Kitsie

Yes. No crosshatching for me, either. Would over-shadow the circles.
SID would be nice I agree.

Debbie C

This quilt is going to be beautiful when finished...I love the colors. If I were doing it, I think I'd use a soft taupe or grey thread. As for quilting, simple is best, perhaps a SITD following the curves for an all-over flowing design? Just my humble opinion. It's really very pretty and your recipients are going to love it!

callen

I too, think cross hatching would detract from the curvy lines of this beautiful quilt. I think I would echo stitch around the curves of the half circles & perhaps some kind of sun rays coming out from the other parts of the block (if that makes sense) I definitely would echo stitch around the half circles.

nana2madmax

I would use lt grey or purple thread and stitch in the ditch with a walking foot on all of the curved pieces. Pin or spray baste well. I would spray baste. Great quilt!

canmitch1971

I would see how a light mauve looks or a light green

wildyard

Rather than SITD, I would do a simple outline stitch staying about 1/4" from the edge of the circle arcs, outside them. If you can't find a green/purple/beige variegated thread, then I would go with a sage green as others have mentioned.

For a real emphasis on the arcs, you could outline stitch both outside and inside them, at 1/4" away.

carolynjo

I like the idea of doing a crosshatch; it is different from repeated circles.

Bree123

Congrats on the new LA!
As far as trying to match variegated threads to your fabric, speaking from experience, I've found that it usually is better to pick a variegated thread that is a strong contrast to the fabric you're quilting. When I've matched it to my fabrics, it ends up looking like I've left areas unquilted wherever the thread matched the fabric. Now I make sure to either pick a solid color that matches, or to pick a variegated thread that shows up equally on all my fabrics regardless of which color/tone of thread I'm working with in the variegation. Some advanced FMQ quilters are able to know when the thread is about to change colors & can move to either always match or always contrast with the fabric ... I'm not nearly that skilled. I'm just happy if all my stitches are properly formed & roughly the same length through all those corners, curves & turns.

Sandi

This is what I would do. Use the light grey and the X pattern to quilt.

MadQuilter

I heard that Taupe is a great neutral color that goes with just about anything - but grey would be nice too.

My idea for the quilting is SID and echo-stitching for the circles (and quarter-circles).