sewingladydi

I choose my quilting thread color based on how well I machine quilt (not very well) so I use the color that blends in the best. That way my sometimes not so great FMQ doesn't detract so much.

I did a quilt with a off white back ground, but with red cardinals in the print. Started out with the red and my FMQ looked awful so I took it all out. And quilted again with a off-white thread. Look much, much better.

Monika

Sooo.....now another problem, even bigger. Believe it or not, I have never had to rip a block out of a completed top. (I have not made that many quilts, or have just been lucky I guess.) Can I get it out without having to take off the border, do you think?

Antdebby1

Another beautiful black, white & red quilt. Love it!

nativetexan

I would use gray unless you are a great quilter. I'm not, so gray would work well for my quilting.

CraftsByRobin

You all have great eyes!

bamamama

I'd use grey or white. It would accent the red back but not take away from the piecing on the front. I am just learning to use my TinLizzie and am having trouble deciding on what design to quilt too, so can't give any advise there. Would love to hear others guidance on how to make that decision.

Monika

Thanks so much for finding my piecing error! I am bummed... :cry: but happy you found it before I quilted it.
thank you, thank you, thank you.....will work on that. I was going to pin baste it this morning and start quilting this afternoon, but will do my fix first.

I think I like the idea of grey. I made another black and white last year, and used the variegated that is black\white. I had real trouble seeing my stitches and had to rip out meandering and go with SITD.

sewwhat85

red variegated or grey

Monika

Thanks everyone! I fixed the turned block and then went to the LQS (actually, had to hit two of them!) and got some grey variegated.