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01-17-2013, 10:42 AM

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Peckish

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Originally Posted by SandyFay

Hi, I have another question for you. LOL When you get ready to quilt the front to the back are you going to stitch around your blooms first and then stitch a pattern to the rest of the quilt or are you planning on stitching a pattern over the entire quilt petals and all? I cannot find any pictures showing a pattern as to how it would look.

You can do either. It all depends on the appliques and how YOU want it to look. I know, not very helpful.

If your applique shapes are large, you can quilt something inside them. For instance, you can quilt veins in a leaf shape, a whirligig in a circle shape, etc. If your applique shapes are small, you can quilt around the edges and leave the petals or leaves alone, which will make them pop out of the quilt more.

Check out Heather Mulder Peterson's blog here: https://ankastreasures.wordpress.com...-house-quilts/

That's one example of how you can quilt something. You might go roam around her blog for a while, she has lots of great examples of quilting that is beautiful and effective, without being overly fussy or difficult to do.