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Permalink Reply by Susan on September 16, 2009 at 6:50pm

Permalink Reply by Cat on September 18, 2009 at 11:59am

wow, that is beautiful. If you really want to experiment, I would practice on a sample. Like scan the pattern onto fabric (shy bother with all the piecing. I have quilted using words phrases poetry sampler. Stipple the center 'sqare' and the centers of the stars. Or leave the centers bare and stipple the points. But I'm one of those reinvent the wheel types (I know I can't improve the wheel, but I can have fun trying and have some happy accidents along the way). Hope to see your finished piece on of these days.

Permalink Reply by Renee Pasich on September 21, 2009 at 7:34pm

What a beautiful job! The choice of colors is breathtaking. I'd give it to my dear friend (who does my quilting) and let her decide how to quilt it! She always does a great job and it's a fun surprise to see what she's done. Let us know what you decide to do. Thanks for sharing.

Permalink Reply by Louise Gagné on September 16, 2009 at 10:00pm

Absolutely beautiful!! I love the colours and only wish I had that much patience. Personally I'd do stitch in the ditch arond the border, anaround the main outline of the blocks, using stippling in the stars or dark purple areas in between the block and the outer purple border. No matter what you decide it is beautiful!

Permalink Reply by Lynne Demeter on September 21, 2009 at 7:40pm

Thanks so much, I'm going to start with some stitch in the ditch but I'm not good at stippling. Although I have been following Leah Day's blog on 365 days of machine quilting http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/2009/09/day-39-peppermint-ca...
so, I've been practicing. By the time I get to that point in the quilt I should feel comfortable with some free motion. You should check out her website, it's great.

Permalink Reply by Laurie on October 16, 2009 at 6:09pm

Sure is a beautiful quilt. Purple is one of my faves! I would probably do something circular in the blocks to give it "motion". Stitching in the ditch would probably be okay as there are so many pieces but I'm one of those "color outside the lines" kind of people and I usually go against the grain. How about arc quilting the fan shapes from the center of the block out, doing each one separate and about 1/4" to 1/2" apart? That would give in motion and be unique.