CindyT Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 I've had this quilt trying to speak to me for a several weeks now, and all I hear is jibberish. I took pictures thinking maybe something would lead me in the right direction as to how to quilt it, and too many things are still trying to get my attention. Any suggestions would be welcome as to how she wants to be quilted. Customer says "do whatever". The center brown block is 12 inches just to give you a clue as to the size of it. Each little block is 3 inches along with the outside border. Sorry couldn't get the whole quilt in the picture today. Too windy outside. Thanks for looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcclannan Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 I think I would stick with a music themed panto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyT Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 I don't know what's up with this picture. I didn't do anything different in paint than I normally do to resize, and it's not right. I've tried to redo and it still stays this big. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njquiltergirl Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Must be the day for jibberish quilts! I posted for help on one today also. I like yours and can see it would be tough to figure out what to put on it! Though I'm sure there will be better ideas, I see the golden brown sashing area as really standing out with feathers or a neat stencil connecting through that area. Maybe you can do the same design in the darker sashing-like areas too. Maybe a feather wreath in the big center block. Have fun and post when done. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyT Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Thanks, Julie. I thought about a music panto (which I don't have one yet). Lisa, yours didn't talk to me either other than nested circles around the yo-yo's. That would take some time though and your customer wants it now sounds like. Thanks for the ideas on mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfly Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 If you want to do custom, how about a fill in the white and outline the violins, ribbon candy in the brown sashing and crosshatching in the black print. Not sure about the center. Just an idea, not sure its a good one. Jess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 I agree, I see a panto with music notes all over it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy Quilting Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Why not put in the staves and the actual music lines ( the straight ones I mean). So some grid work with the notes on top of it. Bit foggy in my head this morning. Lyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o2b Quilting Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 I see circles within circles using my Hartley Fence using the dimension of the blocks with the brown strips as the outer perimeter then doing something different with the setting triangles. It would define the big block without distracting from the piecing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgene Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 To me, the fabric is doing a lot of talking and it's drowning out the voice of the quilt......maybe that's why you're hearing jibberish. The main place the quilting will show up is the gold block and strips and the white areas. Maybe continuous music notes in the gold sashing and violins in the gold square, either one large one or 4 small ones pointing out at each corner, with a fill around them. When I'm looking for a specific design, I search Google Images for "line drawing violin" for instance. Then you could print and size it on your copier and make a stencil or just trace the design before loading the top. The rest of the quilt could be most anything you want it to be, something simple since the fabric is speaking so loud. Just some ideas. But that doesn't mean that I wouldn't just do an allover on it, but still do something special in the center gold block, maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 There is a pantograph out there that has musical notes (it's a Dave Hudson design). I know this because I have that pantograph. Let me see if I can find it... I would use a gold toned thread - or something that stands out a little bit. Here it is: https://www.baysidequilting.com/store/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=2908 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerriVB Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Try the regal template--it has the look of music notes in it--just a thought. Terri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Your customer's violin fabric is overwhelmed by all the different prints and muddied contrast. What a shame, since she was probably so thrilled to find the violin fabric and must have a special recipient in mind. Her piecing looks great. Because of the difficulty in finding way to quilt to accent some outstanding feature (since there really isn't one) I would vote for an overall as well. A easy one would work--even loops, since an intricate panto or overall will be lost on these fabrics and only mean more hunting by the viewer to make sense of it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyT Posted March 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 I don't know really how to say this except I'm glad I'm not the only one not being able to focus on anything in particular on this quilt. Makes me think maybe I'm starting to "get it" on "reading" quilts. This is really a lovely pieced quilt with a theme she was going for, and I just have to accept that whatever I quilt won't "make" the quilt or really add anything to the quilt. Thank you for all your input and I've taken it all into consideration. I'm waiting on a phone call from the customer to make sure she'd be okay with just an all over of something. Ya'll are the best sharers (if that's a word) on this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniemueller Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 That's a tough one Cindy. I'm leaning towards an all-over too. Something to provide a nice texture. Can't wait to see what you do with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 I have a panto called Mozart with musical notes, "g" cleff signs, and some loops. I've used it 3 times so far for tee shirt quilts with musical themes. It flows nicely and looks great when quilted out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Terry, Yes that is a busy quilt but I think if you use the right batting you can still make it play music! LOL Here are my doodles. I think I would make sure to push back all those areas that are competing with the feature fabric. You should just do a simple stipple since it really won't matter what you do. You just want to push it back. I would just SID around all the dark stars and let those puff up so they pop. In the ouside border you could do almost anything. I personally think the echoed lines would be best because it will give it great structure. In the center you could do what I drew or put something else in there that would be meaningful to the maker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyT Posted March 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Thanks, Heidi, for the quilting drawing. I talked to the customer this evening and she doesn't think with the pattern that any quilting will be able to be showcased on this quilt either. She's okay with whatever I want to do on it. I appreciate ya'lls input. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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