Lobster

Hi everyone. I created a rather nice quilt top a while ago and then put it aside for months because I had no idea how to quilt it. I recently fished it out and am starting to get ideas, but I'm still a little stuck. The quilt is 22" x 26" and I will be hand quilting it, so please don't suggest pebbling!

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Here's a scribbled design. I like the way I've patterned the waves (I'll like it less when I'm battling all those seam allowances, but hey ho), but I'm really not sure about the top part of the shell, and I have absolutely no idea how to quilt the border, which is 1.5" wide.

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barefoot quilter

i like you'r idea that would be perfect and my i ask is that a pattern or you own that is very pretty.

Lobster

It's my own design.

quiltsRfun

I like what you've done. What about leaving the border just the way it is or possibly making the waves go all the way to the edges.

clem55

very pretty!

lots2do

I like the waves a lot. A good friend who is a good quilter said to use curves when your pattern has a lot of angles and vice versa.
This is a beautiful top - thanks for sharing it with us.

Hope2quilt

This is cool!

suebee

Its really beautiful. I like your quilting idea. The border may not need anything.

ncsewer

It's beautiful with the waves. What if you did a shell shape along the border that matches the shell in your design.

luckylindy333

Very beautiful! How about cross-hatching in the borders? That would give you some angles to contrast with all the curves.