Ideas for a quilt...
These are the scrappy four patch blocks we are swapping... these are the ones I've received so far. I asked for scrappy novelty/kids prints for baby quilts I have to make this year.I plan on making them in a 4 x 4 setting (one block has 2 4 patches and 2 plain blocks) and was wondering, has anyone made a scrappy border before using maybe 2.5 inch bricks to form a strip rather than a piano key like border? I thought I'd do a scrappy strippy border then another border of the plain muslin... but what would you quilt in those centers? They are about 12 inches big?? I'm still a novice with machine quilting but would like to do something besides meandering in those areas?? Can anyone help?
posted by Cathi at 1:34 PM
8 Comments:
I like your design idea for the 4-patches. I've never done a border like you describe but I bet it would be nice. I say it's your quilt so go for it. And as for the quilting help - I'm not a very inovative machine-quilter so hopefully someone who is has some ideas for you. I can manage stitch-in-the-ditch and a simple meaner and that's about it.
I like borders that have vertical strips like you're describing - I just saw one that had several "rounds" of narrow strips to make a border that was probably about 6 inches wide.
You have a lot of choices for quilting in the white space - maybe a feather wreath?
I agree with Mary-feather wreath comes to mind...or cross hatching if you want to stick to straight line stitching-fast and easy...but that open space seems to call for something fancier to me. If these are for babies...maybe something baby related? simple animal shapes...stars and a crescent moon?
OH, that is a hard one... but maybe you can enlarge some of the "charm tacks" that are free here: http://quickquilts.com/motifs/
I think there are others on that site... You'll have to look around!
great quilt...if you are a novice i think cross-hatching would be an awesome idea! good luck
hugs
laurie
Hi,
Nice blocks, I like the idea for the border. Since the blocks aren't pieced together, I would try and quilt the blocks seperatly (quilt as you go) Maybe a cool star in the middle?
Barbara
Oh, I see room for feathers! Really pretty feathers. I'll post a note with a picture of a baby quilt I made that was one of my first attempts at machine quilting.
Judy L.
I agree-a neat feather wreath. And they have beautiful stencils so you wouldn't have to do them freehand.
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