About what to do next -
On my Harmonic Convergence -
Let this one "marinate" a while -
The areas between the ditch quilting lines range between less than 1/2"
and 6-7" -
The smaller areas don't need additional quilting -
But the
larger ones do -
I thought about just adding more "grid lines" with my walking foot -
So that any FMQ doesn't look "splotchy" -
But hadn't decided yet -
I like practicing my FMQ on busy fabrics -
Because I know it won't show -
And some of my lap quilts are perfect for practice -
If
mine is going to show -
I like the "rule of three" -
Three different
designs used consistently throughout -
That's what I plan to do on my
"Bee Happy" - ;))
Then the more I looked at it -
The more I thought that grid lines would
be the way to go -
I think it would look funny with the center all grid
and the borders all swirly -
I think I'll add grid lines to the center
-
And keep going out into the borders -
But before I do that -
I want to
stitch some grid lines in the borders -
So I can undo the pin moors -
They get in my way - LOL - ;))
I pulled out another layer cake to play with -
It's Island Batik - Enchanted Forest -
I think I'll make another Basic Math -
A free pattern from Moda -
The layout makes more sense to me -
If I color in the different blocks -
The 4-patches are the RED "D" blocks -
I always place them first - 6 down and 5 across - off center -
The Horizontal "rails" are the BLUE "B" blocks -
The Vertical "rails" are the GRAY "C" blocks -
Those two alternate across the rows around the 4-patches -
Leaving spaces in the corners - so it's not so matchy-matchy -
And the plain ones are the SOLID "A" blocks -
They fill in the other spaces and the outer rows/columns -
So tomorrow I plan to cut the pieces for this -
And stitch some more grid lines on my Harmonic Convergence - ;))
Talk to you later - gotta go- gotta sew -
Ha ha, I knew you would have a hard time just quilting and not piecing! Now here you are starting another top to go in the "to be quilted" group.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of grid lines on the Convergence, but you could do FMQ in the widest strips just for fun. I think it would still look fine. Often on placemats and notebook covers, I use both in combination.
Take a look at Christina Cameli's blog https://www.afewscraps.com/p/all-over-quilting-designs.html She has some easy designs that don't matter if they are all consistent or line up. And are fun to do. I have a couple of her Craftsy classes. I think the grid piecing does not have to be repeated in the quilting.
ReplyDeleteI vote to mix it up, but I'm not the one who actually has to do the work, so my vote probably doesn't count for much. I like the new pattern, but boy does that look like it has a lot of room for errors! (Just like real math?!)
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