I took their advice and changed my plan. I decided to quilt curvy lines between the plusses. Yuck, big mistake. It resulted in roundish blobs around each plus, and left large areas unquilted. So I spent some time with my seam ripper and took out all the vertical curvy lines. I left the diagonal ones in for the time being to stabilize the layers, and stitched vertical organic wavy lines.
OK, much better. I went ahead and bound the quilt. Here it is in its current state:
The curvy diagonal lines are still there. The organic wavy lines are there, spaced about 1-1/2 to 2" apart, although they don't show up as much in this photo.
The question is, do I rip out the diagonals and add more organic wavy vertical quilting, or do I leave it as is?
This will be a sofa quilt for an active family with three kids. I want it to be soft, but it will need additional quilting lines over the vertical seams if I take out the crosswise quilting.
What do you think? Please leave a comment.
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As long as the batting is stabilized enough, I think that the quilt looks great. You know I like a lot of quilting on my quilts (LOL), but this is definitely going to give the quilt a soft drape which will be very snuggly.
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ReplyDeleteI love the diagonals! The secondary pattern that shows up is really neat! I vote to keep them...I'd vote twice if possible.
ReplyDeleteI vote to keep the diagonal lines, too. They actually show up more in your photo and make a great design. I think you are done! :)
ReplyDeleteI like it, and I think it will have a nice soft drape. and once it is washed, I think will look even better (I like that squishy look quilts get after washing).
ReplyDeleteI think this looks good as is. I wouldn't do a thing to it. It will be perfect for its new family.
ReplyDeleteI really like the look of the quilting and as Tish says I wouldn't do a thing to it. It's going to be super soft and snuggly - the best!
ReplyDeleteLooks terrific as is!
ReplyDeleteLove the dancing plus'!! It looks beautiful with the quilting and I wouldn't worry about the lines...leave them! Bright, fun and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun quilt! I love it!
ReplyDeleteI'd keep it as it is, it looks great. No one would know that it wasn't what you'd planned from the start.
ReplyDeleteI love it! It looks really I neat.
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