I got a good start on the quilting. I did an outline stitch around each flower, stem and leaves. Then the background in filled in with meandering loops because I love the puckered look you get when it is washed. The flowers will stand out from the background just enough, I think.
But what to do on the borders? I get questions about how I plan the quilting. So here's my thought process........I plan on just a straight stitch along and around the string pieced sections, but then there is the outer border to quilt. So I did a couple of pages of pencil practice. The first is a braid of pointed leaves. By the third row I had the spacing about right and pretty even. I like this design a lot...yet I think it is just a bit angular and dense for what I want on this quilt.
Second practice was a chain of trailing leaves.....this design is more open and it will be easy to turn a corner using this pattern. I can create a clump of leaves and curve the line very easily, also. Yep, this is the design I am in favor of using right now.
Final decision will be made when I get to that point. I will draw out a section of quilting onto a clear acrylic sheet to overlay the border. It helps me visualize what the stitching will look like.
OH, wow.... I just checked the newsletter from 3creative studios and I won the pack of fat quarters for the month of June for the journal quilts!!! And Vicki Welch has included a tutorial on her thread sketching in the newsletter. Can't wait to try her technique.
Ok, off to Charlotte tomorrow.
Happy stitching.
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