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lei

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Developing a new pattern, but how to quilt it? on: September 30, 2012, 06:41
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So I’ve finished writing the pattern for this,soon to be in my shop, but I am not sure how I would like to quilt it. I want to preserve the linked effect, but do I use straight lines to echo the chains? an actual rope design int he chains? different textures? an all over design? How would you do it?

Any ideas gratefully considered, and thanks!
mandy

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Re: Developing a new pattern, but how to quilt it? on: September 30, 2012, 15:28
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Love this quilt, very cool design. I would quilt it with different textures in the blue and black portions vs the red and black portions. I would choose 2 designs, like say a rope design and a pebble design and take the time to change the threads to match each color to really give the quilt texture without competing with the graphic bold design of the quilt. Then I would choose a third design to quilt in the white areas- perhaps a swirl design to offset the straight lines of the piecing. I will be interested to see how you end up quilting this, it really is a beautiful quilt.

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lei

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Re: Developing a new pattern, but how to quilt it? on: September 30, 2012, 17:14
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Thanks, Molly, this gives me some ideas. I think I know what you mean when you say different textures in the blue/black, vs blue/r/ed, just switching threads but keeping textures the same. What would you do, though, where the black is ambiguous?

molly

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Re: Developing a new pattern, but how to quilt it? on: October 3, 2012, 14:45
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Maybe on the bottom side closest to the blue I would do the blue/ black design and on the top side closest to the red I would do the red/black design to anchor the designs against whatever white design you choose- I think it would look pretty cool texturally speaking.

admin

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Re: Developing a new pattern, but how to quilt it? on: October 4, 2012, 12:57
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Such great ideas!! I think I would consider echoing the lines inside the “links”. Then doing a denser type design in the white. In the black, you could quilt a boxy geometric type of design.

Just my 2 cents worth, but I would love to see what you end up doing. The pattern in gorgeous!!!

Angela

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