How do you prefer to quilt? Straight line? Stipple? Fancy free motion? Well they all functional finish off the process of holding the layers together. Quilting can add or distract from a quilt.
For instance, on this tea cozy above, I felt the cross hatch quilting was appropriate and would not steal the show. Simple.
On this two inch square design, the quilting pattern fades allowing the fabric to stand out. (Scrappy trip Around the World--tutorial on Bonnie Hunter's site)
The tiny 3/4 inch squares blend well into the background. That way the flags can stand out.
When you get in to much of a hurry, you miss the beauty of returning the hatch lines in the opposite direction. This poor baby needs a finish. I'll cross back and maybe some big stitches around the border. Sound okay?
Here again the quilting recedes into the fabric and the hand embroidery work gets the starring role.
Let's talk about straight line quilting. Is there an easy way? Do you mark or trust your eye? I'd like to hear what you seasoned (and unseasoned) quilters have to say. Quilting is sharing and we can learn from each other.
Thanks for coming by and give me and other readers your suggestions.
Marcy
For instance, on this tea cozy above, I felt the cross hatch quilting was appropriate and would not steal the show. Simple.
On this two inch square design, the quilting pattern fades allowing the fabric to stand out. (Scrappy trip Around the World--tutorial on Bonnie Hunter's site)
The tiny 3/4 inch squares blend well into the background. That way the flags can stand out.
When you get in to much of a hurry, you miss the beauty of returning the hatch lines in the opposite direction. This poor baby needs a finish. I'll cross back and maybe some big stitches around the border. Sound okay?
Here again the quilting recedes into the fabric and the hand embroidery work gets the starring role.
Let's talk about straight line quilting. Is there an easy way? Do you mark or trust your eye? I'd like to hear what you seasoned (and unseasoned) quilters have to say. Quilting is sharing and we can learn from each other.
Thanks for coming by and give me and other readers your suggestions.
Marcy
I do not FMQ. Someday I may learn. For now walking foot is my best friend and most of my quilts are quilted using gentle curves. I learned from Jacquie Gering's class on Craftsy. The teapot is pretty :-)
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Very pretty work here :) I mostly hand quilt and it has been a mixture depending on the design.
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