Colorful Quilt - any ideas for quilting?
#25
LOVE the quilt, if you decide you don't want to deal with it, I would be happy to give you my address :)
I would use a varigated thread with all the colors, I have one by YLI.
I would quilt with curves.
I would use a varigated thread with all the colors, I have one by YLI.
I would quilt with curves.
#27
I absolutely love that quilt!!! I have a magazine with that pattern and it's on my to do list...just not sure when it will make it to the top.
Do you have a LQS that sells variegated thread? You could take the top to the store and unwind a few feet of different colors and see how they look. There's so many colors, you probably have several choices. I don't think I'd go too light though.
A meandering pattern would be nice, either stippling or any other meander. I did try out the paper stuff, but I don't like that I can't see where I'm going. :) I draw patterns on sulky solvy with washable markers, pin it to the top and quilt thru that. It's clear so I can see what I'm doing. Then you cut away the bulky parts and the rest washes away. I love it!
Definitely practice before you start or you will likely be disappointed!
Do you have a LQS that sells variegated thread? You could take the top to the store and unwind a few feet of different colors and see how they look. There's so many colors, you probably have several choices. I don't think I'd go too light though.
A meandering pattern would be nice, either stippling or any other meander. I did try out the paper stuff, but I don't like that I can't see where I'm going. :) I draw patterns on sulky solvy with washable markers, pin it to the top and quilt thru that. It's clear so I can see what I'm doing. Then you cut away the bulky parts and the rest washes away. I love it!
Definitely practice before you start or you will likely be disappointed!
#29
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Cute quilt! I love all the color. With all that's going on, don't worry about the quilting, as it will naturally take a back seat on this one. I would go light gray so it kind of disappears. You really don't need extra color here.
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