ASding have been hugely efficient, and the postman bought me a huge squashy parcel of wadding earlier today (how's that for service? I only put the order in on Monday afternoon). I've found a couple of curtain linings to join together which will be perfect for the backing - so once I've made the sandwich and wielded the spray baste, I'm going to have to make my mind up.
Basically, I guess I have two broad choices:
- An all over design - either a meander or single line loop pattern
- Feature the blocks - with some sort of motif in each block then either meander the borders or a rather ambitious feather type quilting up the sashing/borders.
The all over design would blend all the elements in, but on the other hand, the blocks would feature more strongly with their own quilting - and if I was not feeling hugely confident with feathers (another new thing to learn) I could very happily stipple away on the sashing and inner borders, with something less dense on the outer border so it drapes nicely.
Hmm hmm hmmmm
I think you have to decide if you want to make a big feature of the blocks, in which case motifs in them would be great, or if you want to do an allover, which is what I chose to do, and the quilt seems to lend itself to that somehow. Whatever you decide, I would suggest that you try to introduce some curves in feathers, spirals, flowers or whatever.
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That turned out just perfect!! I bet your mom is going to be THRILLED!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, girls - it's take a lot of dithering, but nearly a week after this post, I think I am almost ready to make a start...
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