Much Ado About So Little
09-28-2015, 11:55 AM
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I think the quilt is great. I would just do vertical straight line quilting with your walking foot. Make the lines one inch apart, edge to edge lines so no loose threads to bury in the middle of the quilt.
09-28-2015, 02:32 PM
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You're all so sweet! Thank you already for the wonderful suggestions and encouragement. Yes, the Clay's Choice blocks were for his name and also for the spokes of a wheel (or fan blade, if you're a mechanic and actually look at the engine!). I know I can handle the walking foot - at least I have in the past. I'm practicing on scraps with free motion, but need to do more practice before I feel confident that I won't ruin a top...even a rotten one!
09-28-2015, 03:25 PM
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Your quilt is awesome. Your DGS will love it. Keep the quilting simple. I would do a meander on it and then he could use little cars to follow the quilting like roads. I would love that if I were a 4yr old boy!
You did great!
peace
You did great!
peace
09-28-2015, 05:46 PM
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Cute top! SITD the sashing with your walking foot and then decide what you want to quilt in the squares. As Feline Fanatic mentioned, a simple cross hatch in the car squares. Depending on your batting requirements, just SITD around the red in the Vlay's Choice blocks may be enough.
09-28-2015, 05:56 PM
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Your quilt looks great. The little guy will love his big stars and chosen car fabric! So finish it up and give it to him. I would do some simple vertical wavy lines ever 1.5 " across the quilt. Very easy... even easier than stipple. You can use a walking foot. I usually start in the middle and work outward on either side.
09-29-2015, 02:47 AM
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Using you walking foot is the easiest so consider cross hatching the car fabric. It takes time and practice to do FMQ (free motion quilting). Just outline the red star with stitch in the ditch and do the black sashing too. He should be pleased with the quilt since he was allowed to pick out the fabric. Usually you do ditch the sashing first to stabilize the quilt.
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