Quilting...can it be overdone?
#41
I say definitely it can. I have seen quilts, on here, where I can't see the pattern for the quilting. Don't get me wrong, the quilting is beautiful but I, personally, don't like to see it over powering the piecing. I think that the piecing and the quilting should complement each other and one not over power the other. But as in all things quilting, it's your quilt do what you want.
#42
yes, a quilt can certainly be 'over-quilted' if the quilting over powers the quilt-
quilting should enhance- not take over- and sometimes people seem to just get a bit 'carried away' and they fill a quilt up with so much quilting that it winds up being stiff as a board- and the quilt itself is lost somewhere under all that thread.
but it is a personal choice too- some people like very dense quilting- others like a large--easy quilting style-
but no matter what kind of quilting a person likes it should enhance the quilt
quilting should enhance- not take over- and sometimes people seem to just get a bit 'carried away' and they fill a quilt up with so much quilting that it winds up being stiff as a board- and the quilt itself is lost somewhere under all that thread.
but it is a personal choice too- some people like very dense quilting- others like a large--easy quilting style-
but no matter what kind of quilting a person likes it should enhance the quilt
#43
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I don't even like stippling, too much quilting w/o direction.
IMHO White on White quilts are made to show off the quilting. On this board is a German woman that hand quilts all colors of fabric to show-off the hand quilting. Her quilts are fabulous! There is a pattern and never too much quilting.
IMHO White on White quilts are made to show off the quilting. On this board is a German woman that hand quilts all colors of fabric to show-off the hand quilting. Her quilts are fabulous! There is a pattern and never too much quilting.
#45
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I have seen some beautiful quilting but have to say sometimes it does not do justice to the quilt. You start out with beautiful material and once the quilting is done the pattern in the material is so distorted. I wonder why people do that. I personally like a quilt that lightly done . Use all the design work for the boarders if you must
#46
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Of course this is a matter of personal choice and every quilter can decide how much quilting he or she wants on a quilt. IMHO there are two different techniques competing against each other on a pieced quilt and it is a challenge for the quilter to find the right balance between those two. They should harmonize.
On a wholecloth it's a completely different thing: you only work with on single technique on a consistant surface and the structures and patterns created by the quilting don't have to fight against something else. I have never seen a wholecloth that was overdone, especially when the quilt was hand quilted.
On a wholecloth it's a completely different thing: you only work with on single technique on a consistant surface and the structures and patterns created by the quilting don't have to fight against something else. I have never seen a wholecloth that was overdone, especially when the quilt was hand quilted.
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#49
I took a class by a quilter who has written several books on this subject. She had a saying about quilting until it is cardboard, no one sleeps with cardboard. If it is a wall quilt go ahead, quilt it stiff. I agree, I want to wrap myself in a beautiful warm soft quilt. Balance is the key in achieving a work that is funchional as well beautiful.
#50
IF you are referring to machine quilting on a quilt, then yes, it can be overdone. I like to see the pattern of the quilt and the quilting should highlight the quilt, not be the main attraction. I have seen pictures of quilts that I can't even see what the heck the pattern is, sometimes the colors are even distorted.
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