ksomeit Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Does anyone have any ideas on what should be quilted on this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Is it custom work? I'd treat each block seperately (ex: a design in the blocks itself) Then in the sashing, use a CL stencil design, something with some swirley's to it. Piano key the border (blue paisley border). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksomeit Posted January 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 It is custom and I am free to do what I want on it. I also was thinking the piano keys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Love the colors, I would do the same. Vicki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Karen, It really depends how much custom she wants to pay for. I could think of lots of ideas that would make the quilt pop. In the center of the blocks, sq-in-sq I'd do a small feather wreath or some kind of design. Then for the basket (thats what it reminds me of) you could cc the smaller triangles and cross hatch the bigger one. In the sashing I'd cc the nine patch and cross hatch the sashing. I'd piano key the outside border, loopy something in the black border and I would probably just SID the middle, unless it is bigger than it looks in which case you could add some kind of stipplish design in the white space which would make the blue pop. I think the quilt has lots of potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekah Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 I really like this quilt and I like Heidi's ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennan100 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 I LOVE Heidi's ideas! But then I'm not the one standing there trying to do it all, either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eula Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Karen, Keeping in mind that I am a newbie, and just trying to get my feet wet at looking at tops & trying to see a design...maybe CL spirals on the pieced blocks & a feather design going around those blocks & some clams on the borders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loes Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Wow, Karen, your post is like a variation on "aaaaaah, they're playing our song!!": This is exactly what we will be teaching in our MQS2009 class "Block Digitizing - it's a Challenge" See the class description on http://quilters.pre-design.eu/mqs2009.htm All students in our class will digitize patterns for 3 different quilt blocks, often used in customer quilts. We will show how to create continuous line patterns, how to create elements which can be re-used in other blocks. At the end of the class all patterns will be shared among the students:so draw 3, get 30 patterns. To give you some ideas for your quilt: as all blocks use the same patchwork pattern, with only slightly different fabrics (at least that is what we can see from the photo), you could create a different quilt pattern for each block, or for each row. The quilting would then be sort of a sampler, adding interest to the quilt: no block would be the same. There are a few openings in our class # 322, so hurry Loes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 I'm not usually into Civil War prints but I like the light blue in this. I would definitely do it custom. I would do minimal quilting in the sashing. To me, the sashing is too big to quilt much in otherwise, because of its size, it could overpower the block. Crosshatch is good but I think that 2 straight lines would still nail it down without competing with the blocks. Lots of CC, SID, some ruler work for chevrons and sashing and a few feathers. I drew it up in Paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtreusch Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Hi Linda. I like your ideas. The chevrons in the blocks will make a nice alternate design and really stand out. Go for it Karen!! Debbi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksomeit Posted January 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Great idea thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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