Quilting suggestions for Yellow Brick Road

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11-01-2013, 10:03 AM

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Stitch124

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Pic of YBR quilt

Here's a pic of my YBR quilt. I meandered and it turned out nice. The colors are very feminine but the green in the pic is much darker looking in the pic than in real life. I don't think this pic really does the pattern justice.

I like Prism's wave idea because your fabrics are more modern looking. Good luck in your effort. Would like to see a pic of the finished quilt. - Stitch124

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11-01-2013, 11:13 AM

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dharinger

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I've done diagonal wavy lines going from corner to corner on the big squares. It's very forgiving and, because it's a wavy line rather than a straight line, you don't have to hit the corners exactly.

11-01-2013, 12:21 PM

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Lori S

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I suggest using the serpentine stitch( a very forgiving stitch) with your walking foot. Its a wavy stitch and will soften some of the hard lines of the quilt. I would quilt across the quilt diagonally. Maybe use a variegated thread that has some of the colors.
Love your YBR.

11-01-2013, 06:06 PM

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Jim's Gem

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My suggestions are to either use a serpentine stitch going diagonally across the quilt, both directions. Or if you want to be adventurous try a large meander/stipple stitch all over the quilts. Or loops all over.
Variegated threads are my favorite for quilting.

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11-01-2013, 06:17 PM

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GailG

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Originally Posted by ManiacQuilter2

Your selection of fat quarters was a job well done. I like the textures that you chose. Have you thought of just doing straight stitching called cross hatching? I use painter tapes to mark the diagonal lines. You might want to Google quilting stencils and see if there is anything you want to try. I can't wait to see what you create when you work on "quilts that I am more excited about".

Cross hatching has been my go-to when I don't know what to do. It seems to work with a lot of designs. The painters' tape works well. I also use the - hmmm, what's it called?-- the bar that attaches to the back of the walking foot to space the rows of stitching.

I love your choice of fabrics and colors. YBR has been on my bucket list for a long time.