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    Old 06-05-2010, 12:00 PM
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    ok so my best friend sent me up her baby quilt she made for me to quilt. My birthday gift to her. BUT the thing is I am stuck as to what to do on it . Well maybe not so stuck but as intimidated to quilt it .Basically squares within squares and the border she did a ribbon with bows in all four corners. pink and black fabrics turned out gorgeous. Maybe someone can give me an idea
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    Old 06-05-2010, 12:04 PM
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    How much quilting do you want to do on it.
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    how large are the individual blocks
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    Old 06-05-2010, 12:07 PM
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    Willing to do whatever amount of quilting will make it look great and the blocks are12 "square
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    Maybe diamonds on the square that widen with each row within the block?
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    Old 06-05-2010, 04:06 PM
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    Are you quilting it on a long arm? What about quilting concentric circles inside the squares to give it some movement? Or any design that has some curves to it so that your eyes move around the quilt. Just a thought....
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    Old 06-05-2010, 04:31 PM
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    I thought about doing something with curves. I am doing it on a grace frame with a juki 98q sewing machine with stitch regulator
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    I might quilt a spiral on each block, you know-- start in the center and go round and round and round about an inch apart, like a giant cinnamon bun. Then wI might quilt smaller C-spirals on the borders like this
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    Old 06-05-2010, 05:01 PM
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    Originally Posted by StitchinJoy
    I might quilt a spiral on each block, you know-- start in the center and go round and round and round about an inch apart, like a giant cinnamon bun. Then wI might quilt smaller C-spirals on the borders like this
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    I was thinking something like that just not sure how mine would turn out
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    Old 06-05-2010, 05:11 PM
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    Oh gosh, this will be a challenge. Such a dark quilt for a baby quilt too. Are the blocks seamed with a crosswise seam resulting in each block having four sections? Wonder what an echo of each individual triangled portion would look like? StitchinJoy's idea of round&round bun sounds good. This quilt needs movement and, like you, I am at a total loss too. Good luck and let us see your finished project.
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