lindasewsit Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Hi!! I just got these 2 quilts today. They are for a raffle that our town quilt club does at the big show in Oct. They want them by the end of March, which is not a problem for me to get them done, just not sure what to do ON them! Any ideas? thanks!! linda The first one, she wants some kind of fleur de leis on the main block. I think I have that pretty much covered with a stencil I have, but not sure what to do with the rest of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindasewsit Posted February 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 This one she really doesn't care, but had an idea of some swirleys in the green areas. I'm not sure..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 I don't know what I would do with the first one, so it would wait a while, I would start with the second. Around here quilts with feathers on raise more and that one would look great with a rolling feather in the green areas. I'm not sure what size it is but I think the centre square would probably end up with a flower in it and continuous curve type pattern in the floral areas around the red star. If they aren't too big I would quite like to leave the red areas to raise up. I would be hoping the first quilt started talking to me while I did the second. Ferret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Top quilt: I see maybe some curly line dancing in the cream triangles, and ribbon candy in the narrow cream border. Not sure what else. Second quilt: No ideas, but sure is pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindasewsit Posted February 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Ferret, Would you make each of the green blocks an individual block or connect them all? I'm trying to think outsid the box here, but my brain is not going along with me! I wish I had Myrna's new video!! Maybe that would get me going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merryjo2003 Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 I think I would just to a pretty E2E on the first one, something like Tea Rose. It's easy but looks very elegant. You could always find a nice varigated thread. That way you won't have a ton of time invested in custom work and it should still sell well! I don't have ideas for the smaller one. It's one of those I would throw on the machine and let my fingers do the walking. Sometimes I surprise myself with what I come up with that way. Nothin' like I thought when I started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindasewsit Posted February 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 HI!! These are some thougths for the big one....What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ferret Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 I would connect the green 'ring' of blocks, because that's what I see. I also think a ring of feather that kind of branches to go around the pale squares within the ring would be cool and pretty quick. I like quick and good looking Ferret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neher-in-law5 Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Linda, I'm not a frame long armer, so am not sure what would work easiest for you. With the green squares and the swirlies, I picture the swirly/feather moving around the full band of green instead of individual blocks. I really like the proposed designs in the last photos. The bottom one looks like even I could do the cream triangles. Very pretty, Have fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindasewsit Posted February 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Merry Jo, She wanted something more that E2E on it. She was thinking fluer de leis (SP?) I will probably do some ribbon candy in the small cream border and feathers on the outside border. But not sure what to do with large cream border. Thanks for looking! linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 I like the second stencil solution better. Ferret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 How does the quilting effect the fund raising potential in your area? I know that here e2e is much less attractive to ticket buyers, so if it is a fund I want to support I will put in as much time as I can spare. If it doesn't effect the ticket sales in your area then time spent might be less worth while. Although these quilts are always very good advertising, they will be promoted more than most customer work. Ferret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindasewsit Posted February 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Hi Ferret! I'm not sure how it effects the ticket sales, but I know that I would want to see custom. I would think that it would make a difference! Last year, for their "pink quilt" for breast cancer, I quilted it with an all over meandering feather and it went for almost $600!!! Now, I don't know if the quilting had anything to do with it bringing in that much or the person buying it was just extra passionent about the breast cancer awarness! I'm glad you like the 2nd one, cause that was the one I was thinking. I think the ribbon candy in the small cream areas around the blocks kind of will comliment the triangles in the middle square. Thanks for your imput!! linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2qlt4u Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 What is ribbon candy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 I also like the second design--it fills the space nicely. What pretty tops you get to work on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindasewsit Posted February 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Barbara, I'm not sure how to explain ribbon candy except you know the hard candy that you usually see at christmas that is swirly like a ribbon? That's the stitch you do, back and forth with the curves.....clear as mud.....i know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 I like the design you did in the second example...it fills the block better...the first one you would need to do somethin in the side diamonds as the little design didn't fill it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollyrw Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Originally posted by Bonnie I like the design you did in the second example...it fills the block better...the first one you would need to do somethin in the side diamonds as the little design didn't fill it up. Ditto! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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