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#41
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Newberg, OR
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Stitch in the Ditch and Echo quilting always work. Leah Day also has some ideas on her website and if you listen to the tutorials, she'll tell you which designs work for what kinds of quilting.
http://www.daystyledesigns.com/365project.htm
http://www.daystyledesigns.com/365project.htm
#42
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: NE Kansas
Posts: 494
I recently had a backing with dragonflies all over it. My LAQ person found a picture of a dragonfly on the computer, enlarged it, then stitched dragonflies as the quilting. It is just an idea. Your wallhanging is beautiful.
#43
I have bought many books on quilting designs and always refer to them for ideas. Use plastic overlay and trace a design and if I don't like it, erase and try others. Feathers will look lovely. Red's ideas sound great to me.
#46
Wow! That's beautiful! I bought that pattern months ago, but I haven't gotten to it yet. I hadn't thought much about the quilting, other than to do something small in the background so that the dragonflies stand out more. Please keep us posted on your project. I'm anxious to see how you quilt it. :)
#49
Try some echo quilting around the dragonflies - be a bit loose with it for liveliness (it wont matter if you go a bit off - line then), and then do some machine trapunto leaves or feathers around the outside.
#50
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Join Date: Jun 2010
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I have a friend who did this quilt, brought it to me to quilt for her since I have a longarm quilting business. I used variegated thread on it with feathers and I put hummingbirds and flowers on the outside borders. She has received many compliments on it.
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