Well, if you leave it unquilted and then hang it, the unquilted sections
will start to bag and hang weird - even if the batting and backing
underneath are quilted. It may look lovely for long enough and when it
starts to bag you may be ready to make a new masterpiece and all will be
fine.

You could try fusing with the full knowledge that eventually all
fusibles do yellow. Some take a very long time. This may not be a
quilt you plan to look at in 20 years so it may not matter; it's really
up to you.

You might be happy with minimal quilting - rather than something so
dense as waves or sky. Or not. Some battings only need to be secured
every 6-8 inches so even a little quilting will go a long way. Of
course, if you really don't like the look then a little might still be
too much.

It always is a trade off. Which thing in the end will bother you the
least? Go with that one and enjoy the quilt while you have it.

marcella


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"shorti" wrote:

The quilt is more of a large wall hanging.
It's going to be black and white and mostly applique.
The design is from a photo of a loon on the lake with the photo
changed to black and white, the contrast increased, and the
result posterized to 2 tones. The areas in the corners on either side of the
loon's head, and at the bottom on either side of the reflection will all be
single color,
either black or white. I think they'd look best if smooth and un-quilted. I
have seen some
quilts with water and sky quilted on solid tones to look like 'waves' or
'wind' and they
have all looked, um, "off".

Shorti