luckydiver17

The 4 quilts I have done so far have all been straight line quilting and I would love to step outside my comfort zone and try quilting an orange peel design. I feel like the next two quilt patterns I have picked out don't really scream orange peel to me, what do you guys think?

http://www.modabakeshop.com/2012/01/...quilt.html?m=1

http://www.modabakeshop.com/2011/02/...-park.html?m=1

I was thinking for the cheveron I would do zig zags in the white and haven't figured out what I would do in the patchwork yet. I have no clue what I would quilt on the hexi. Any suggestions?

snipforfun

http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransso...grid.html#more

This one works good

Geri B

On that chevron pattern. You will lose the points of the triangles that join to the solid triangle doing it this way, but a quick way for, a quick quilt!

PaperPrincess

You could certainly do orange peel in the colorful portion of the chevron. It will add texture and if you do a straight line pattern in the white portion, the curves will be a nice contrast. In the HST patches, I do the normal horizontal and vertical arcs, then do an arc on the diagonal. I love orange peel because it's easy to do an unbroken path. I hate starting and stopping.
An additional thought, I often continue the orange peel into the sashing or borders. It adds a scalloped effect. You could do the same thing by extending the orange peel into the white. Shoot. Now I want to make this quilt!!!

Buckeye Rose

I would suggest that you pick the quilt pattern you want to make first, then choose a quilting pattern. There are lots of easy to do quilting patterns...you are sure to find one that will "fit" your quilt. When I make a quilt, it usually tells me how to quilt it. If you aren't sure, get a piece of plexiglass to lay over your finished quilt top and use a dry erase marker to audition different quilt patterns. It's a great way to find a pattern that suits your quilt as well as suiting your quilting skills.