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Choosing quilting designs and threads

September 23, 2015 3 Comments

Choosing quilting designs and threads

Choosing quilting designs and threads for Whimsical Baskets Quilt. I have been making progress on the applique center of the quilt and so far I am very happy with how it is coming along. The problem I have is now how to quilt the rest of the quilt. Looking at the blocks I had originally planned to continue with the theme of the pumpkin seed design. (easy right! ) The Dilemma is thread colour !!! Because there is such a contrast in colour within the blocks I am having problems finding a thread that will blend.. I want to use a 50 weight cotton as a finer thread weight seems to get lost on the linen fabric in the blocks. I have thought about this problem for a few days and moved on to other projects LOL in the too hard box. Today I have forced myself to get back to work on this quilt, so I chose a colour to match the strong colour in the block and quilted a pumpkin seed design. At first I did not like to look but after taking a break and a re-think and another look. ( Loads of cups of Tea) I think I like it now and will continue with the quilting, using a mating colour for each of the colours in these Shoo Fly Blocks. Choosing quilting designs and threads for Whimsical Baskets Quilt. I have been making progress on the applique center of the quilt and so far I am very happy with how it is coming along. The problem I have is now how to quilt the rest of the quilt. Looking at the blocks I had originally planned to continue with the theme of the pumpkin seed design. (easy right! ) The Dilemma is thread colour !!! Because there is such a contrast in colour within the blocks I am having problems finding a thread that will blend.. I want to use a 50 weight cotton as a finer thread weight seems to get lost on the linen fabric in the blocks. I have thought about this problem for a few days and moved on to other projects LOL in the too hard box. Today I have forced myself to get back to work on this quilt, so I chose a colour to match the strong colour in the block and quilted a pumpkin seed design. At first I did not like to look but after taking a break and a re-think and another look. ( Loads of cups of Tea) I think I like it now and will continue with the quilting, using a mating colour for each of the colours in these Shoo Fly Blocks. I also turned to the internet for some ideas to see what other people do in these situations, you might like to take a look at what I found. Green Fairy had a great tutorial on choosing thread colours. Crazy Mom Quilts talked about design choices. Quilters Newsletter had some good advice on design choices. Quilt It: Pointers for Choosing a Quilting Design I hope these help you to choose your next quilting design and threads.Choosing quilting designs and threads for Whimsical Baskets Quilt. I have been making progress on the applique center of the quilt and so far I am very happy with how it is coming along. The problem I have is now how to quilt the rest of the quilt. Looking at the blocks I had originally planned to continue with the theme of the pumpkin seed design. (easy right! ) The Dilemma is thread colour !!! Because there is such a contrast in colour within the blocks I am having problems finding a thread that will blend.. I want to use a 50 weight cotton as a finer thread weight seems to get lost on the linen fabric in the blocks. I have thought about this problem for a few days and moved on to other projects LOL in the too hard box. Today I have forced myself to get back to work on this quilt, so I chose a colour to match the strong colour in the block and quilted a pumpkin seed design. At first I did not like to look but after taking a break and a re-think and another look. ( Loads of cups of Tea) I think I like it now and will continue with the quilting, using a mating colour for each of the colours in these Shoo Fly Blocks. I also turned to the internet for some ideas to see what other people do in these situations, you might like to take a look at what I found. Green Fairy had a great tutorial on choosing thread colours. Crazy Mom Quilts talked about design choices. Quilters Newsletter had some good advice on design choices. Quilt It: Pointers for Choosing a Quilting Design I hope these help you to choose your next quilting design and threads./Pine Valley Quilts   Choosing quilting designs and threads for Whimsical Baskets Quilt. I have been making progress on the applique center of the quilt and so far I am very happy with how it is coming along. The problem I have is now how to quilt the rest of the quilt. Looking at the blocks I had originally planned to continue with the theme of the pumpkin seed design. (easy right! ) The Dilemma is thread colour !!! Because there is such a contrast in colour within the blocks I am having problems finding a thread that will blend.. I want to use a 50 weight cotton as a finer thread weight seems to get lost on the linen fabric in the blocks. I have thought about this problem for a few days and moved on to other projects LOL in the too hard box. Today I have forced myself to get back to work on this quilt, so I chose a colour to match the strong colour in the block and quilted a pumpkin seed design. At first I did not like to look but after taking a break and a re-think and another look. ( Loads of cups of Tea) I think I like it now and will continue with the quilting, using a mating colour for each of the colours in these Shoo Fly Blocks. I also turned to the internet for some ideas to see what other people do in these situations, you might like to take a look at what I found. Green Fairy had a great tutorial on choosing thread colours. Crazy Mom Quilts talked about design choices. Quilters Newsletter had some good advice on design choices. Quilt It: Pointers for Choosing a Quilting Design I hope these help you to choose your next quilting design and threads. I also turned to the internet for some ideas to see what other people do in these situations, you might like to take a look at what I found. Green Fairy had a great tutorial on choosing thread colours. Crazy Mom Quilts talked about design choices. Quilters Newsletter had some good advice on design choices.

Quilt It: Pointers for Choosing a Quilting Design

I hope these help you to choose your next quilting design and threads. I would love to hear if you have any favorites, or advice on this decision making process.

Happy Stitching

Sharon

 




3 Responses

thebiasedge
thebiasedge

August 03, 2016

I love your quilting. Beautiful. :)
Sandra

Debra
Debra

August 03, 2016

You do such Lovely quilting! very inspiring…and beautiful quilts that I Love!
Debra in Ma.

gretchenweaver
gretchenweaver

August 03, 2016

Your quilting looks wonderful. Very pretty quilt.

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