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    machine quilting my completed pinwheel blocks

    Hi there, can anyone give me ideas how to machine quilt my newly completed baby quilt top? It is made up of eight inch pinwheels with a two inch border in white tone on tome and pansy prints which have some gold shiny colour on them The next border is mafe up of prarie points then a five in white on white border copletes the top.
    I have seen and been told a great many times to use "in the ditch" quilting but wanted to know if anyone else has done any different quilting on this block with good effect.
    Thanks for any and all advice.
    Michelle
    Queensland Australia.
    Jules~

    @julesquilts on IG 
    working farm wife and quilter in the off-seasons
    Tired. 
    Modern quilter, QOV volunteer, Improv, FPP w/o stitching on paper, freehand quilting on my long-arm.
    Bernina Artista 200E, Elna Serger, Handi Quilter Fusion, a lot of old Singers and other vintage and antique machines.

    #2
    i am busy with quilting from a book that called 1000 quilt patterns, what i do i increase the pattern and copy it to A4, then i copy this page to nother 30 pages, i pin it to the quilt...and quilt. only this way i stay near or exactly on the line.you get in this book different segments of quilt patterns - colomes, area, squares etc. - so you can choose what suits to your quilt.
    good luck!!
    Jules~

    @julesquilts on IG 
    working farm wife and quilter in the off-seasons
    Tired. 
    Modern quilter, QOV volunteer, Improv, FPP w/o stitching on paper, freehand quilting on my long-arm.
    Bernina Artista 200E, Elna Serger, Handi Quilter Fusion, a lot of old Singers and other vintage and antique machines.

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      #3
      Thank you for your reply. I actually have a few books of the same theme and never thought to copy the patterns. Will now go have a long look at my collection.
      Cheers
      Michelle
      Jules~

      @julesquilts on IG 
      working farm wife and quilter in the off-seasons
      Tired. 
      Modern quilter, QOV volunteer, Improv, FPP w/o stitching on paper, freehand quilting on my long-arm.
      Bernina Artista 200E, Elna Serger, Handi Quilter Fusion, a lot of old Singers and other vintage and antique machines.

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        #4
        Michelle, I have no idea how much quilting you want to do, but I would start with stitching in the ditch of all the pinwheels and the borders then add motifs in the different areas. Here are some really rough sketches of a few motifs that might work.



        It's Not What You Gather, But What You Scatter
        That Tells What Kind Of Life You Have Lived !

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          #5
          It sounds like your quilt is like the one I just made. I got my pattern from the Moda Bake shop. It is at the quilters right now. She showed me a really cute design but I can't show you until it is done. Wish I knew how to draw it.
          It will be an all over but will not sew the prairie points down. These were my first prairie points and I love them.


          It's Not What You Gather, But What You Scatter
          That Tells What Kind Of Life You Have Lived !

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            #6
            With baby quilts that are going to be loved to death I usually do quilt in the ditch because I want it to stay together. After I do the "ditch" thing I like to add a bit of decorative. I think Margo's suggestions look great.


            It's Not What You Gather, But What You Scatter
            That Tells What Kind Of Life You Have Lived !

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