Yikes! I need your help with this quilt

[quiltmonkey]

A new customer (guild member) brought me this top. I didn't get a photo of it, but it is the kaleidoscope quilt in scrappy beige and tans. Low contrast between the piecing, so it's not really showing the optical illusion effect you sometimes see with the high contrast. Anyway, she wants "custom" and mentioned "circles" but ugh... do you all have any suggestions for me?

I didn't get a picture of it, but below is my rendition of it using MS Paint and I colored in the piecing. It looks similar but with creams and beige in the light and dark areas. I appreciate your ideas. BRING IT ON -- I AM OPEN TO ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING!

[Front Porch Quilting]

Wow Shana that looks really long. I am seeing circles overlapping in that quilt could you do somthing with that? Just a thought

[Primitive1]

I agree with Roxanne, overlapping circles to bring out the overlapping pieced circles would be good.

[Myrna Ficken]

Circles overlapping. Take a look.

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/album/578228358ziAmZr

[Neher-in-law5]

Just let your eyes look at your EQ rendition for a while and you can see the circles, morf into flowing lines and changing to "Christmas bulb" shapes. I think with just a little time, your mind will be spinning with design ideas for the outlining of a shape and then the areas to custom fill.

[Busy Quilting]

I finished quilting one of these last week. Fortunately she had used all dark or light fabrics and the circles did show up.

If you look at the square(the four triangles at the corners) and the two triangle each end, I filled these with ribbon candy, and could zig zag through these across the quilt. They became the outsides of the circles.

The kaleidoscope in the centre I then filled with a curly CC.

Try colouring in EQ with a different colour and the circle may jump more.

Lyn

[boppinbrandy]

How about this...McTavish the background and go inside of the yellow from the middle. BTW...I'm a professional in paint. 8)

[LinneaMarie]

Wow, Brandy! I can see you are a pro!! hahahha

I like Myrna's ideas! That looks fabulous!!

[merelling]

I have done a quilt like this with not so good contrast. I made "the circle" with feather.

[Quilting Heidi]

I like what Merete did. Really pretty and it gave a lot of texture to that quilt. Circles look good too. You might want to get some RNS boards (on sale now) and do swirls or of course you could get a quiltazoid and do some spirographs on that puppy.

[yankiequilter]

I also like what Merete did on her quilt. The addition of the feathers gives the eyes a resting place so the circles are broken and helps keep a person from getting dizzy.

[Tracey]

I like both suggestions. I would go with something similar to what Merete did.

You are going to do a fabulous job on it no matter what you go with. (I've seen your quilting!!!!)

Tracey

[Sheri Butler]

All are awsome suggestions, but if your wanting any votes...I really like Brandy's idea. It will be easy peasey...in to do the cc's and out to do the McT'ing....around to the next, in to do the cc's...out to do more McT'ing etc.

Mindless quilting, so you can "relax" and it will make the beige's pop OUT and

give it a really cool effect...I think..perfect for that non contrast quilt!

[victoriasews]

Merete's feathers have my vote.

[quiltmonkey]

Thanks girls. Love ya all!!

[bobbi]

Dahling, what ever you do will be FAB! I just love your quilting!

I had done one of these last year some time and posted it too, I think I used the cc's too and feathered the border...

[rlhdesigns]

Love Merete's feathers, gives interest to the quilt. What ever you quilt it will look great! I also love your quilting!

[Beverly Imbach]

If you get a chance, look at Nancy Elliott MacDonald's book titled Winding Ways. The front cover shows how she has quilted this pattern. Inside are some good examples of quilting designs. Nancy is a great teacher. She shows you how to do this pattern practically pinless.

[JollyJane]

Love Merete's fancy quilting - she always does a beautiful job! Myrna's circles look like less quilting - though not necessarily less work!:cool:

I am sure that you will do a beautiful job, whatever you decide to do!! I am looking forward to seeing hte finished photos!!!!

[annaquilts]

I made and quilted one of these for a wedding gift. I did an over all of pebbles. But honestly, I like Merete's idea. Hope you'll post pictures when it's finished. Good luck !