Prairie Quilter Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 This quilt is next up for me, and the customer does not want E2E. She'd be OK with some sort of meander in the body of the quilt with a separate border (which we've agreed will be "S" curves with curls or another motif interspersed. It's the body that isn't talking to me. Does anyone have ideas? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 If you aren't doing something custom in the body of the quilt, I would think something curvy would be good. The meandering feathers would be beautiful, or a nice panto that has curves. My current favorites are "Bountiful Feathers," "Wave On Wave," and "Hyacynth." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabelongarm Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 This is interesting, I am not sure some of the squares have been turned, the 4 patch squares, some of the squares the green goes horizontally, and some it goes up and down. There are 2 different squares in this quilt, make 2 quilting designs for each block and do that, hopefully something you can connect without alot of starts and stops. CC always looks good in 4 patch or TT's. A panto would look nice in the middle. I also see diamonds going across the quilt, but the turned 4 patches throws that off a bit, but you could emphasis the diamonds as well. Good luck, will look forward to seeing the completed pictures. Joanne Flamand Artistic Quilt Design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Boy that is a tough center. I would either do some tt's in the squares on point or do a feather meander in the center. I can't really pick up a true pattern. Maybe swirls in the center with a feather border. Really any panto in the center and do a separate treatment in the border as the quilter wants. When I get quilts like this I usually end up asking my customer what they see and sometimes I'm surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Prairie Quilter Posted August 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Thanks, ladies. Heidi, Joanne, I'm having the same trouble as you. There is a pattern, but the placement of light and dark values is really blurring it. I have the magazine that it came from and the secondary pattern of diamonds is far more prominent in the sample. The large diamonds were quilted very simply with concentric, wavy-sided diamonds, which the customer likes, but I was hoping to avoid all those stops and starts. I think I'll have to stare at this some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraJ Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 How about quilting the same thing in the same pieced areas (I marked them by color.) Could be something simple or some such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On Pins and Needles Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 I love the colors in this quilt. Can't wait to see it quilted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enchanted Quilting Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 I would be tempted to view this quilt in black and white and see what design pops...those on point diamonds may present themselves differently for you and then you can "play" them up. Can't wait to see it quilted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Circles, spirals, and other "round" designs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda G. Craig Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Love the colours. I think a black and white photo of this quilt might help, or even just taking a photo and loading it to my computer sometimes gives me that little spark as to what is required. What does your customer think or how does she feel the quilt flows? I just did an every day quilt for my daughter and used the Hyacynth panto in the centre and feathered the borders, came out beautifully. Good luck, work your magic! :cool: p.s. sent you an email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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