I'm quilting the last big quilt for the Color book. Before I could begin, I had to figure out what pattern to quilt into it. I pinned vinyl over a block and started doodling. First I tried a curvy pattern with some flow. Not a stipple, but something maybe with leaves or curls, or flowers…
It didn't take long to decide that that was not it. Next I tried vertical lines.
I've used this before to good effect but there is a lot of moving around shapes. That means a lot of sewing over lines of stitching and I didn't really want to do so much of that in this quilt so I started drawing horizontal lines to get me from one spot to another. I didn't love that so much but it did point me in a better direction…
I really like this! It's a kind of squared stipple. I think it looks very 1950's retro which fits nicely with the clock fabric. And it's fast!
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I agree totally with the square stippled. It coordinates nicely. Thanks for the reminder of a vinyl overlay to test out quilting lines.
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Never thought of a square stipple — but it’s perfect! Bet the whole quilt is going to be awesome!
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I have to say that it really is looking good :).
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Good choice! And a good technique to use…
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Absolutely LOVE that clock fabric! Where is it available? What is it called, or who is the designer? I am in Australia, would love some of that fabric, have just the right project for it if I could get a piece of it. Cheers.
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