ quilt my latest quilt, a gift for my 2-year-old grandson. Any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated,
11-30-2021, 04:46 AM
#4
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Florida
Posts: 5,896
Beautiful quilt! A walking foot is the surest way for even stitches. But the easiest FMQ for me is a loop de loop. Since threads cross over each other intentionally, if I get caught in a corner, I just curve my way out. Practice first on placemat size panels.
11-30-2021, 05:05 AM
#5
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Sweet top! If you are confident in your FMQ skills, I would outline quilt the center panel and add details in the big spots like fur in the bears. I would stitch in the ditch the borders and pieced blocks. I might do wood grain in the green background between the pieced blocks.
11-30-2021, 09:30 AM
#7
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Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Greater Peoria, IL -- just moved!
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I wanted to say hi, I'm a bit south of you in the Seattle region. Also a big grats for getting the picture posted! It took me months when I first joined 
I freely admit to being quilting design challenged and even more so with panels. I see what other quilters can do to enhance tops, but I generally lack the vision. I'm improving my skills and my equipment but I can only go so far in that direction -- I still have quite a far way to go, however.
What I've been learning, especially with "use" quilts (those that will be washed and such) is sometimes we can let the design or fabrics carry the quilt and sometimes I just have to concentrate on quality but nondescript quilting down. A simple meander with a neutral thread will be loved by the grandson just fine.
I freely admit to being quilting design challenged and even more so with panels. I see what other quilters can do to enhance tops, but I generally lack the vision. I'm improving my skills and my equipment but I can only go so far in that direction -- I still have quite a far way to go, however.
What I've been learning, especially with "use" quilts (those that will be washed and such) is sometimes we can let the design or fabrics carry the quilt and sometimes I just have to concentrate on quality but nondescript quilting down. A simple meander with a neutral thread will be loved by the grandson just fine.
12-01-2021, 05:21 AM
#9
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Waterford Michigan
Posts: 7,241
This is a lovely panel and your Bear's Paws blocks are perfect around the panel. Well done. As far as the quilting I would make swirls that do not cross over one another (if possible. I still make a mistake or two there). They don't have to be to close together. Maybe 1-2" apart. Go easy your new and the important thing is to have fun.
