Quilting Angel

Your fmq actually looks pretty good. Don't be so hard on yourself and keep going. Zig zag looks great.

Annie68

I would FMQ it. You don't say how old this quilt is or did I miss that somewhere? The fabrics don't look especially old. Quilts have been machine quilted since the late 1800s,I'll admit most were hand quilted.

Just because Grandma made it doesn't equate antique. There are lots of Grandma's on here who give grandchildren quilts.

I do like the quilt very much, finish as you desire. Your free motion is very nice.

MargeD

First of all, let me congratulate you on being the recipient of not one, but two quilts - yippee!! The 1000 pyramids quilt is gorgeous and you're lucky to have it. Now, this is my own personal opinion, but either of your two methods would work, George Bonesteel says that she uses a small zig-zag stitch in lieu of SID, - I've started doing that and it does look nicer than my usual SID quilting. Also, your meandering quilting looks fine to me. One thing to consider is that probably about the time your grandmother made those two quilts, sewing machines were becoming very popular and were used more and more in quilting quilts. I've seen antique quilts with both hand and machine quilting, so either was OK back then. I don't think there is anything wrong in using machine quilting, either SID or meandering. Personal preference. I may have confused you even more, but whatever you decide, your grandmother wanted you to have these quilts and I'm sure she will be happy with whichever way you choose to complete them, as well as proud that you will finish the quilts she started and meant for you to have. Happy quilting.

Kas

I would put on my walking foot and sew either straight down the ditch on each diagonal or a 1/4 inch out from each diagonal so the quilting mirrors the piecing. It would be very sturdy and would be so easy to do. The zig-zag just wouldn't be very sturdy, I don't think.

bluejeanqueen

You could try a gentle wave, it wouldn't have to be free motion. My mouse and I had some trouble drawing a nice example but it's the best example I could do.

MOMBASIL53

I need to tell you you quilting looks great compared to what mine looked like in the beginning

mimom

the biggest problem I had when I started was stitch length and yours if perfect.

nabobw

not bad

nwm50

Your fmq is great! Your zigzag is too....

harley

that is very nice you must be proud of your work, if you say negative things about your Quilt --people will look closer and they could find something that is not right , and then comes the Quilt Police. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: