CindyT Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 I was supposed to load this a few Thursdays ago and it didn't happen. Well, it's up this week, and I'm having trouble trying to figure out what to put in all that yellow space. It's a huge area that's not what I consider "even". So what I thought I was going to do won't work. Any ideas? This is a wedding gift for the customer's daughter and I'm doing "light" custom (meaning it won't be heavily quilted as the quilt is 115" x 126" and heavy already). The only thing I can come up with is a feather meander. I'm open to other suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 I love feathers, so I am seeing feather curls in the yellow area. Sort of a curling Amish style feathers with the upside down "U" shape going up into the corners, then curling down away from the corners and meeting in the middle of the left to right area and again meeting on the top to bottom area. Does that make any sense? It's so hard to explain what's in my thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyT Posted September 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 I think I get it, Sandra. What I'm envisioning from what you say, the feathers would be very large to fill that space. Is that right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Since this is a wedding gift... I can see a heart in each of the four corners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyT Posted September 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Good idea, Kristina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlnewell Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 I was thinking like Kristina, heart type wreath or feathered swirls that start in the corners and come together (the curvy part of the hearts) near the star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 I like debbie's idea of feathered heart wreath. That is basically what I was envisioning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyT Posted September 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 It will still be a HUGE feathered heart wreath to fill that space, but I like the idea. I'm just not used to doing large feathers. Time to PPP large feathers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkayr Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 as the least experienced with feathers...i was thinking meandering...and treating the borders special...ie...lite custom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Della Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 I think a mctavishing kind of background fill would work. I like the feathered hearts, too, and then a small meander or stippling behind them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkayr Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 i like the McT idea since the areas r uneven...won't show up so much...then u can really work the borders etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmuntz Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Personally, I think I'd go with the feathered hearts in the corners of the yellow - no matter what you do with the rest of the quilt, its the yellow that stands out. Then maybe something that will kind of blend into the background so the hearts stand out - its is a wedding quilt right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlnewell Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 How big is that yellow area? I'm not a fan of feathers that are really long. How about doing a feather band that follows the perimeter of the star. That would reduce the area in the corners a little, and you could do some feather meander or draw symmetrical spines on either side of the hearts or do a flower/leaf background fill in the unfeathered area of the yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisae Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Put four feathered hearts together with the points in the middle. You will have a feathered heart square in each corner. Use a tight background fill around the hearts to make them pop. I am pretty sure I have a feathered heart stencil that is 18". You could fill the space with out doing big, awkward feathers. Can't wait to see what you do with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyT Posted September 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Originally posted by dlnewell How big is that yellow area? I'm not a fan of feathers that are really long. How about doing a feather band that follows the perimeter of the star. That would reduce the area in the corners a little, and you could do some feather meander or draw symmetrical spines on either side of the hearts or do a flower/leaf background fill in the unfeathered area of the yellow. The width from the point to the outside of the yellow is 19" and the length is 23". I'm finding it hard to do something rectangular instead of square. This is where she added her length to the quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 just worry about the square part of the yellow...say 16" square. then you can add any heart motif in there that would like nice. McT or stippling or whatever behind it and in the rest of the yellow will make the hearts stand out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Any decent fill like McT will do the trick for you! You an also do a smaller feather meander, but put in the veins in the feathers! Every little bit of stitching you do will gather in the fullness and viola! You just nailed that bad boy into shape, nice and fit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyAboutQuilting Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Cindy, I like the idea of the feathered hearts in the four corners too. For a background fill, I just took Deloa Jones' class on background fills using stencils, such as crosshatch or clamshells, etc. You mark the lines of the stencil on your quilt top but then you quilt inside those lines, such as using CC's or terry twists or all sorts of small designs that go very quickly but look really neat when they are done. Since I've just had her class last weekend at 02b Quilting's Studio, that's what I would do. Good luck, whatever you decide to do will be beautiful! If you haven't had this class, she has a book on it too if it's something that you might be interested in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Cindy let me see if I can explain this and make is clear as mud. I would stitch something in the 3 squares that come together on the right and left of the star and then stitch a separate something in the long strip on top. Does that make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniemueller Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Hi Cindy- Funny you should bring up big feathers and wonky spaces. Yesterday I came up with a design to fill a large mostly rectangular space that was all feathers. I originally planned to do a feather wreath and just extend the outer feathers into the corners as needed. But that just didn't work in this irregular space. So, I started with an oval concept, oval wreath instead of circular. Still too far to reach to the corners. So I morphed the oval to better fit the space. I drew it on paper first, to make sure it was doable. Usually my stitching looks better than my drawings, but this time I thought the drawing was pretty darn good. Here's the drawing: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniemueller Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Here's how it looks on one corner. The photo is a little distorted because the quilt is still on the machine. Don't judge me by the puckers, there was some fullness and it's a long story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniemueller Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 And the other corner. I don't think this design is what you want, but I thought it might generate some more ideas for you. Can't wait to see what you end up doing. I think some feathered hearts would be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniemueller Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 I should give some idea of scale. That rectangular space on the quilt is about 22" across the long way. The paper that I drew on was 12 x 16" I think. The feathers are giant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibbyG Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Could you do a heart feather wreath with your little feathers and then quilt straight lines in the center of the heart. Not crosshatch since she wants light custom, but just straight lines to fill. Then a large fill in the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisae Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Annie, I LOVE your idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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