I am in the process of basting my New York Beauty quilt top...
So now I am in a quandry about whether to quilt it with Baptist Fans all going in one direction,
or fans going in the direction of the blocks....
or to quilt it in circles...
... and what thread?
I hope I decide soon or it will remain a UFO for a lot longer *sigh*
14 comments:
I lov e the Yli (?) thread in the left and I guess baptist fans will look great!
I would do babtist fans in the direction of the blocks, but that's just me ;-) Hope you manage to decide so you can bring it with you on your seaside holiday ;-)
Ha! I would quilt in circles in whatever color o thread you first picked.
I think the quilting should enhance the overall design, so I think following the pattern of the quilt would be best (eg. circles and parts thereof!). As to thread, again, you don't want to detract from the gorgeous design, so a dark neutralsih colour would be best. Whatever doesn't stand out on the design.
What Lynne says makes sense and, yes, a dark neutral colour would be best.
wow, another beautiful Quilt !
I would go in the direction of the circles to enhance them and the dark YLI on the left looks good !
have a great holiday !!
... 12 days till we leave for New York !
xxx Lisa
I have left quilts on my design wall for weeks, letting them "tell" me how to quilt them. Eventually the ideas come, and they are always just right. Unless you have a deadline, I'd just wait until you are certain about what you want to do!
It's hard to know what would look best, isn't it? have you tried the old 'photo of quilt on the screen and holding up acetates with your quilting choices on' trial? I'd have thought that something echoing the shapes that you've worked so hard to create would be nicest, with a thread that doesn't fight the fabrics....
Good luck!
This is not my strength, so don't give what I say too much weight, but I agree with Lynda -- circles and parts thereof. Good luck!
Just found your blog via Bonnie Hunter's. Very nice, love your quilts, cat and yard.
Sue in Canada
I am with Anne Ida!
I'm no expert on hand quilting but I'd guess that with all those seams it would be easier to work the arcs of the baptist fans to match the curves of your blocks
I would definitely follow the shape of the block.
Have you tried googling images "new york beauty quilting"? There may be other ideas there.
I think following the blocks in a baptist fan pattern. I'm also tending to the thread on the left, it looks yummy.
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