quiltmonkey Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 This is a customer quilt. It's a graduation gift for a girl this upcoming May 2009. Any ideas on what to do with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted January 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Any ideas for the star blocks???? Any ideas for the white areas?????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susanne.Hughes Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Hello Shana, When I first saw the large picture of the complete quilt, I saw the star blocks as flowers surrounded by "leaves". I think a soft flower shape in each block with daisy shaped petals would look lovely and soften the lines. If you feel really creative, maybe you can think of a different type of flower shape to put into the different star blocks......... there's a challange for you!! Some Vine-y thing with leaves in the white spaces, with a leaf in the green squares perhaps? (These are ideas from someone who is described perfectly, as a scardy cat, in the "Best ever advice I received" thread!! Not ready to put my own quilts on, let alone quilt someones else's quilt!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtreusch Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 I would CC the green and the lighter background in the stars. I think it would make the dark points of the star stand out. I would also do some parallel lines in the areas surrounding the stars and may fill in the space between 2 of the lines. You have 4 white areas that surround the green 9 patch. I would do a feather or leafy motif in those areas. I tried drawing in paint. It's not the best, but you get the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Oh, my! What a happy quilt top! Do you know this pattern? I can not wait to see it quited because that changes it so much for the better! This is going to be a winner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SherryRogers Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Was my first thought. You could do something such as this in the blocks and bows in the white? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 I also saw flowers and leaves. You do a beautiful job with those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg_marsh Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 I also see the flowers and leaves but also see feathers in the white areas. A group of feathers working one way on top and a group of feathers going the other direction in the bottom area. I guess you could call those reverse feathers..... What a wonderful happy quilt!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 I took a class with Helen Squires a few months ago. In class she hung the unquilted pieces on the wall, walked outside and then came back in and looked at the quilt with a fresh eye. Then she would ask "What is important?". I know everybody sees the colorful parts, but I see the white parts that connect all that color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KerryM Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Shana, when I first glimpsed at the top I saw flowers, but Linda Card's view would make those stars/flowers stand out. I know you will do an awesome job, and can't wait to see it finished! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 I'm seeing some of Pam Clarke's designs with lines. Tomorrow-----I'm so sleepy--can't open paint. I'm sorry friend. zzzzzzzzzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 I really think you need to do feathers in the white area and make that area shine. Around the flowers you could either line dance and swirl or do SID. The centers really pop without any quilting so you have to make the background shine to pull it together. Linda isn't it amazing what Helen can come up with and her memory of books?! She was at our guild last year and I learned a lot from her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Sista, I 4th the feathers in the white area. CC those green blocks in the 9 patch, and what do you have for stencils that you could use in those colored flowers???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbi Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Shana - I love it! No ideas, but it's beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhend Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Shana, I really hope Jessica doesn't mind me doing this, but she did one of the same quilts and as usual did a beautiful job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted January 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Wow! You all are a wealth of creativity and ideas. I agree with you that the white areas need to shine. The suggestions are great. Joanne, I'm sure Jessica would not mind one tiny bit. That is exactly the same quilt. Thank you for sharing it, too. Thank you all for everything. You are the best team. Go team! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadows4 Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Shana: I agree with the others about seeing flowers with leaves. You could do those leafy feathers in the white areas. That's one beautiful quilt! I'm excited to see the finished quilt!! You do great work, so I'm sure it's going to be awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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