Help??
#1
Help??
I offered to quilt this butterfly for a friend rather than have her throw it away. Now my problem is I haven't figured out what to quilt in the blades(wings). Does anyone have any ideas? Thank you for looking. (I free motion on a Bernina 830)
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the staggering of the colors on the edges of the wings make this butterfly dazzle in your picture. I would stitch in the ditch on the blades to make sure that the shimmer of the colors doesn't get compromised by the quilting. Match the thread color to the color in the ditch. More work but will keep the dazzle going. Thanks for saving this butterfly!
#6
My system didn't have a small enough brush for me to show this properly ....
I would do a series of squigly lines vertically along each "blade" of the wing. Perhaps 2-3 squigle lines per blade. SITD the outer edges of the wing and the body of the butterfly, and stiple or pebble the background.
My drawing shows only one line every-other blade.
By doing 2-3 lines you will have quilted the main portion of the wing fairly densly, which should make the edges of the wings (SITD only) stand out.
I would do a series of squigly lines vertically along each "blade" of the wing. Perhaps 2-3 squigle lines per blade. SITD the outer edges of the wing and the body of the butterfly, and stiple or pebble the background.
My drawing shows only one line every-other blade.
By doing 2-3 lines you will have quilted the main portion of the wing fairly densly, which should make the edges of the wings (SITD only) stand out.
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My system didn't have a small enough brush for me to show this properly ....
I would do a series of squiggly lines vertically along each "blade" of the wing. Perhaps 2-3 squiggle lines per blade. SITD the outer edges of the wing and the body of the butterfly, and stipple or pebble the background.
My drawing shows only one line every-other blade.
By doing 2-3 lines you will have quilted the main portion of the wing fairly densely, which should make the edges of the wings (SITD only) stand out.
I would do a series of squiggly lines vertically along each "blade" of the wing. Perhaps 2-3 squiggle lines per blade. SITD the outer edges of the wing and the body of the butterfly, and stipple or pebble the background.
My drawing shows only one line every-other blade.
By doing 2-3 lines you will have quilted the main portion of the wing fairly densely, which should make the edges of the wings (SITD only) stand out.
#10
Thanks everyone for your input! I will be sharing these pictures with her and have us decide together what design she wants to have quilted!!
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