what to quilt
#1
Ok I just finished my first twin quilt top. It is called "lovely Lilacs" after the name of the border fabric. Still being new to quilting I have figured out how to peice well and how to sandwich well. I just don't know how to choose a quilting motif. In the 4 patch I was thinking of going with the old standby and doing in the ditch. but in the 4 inch square of lilac fabric I don't know what to put. I have some stencils but they are all for larger blocks. Here are pictures any help with a simple motif would be grately appreciated.
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up close of pattern and borders
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#5
Here is an idear...
Draw lines and quilt through your small blocks in the 4 up section of the top... green through green, white through white on the diagonal. If you draw them correctly, you should have a diamond shape in the middle of all those 4 inch blocks.
Hmmm that might not make sense... Draw a line from the midpoint of each side of the large blocks to the midpoint of the next side of the big block. You should have a diamond shape. Now extend those lines. It should go through the corners of the small blocks in one direction. Your overall pattern will be lots of diagonal crossed lines with nice sized diamonds in the middle of those large blocks.
Understand, or am I being thick as mud?
tim in san jose
Draw lines and quilt through your small blocks in the 4 up section of the top... green through green, white through white on the diagonal. If you draw them correctly, you should have a diamond shape in the middle of all those 4 inch blocks.
Hmmm that might not make sense... Draw a line from the midpoint of each side of the large blocks to the midpoint of the next side of the big block. You should have a diamond shape. Now extend those lines. It should go through the corners of the small blocks in one direction. Your overall pattern will be lots of diagonal crossed lines with nice sized diamonds in the middle of those large blocks.
Understand, or am I being thick as mud?
tim in san jose
#6
If was going to quilt this one, I think I would go with the flower theme, and do vines and flowers, centering the flowers in the plain blocks. If you do that, the quilt won't seem so "square" and will look even more feminine.
That's just my opinion!
That's just my opinion!
#10
Beautiful quilt top!!! I think you won't know what you like until you try it. All of the ideas sound wonderful, but you're gonna hafta try it to see what you like.
Are you machine or hand quilting it? Such lovely piecing to the blocks, you can't be new to quilting.
Enjoy your quilting,
Sharon
Are you machine or hand quilting it? Such lovely piecing to the blocks, you can't be new to quilting.
Enjoy your quilting,
Sharon