Colored Pencil Quilt quilting suggestions needed!
01-03-2018, 08:16 AM
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Because it is so linear, I would definitely do something wavy thru the pencil bodies. I like the idea of echo stitching inside the pencil points to define them, perhaps all the quilting in a neutral - maybe a taupe for bottom row and a light grey for top row. I might audition a small white band at the bottom of the pencils just to stop the eye. I really like this top, so crisp and clean looking.
01-03-2018, 12:15 PM
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I just saw this pattern over the weekend and I love yours! As for the quilting, my first though was to mimic a #2 pencil and make a couple of straight lines to give the illusion of a hexagon, the other thought was use a wood grain design. No matter what you decide it's going to be awesome! 
01-03-2018, 03:26 PM
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I'd like to echo JMoore - the edge foot that she mentions reminds me a bit of the prow of an ice-breaker. It is almost impossible to do a bad job of stitching in the ditch with it because the prow/forward edge likes to be right on the place where the two fabrics join.
01-04-2018, 10:38 AM
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If you want tp play, try putting a different shape or design of quilting in each pencil or do several that have a match in texture to become an “I spy” kind of thing. Beautiful quilt BTW.
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