delld Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 This is going to be my quilt. I needed do do something different than baseballs!!!:-) I bought these 13 fat quarter at one of our quilt shows about 7 years ago. Yep, I'm a little behind. Instead of using a focus fabric as suggested I used the three Black and red fat quarters. Than I found the red with Koi and the Black Border fabrics at Jo Ann's. Of course they didn't have enough of the Koi so I used what I had left from the black and white and the back and reds to make the coins to add in the border and put on one each side. I'm going to bind it with a red and black print with a tiny gold piping. Now I need you help!!!!!! How should I quilt this? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!!!! What color of thread too???? Thanks for your HELP~~~~~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 What a great and interesting quit you made!!! Finding items long forgotten seem free don't they? You have a nearly free quilt top all for you! I like what you did with the fabric! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Are you wanting to spend alot of time doing custom on it or do you have an E2E in mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delld Posted June 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Originally posted by Primitive1 Are you wanting to spend alot of time doing custom on it or do you have an E2E in mind? I have no clue right now! Just open for your wonderful ideas! I will be putting it in our show in 2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 That's really pretty Dell. Given the busy-ness of the fabrics, I'd probably do an allover, but if you wanted a more custom look, you could do a block design in the squares, a similar motif in their borders, and then a larger but same motif in the rectangles. Ginkgo is what sort of whispers to me, looking at the fabric. Of course, you could break that up with either some straight lines or maybe a basket-weave in some of the rectangles. Anyway, no matter what you do, it's very pretty! I love black and white and red all over! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Poore Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 I just used that Ginko panto with a quilt that had some Koi fabric in it. Loved it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandmaLKB Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Love the black and red..........very striking ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy Quilting Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 I'd use a charcoal thread, very dark grey. Clamshells would work with the Koi or just do a water meander, throwing in outlines of Koi in the white areas over the whole quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Dell I'm glad you finally got one done for yourself. I think you could do either an e2e on that or you could do more. If you decide to go the custom route I would make the blocks with the frames stand out and do a "special" design inside the square. Then do an all over background design in the black white fabric. Probably piano keys in the outside fabric or a water meander. I'm not sure about thread color but definitely a neutral that blends and does not compete. I would probably start with a gray color, med. maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabric007 Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 This looks like a perfect pattern for my next project. I am doing 9 memory quilts out of clothing. Who is the pattern made by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynne in Iowa Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 What a neat way to stretch that border fabric. Why is it that it when you find the perfect border fabric, Joann's is always a yard short? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudithWashburnQuiltStudo Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Dell you work is always spectacular. I agree with Heidi's custom ideas. If you do a feather or leaf vine in the boarder then the piano key insert would really pop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delld Posted June 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Originally posted by fabric007 This looks like a perfect pattern for my next project. I am doing 9 memory quilts out of clothing. Who is the pattern made by? The Pattern is the Perfect 10 by Swirly Girls. Lots of shops have this pattern. Check out google and you will find lots of places to get it or order the pattern! HAVE FUN!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMMaynes Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 I love black and red quilts and this one is really pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunkHouseQuilts Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Thanks for sharing, it's beautiful! I especially love what you did with the border! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anette D. Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 I can't wait to see it finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibbyG Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Dell, This is a beautiful quilt! I love Heidi's ideas if you want custom, but I can see where an overall would be nice, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabric007 Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 thanks...will have to findit.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestieMom Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 This is so pretty! Can't wait to see the finished quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustee Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Beautiful quilt! I may have to get this pattern. I love the black, white and red fabric. I have lots of it in my stash. I agree with Heidi's ideas on quilting it. Please post a picture of the finished quilt. I would love to see it. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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