Pennyquilts 26 Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 I have a motif for the center, North, South, East, West and the 4 corners. BUT, I'm stumped as to what to quilt in the background. McTavishing was suggested, but this is a triditional quilt and I'm afraid that it wouldn't be the right choice. My orginal idea was to use a small stipple to hold down the background so that the applique pops. I'm worried that it won't be dramatic enough. Maybe I'm stressing to much. Thank you so much Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lisae 425 Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 Hi, Penny, I can't see the photo but from what you are describing I think crosshatching would be a good choice. I will look when I get home and see if I'm right in my guess. LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sewhappy 88 Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 Personally I think the McTavishing would look very nice-Stipple has allways been a personal favorite-Cross hatching would be OK but I think you may also want to consider echo quilting also. YES OF COURSE YOU ARE STRESSING TOO MUCH!!! LOL But remember to enjoy each step even the "stessing" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Corey 386 Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 Penny, I emailed you. Corey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nanbrug 120 Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 Can't wait to see it quilted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RoseCity Quilter 570 Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 I thinks McTavishing looks amazing on applique, especially traditional applique! Karen McTavish Herself uses it on traditional applique. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janette 146 Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 I think I would like crosshatching on that kind of quilt. If you want a traditional look. Although I think stippling will look great too. Look forward to seeing the result !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
meg 493 Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 Originally posted by sewhappy Personally I think the McTavishing would look very nice-Stipple has allways been a personal favorite-Cross hatching would be OK but I think you may also want to consider echo quilting also. YES OF COURSE YOU ARE STRESSING TOO MUCH!!! LOL But remember to enjoy each step even the "stessing" i agree - definately McT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Primitive1 802 Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 Either McT or crosshatching would work - both make the applique pop! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Linda S Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 Any sort of background fill would be fine. Yes, it's a traditional style quilt, but tradition is changing. Stippling works, but I have only done it a couple of times because it is Boooooooorrrring! It works, but it's just not as pretty as alternatives. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ffq-lar 3,609 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 I agree with Linda! All you want is a fill that shows texture to make the applique and your placed motifs pop. Anything you can do easily and well will work. It's nice to try new things but practice a new design before you use it on something you will keep forever. McT does sound perfect. You can size it up a bit if your motifs are large enough. Perhaps one echo around the applique and your motifs will further isolate them from the filler. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quilting Heidi 1,398 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 So what did you finally decide? I'm anxious to see it finished. You know some people really put down stippling but sometimes it is just the right thing. The attention on this quilt should be the applique and you don't want to take away from it. I think any dense fill will make that applique sing. I love McTavishing as it just adds a nice texture but I use stippling a lot too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ffq-lar 3,609 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 Penny--check out the top right block in this sampler. It is a Baptist fan type overall. It may be too folksy for your quilt, but is was easy and fast. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs.A 133 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 That's a tremendous amount of background area to fill. I don't want you to miss an opportunity to take this gorgeous quilt to the next level. Just stippling the whole background seems like a cop out to me. Can you create a way to divide the background into areas so that you could use more than one background fill a la Sharon Schamber or Renae Haddadin? Apologies to Renae if I'm misspelling her name. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mary Beth 840 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 Originally posted by Pennyquilts McTavishing was suggested, but this is a triditional quilt and I'm afraid that it wouldn't be the right choice I admit it...I am the one that suggested the McTavishing....I love it for backgound fill and this it looks very classic. But you have to do what you feel is right and what you feel comfortable stitching. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AnnHenry 2 Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 You can't go wrong with cross hatching! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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