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    Old 04-15-2016, 05:47 AM
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    This quilt is a Moda Bakeshop free pattern called Sweet Menagerie. I am looking for idea for quilting the framed 9-patch blocks themselves. I have ideas for the sashing/borders. I don't want to do a Leah Day style filler, but rather a motif, flower or something. I searched Google and Pinterest, but only found a couple of similar quilts. Any ideas?

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    Old 04-15-2016, 05:55 AM
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    Cute top! I would look through Lori Kennedy's designs at www.theinboxjaunt.com/ look under the Tuesday Tutorial tab for a flower design and make it squarish to fit your block.
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    Old 04-15-2016, 06:03 AM
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    Originally Posted by Tartan
    Cute top! I would look through Lori Kennedy's designs at www.theinboxjaunt.com/ look under the Tuesday Tutorial tab for a flower design and make it squarish to fit your block.
    is this the one you meant? that is cute!
    http://theinboxjaunt.com/2014/01/28/...ting-tutorial/
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    Old 04-15-2016, 06:08 AM
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    I usually go my own way on the hand quilting. I made a lap quilt a while back that I named "Iced Tea Anyone?" and I used the shapes of lemon slices, and pitchers for the quilting. I go online and find coloring pages for kids for the shapes that I want to do.
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    Old 04-15-2016, 06:14 AM
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    Instead of a flowers how about leaves in different angles from a stem.
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    Old 04-15-2016, 06:35 AM
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    I see crosshatching but then I love to crosshatch most of the quilts that I can.
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    Old 04-15-2016, 06:57 AM
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    Yes Katier, that is the one I was thinking of. I might do the center less dense though with just a single circle or looser spiral for the center.
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    How dense are you going to quilt the sashings and borders?
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    Old 04-15-2016, 09:33 AM
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    Originally Posted by RedGarnet222
    How dense are you going to quilt the sashings and borders?
    Not too dense...wavy lines/swirls I think.
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    Old 04-15-2016, 10:32 AM
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    I think the link Tartan shared (thank you) of the square flower would really compliment this quilt.
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