Need suggestions....

[Tamarack]

A regular client of mine sent me this quilt, she lives in Montreal, and pinned a note to it saying 'please quilt something different in the center". She also mentioned it is a gift for an older lady.

The unpieced center measure 35" x52" and i have no idea what to quilt in the center. Not sure what to do in the pieced border as well as there are mistakes in her layout and i don't want them to show.

I usually do a E2E free hand design on her quilts as her piecing is not accurate and she admits that so I'm sure she isn't expecting anything to elaborate.

I need suggestions, I'm stumped!

Now i have never attached a photo to a post before so if no photo appears below then I'll scream, refocus and try again!

[witha'K'quilting]

Why not freehand meander the pieced blocks...and choose a fun looking pantograph for the center. Something feathery maybe.

Or try a feather meander around the outside in the pieced blocks to compliment the pantograph. .

[Boni]

I had pictured a graceful waterfall down the center--blue and white reminded me of the ocean. then it looked like long flowing hair. Or a GIANT McT.

Terry Twist those HST in the border and be done!

You do lovely work and I'm sure you'll find something that will work.

[Tracey]

OH MY GOSH!!!!!!! This is the perfect place for you to shine!!!! How about an oval stitched in the centre with some sort of fancy feather design. Then radiating lines out to the edge of the rectangle. Or you could do a fairly tight background fill instead of the lines. That will pop the centre medallion. How about a scrolly feather motif inside an oval? Actually, do the oval, then echo it and fill the echo in with circles. You could even then scallop around the outer echo line with little scallops and it will look like lace. I;m very excited for you and I can't wait to see what you do!!!

[Quilting Heidi]

What about if you use the center for feather designs. You could segment it off and do maybe feathered wreaths with some kind of meander in the background. Then just do your normal freehand design in the blocks. Is there something you've been wanting to try that requires an open canvas? This would be the perfect spot.

[IBQLTN2]

kATHY

Does she realize she has the bottom block second from the left , one of the half square triangles is orientated wrong. Just wondering she might want it fixed before it is quilted if she didnt notice it herself. Sometimes that happens and once you put it on the quilt and start quilting it is almost too late to change.

There is so many wonderful things you could do with the center it would take me forever to decide. hope you post pictures when you get it done. lovely quilt. ,

[doodlebug]

in all honesty- i'd fix that one corner that is turned wrong...in the one block (bottome left corner)

and i see baskets, so why not a flower meander with leaves and all sorts of garden-y stuff in the center with a medium blue thread- it'll look like it's the pattern of the fabric...

[JustSewSimple]

I'd do some of those wonderful swervy, curvy, swirly, curly feathers all over the center. Have no idea what to do in the pieced blocks. Do you think she missed that one turned wrong or is it a Waldo block?

[Tamarack]

I didn't notice the turned block until i took the picture. I'll email my client tonight to get her permission to fix it just incase there is a reason it is like that.

You guys have given me some great ideas to think about. THANK YOU!!!

My first thought was a medallion in the center with a cross hatched background but I HATE marking quilts so I am leaning towards free hand designs.

I enjoy quilting feathers and I also just watch The Pajama Quilter DVD the other day and am having fun quilting her flowers.

So feathers or flowers.....feathers or flowers.....hummmmm decessions!!

Shannon, blue thread would look great but I would only go that route if I'm really confident in the design I choose ( which means I want to but I could easily chicken out!!)