Go Back  Quiltingboard Forums >
  • Main
  • how would you quilt this? >
  • how would you quilt this?

  • how would you quilt this?

    Thread Tools
     
    Old 11-23-2015, 05:42 PM
      #1  
    Super Member
    Thread Starter
     
    quiltlady1941's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Jun 2010
    Location: Illinios
    Posts: 1,260
    Default how would you quilt this?

    I was wondering if this quilt would look ok with just a stippling all other, even on the girls, I could do a outline of the girls and then outline everything in the picture and them stippling all over the rest of the quilt but thought it would be faster to just do the stippling all over... I'm running out of time here, I have 4 more quilts to do before Christmas.. all are for kids and two are just twin size the other two and full size so they should go pretty fast.. if I don't run into to many problem.. Thanks for your help
    Attached Thumbnails img_0887.jpg  
    quiltlady1941 is offline  
    Old 11-23-2015, 05:45 PM
      #2  
    Super Member
     
    ILoveToQuilt's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Mar 2010
    Location: New Hampshire & Maine
    Posts: 3,300
    Default

    Beautiful quilt. Personally, I would outline only the girls and stipple the rest (including the background of the center panel). Just my thought...
    ILoveToQuilt is offline  
    Old 11-23-2015, 05:53 PM
      #3  
    Super Member
     
    Join Date: Jul 2014
    Location: Illinois
    Posts: 2,140
    Default

    To keep it simple, I would SITD all the red/pink borders. You really don't need to quilt those borders since they are so narrow (you could do ribbon candy in the pink border if you think it needs it, but I really think it'll be fine on its own). Then, I would outline Elsa & Anna, the trees, their dresses/cape. After that, you could definitely do an all over stipple or crosshatch (either would look nice) in the remaining areas. It will take enough time just to do that & really, the only thing the little girl will focus on when she gets it is that she got a quilt with her favorite Disney characters.

    If you're doing more than one of these quilts, to differentiate, you could always just quilt straight lines every 1/2" in the piano key border & **Astrix** in the pink border (call them snowflakes), but that's totally not necessary. It's a cute quilt as is & the most important thing is to get 'er done! Good luck with all that quilting!
    Bree123 is offline  
    Old 11-23-2015, 06:10 PM
      #4  
    Power Poster
     
    Join Date: Dec 2010
    Location: Michigan
    Posts: 11,276
    Default

    first, you need to look at your batting packaging. It will tell you how far apart the maximum is that you can quilt. You don't want this cute quilt to get all bunched up in the first wash. Hopefully, you haven't chosen something that needs to be quilted 3" apart. I would outline the girls and their dresses, adding a few lines of quilting in the dresses as needed to meet the batting requirements, then stipple everything else all the way to the edge.
    PaperPrincess is offline  
    Old 11-23-2015, 06:31 PM
      #5  
    Power Poster
     
    Join Date: Mar 2011
    Location: Ontario, Canada
    Posts: 41,521
    Default

    When I see a large meander over a quilt it doesn't distract me. It would be great to custom quilt but if time is of the essence then a large meander will be fine.
    Tartan is offline  
    Old 11-23-2015, 10:26 PM
      #6  
    Super Member
     
    Join Date: Nov 2010
    Location: Mabank, Texas
    Posts: 8,780
    Default

    Beautiful. You are going to make some little girl very happy.
    BETTY62 is offline  
    Old 11-24-2015, 05:29 AM
      #7  
    Power Poster
     
    Join Date: Jun 2011
    Location: Southern California
    Posts: 19,127
    Default

    You made a very lovely quilt. I would outline the characters and ditch as much as you can on the panel. I would hate to see stippling going thru there faces. I myself would the cross hatch the two large borders. You don't have to space them close, maybe 3" or 4" and it wouldn't take that much time.
    ManiacQuilter2 is offline  
    Old 11-24-2015, 05:59 AM
      #8  
    Power Poster
     
    QuiltnNan's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Mar 2011
    Location: western NY formerly MN, FL, NC, SC
    Posts: 51,430
    Default

    i would do all over swirls to simulate the wind
    QuiltnNan is offline  
    Old 11-24-2015, 06:03 AM
      #9  
    Super Member
     
    ranger's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Sep 2008
    Location: Eastern Canada
    Posts: 3,356
    Default

    This is not the same panel but you may get an idea about how to quilt your panel.

    http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.c...ilt-panel.html
    ranger is offline  
    Old 11-24-2015, 08:25 AM
      #10  
    Super Member
     
    sash's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Sep 2007
    Location: Texas
    Posts: 2,665
    Default

    Thanks ranger for posting Leah Day's tutorial on fmq. I love seeing her work on that panel. I know I will never be that good but such fun watching her do this. So, off to a quilt I need to quilt. Quiltlady, thanks for this post; love your quilt and show us when finished. Thanks again.
    sash is offline  
    Related Topics
    Thread
    Thread Starter
    Forum
    Replies
    Last Post
    DresiArnaz
    Main
    23
    01-23-2019 09:21 PM
    Bataplai
    Main
    7
    03-04-2013 07:02 AM
    bloocar
    For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
    13
    02-27-2013 06:31 AM
    Jerseyrayne
    Pictures
    38
    02-28-2012 05:47 PM
    love to sew
    Main
    7
    02-24-2012 04:13 AM

    Posting Rules
    You may not post new threads
    You may not post replies
    You may not post attachments
    You may not edit your posts

    BB code is On
    Smilies are On
    [IMG] code is On
    HTML code is On
    Trackbacks are Off
    Pingbacks are Off
    Refbacks are Off



    FREE Quilting Newsletter