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Attic Windows Quilting
Hello! My current project is a small WH
of Attic Windows. Each block features a small colonial scenic view. The block, including the mitered sides measures about 7" x 9". I need suggestions for quilting the views. I plan to do straight lines on the mitered edges. Opinions appreciated. TIA, PAT in VA/USA |
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how about close double diamond diagonal lines.
thats off the top of my noggin tho. i'm thunk'n it would look a wee bit like window leading i've seen on cottages in the UK etc. if that makes enough sense. cheers, jeanne -- Vote B'fly for President '08 san-fran at ihug dot co dot nz nzlstar on yahoo msg'r nzlstar on webshots "Pat in Virginia" wrote... Hello! My current project is a small WH of Attic Windows. Each block features a small colonial scenic view. The block, including the mitered sides measures about 7" x 9". I need suggestions for quilting the views. I plan to do straight lines on the mitered edges. Opinions appreciated. TIA, PAT in VA/USA |
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Pat in Virginia wrote: Hello! My current project is a small WH of Attic Windows. Each block features a small colonial scenic view. The block, including the mitered sides measures about 7" x 9". I need suggestions for quilting the views. I plan to do straight lines on the mitered edges. Opinions appreciated. TIA, PAT in VA/USA That's the part of quilting I find most difficult, Pat -- deciding on the quilting patterns! Can you accent the scenic views by outline quilting the major bits? Not very imaginative, I'm afraid. :S -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas sfoster 1 (at) earthlink (dot) net (remove/change the obvious) http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 |
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Send the quilt top to me. I need to consider the scenic view very carefully
to choose the best option. Polly =) |
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The first thought which occurred to me, Pat, was that you don't need to
do the same pattern for each window - if the scenes are different, different patterns would be lovely, as long as the window frames were the same. However, then I thought I had better read the other replies gg and I really like Jeanne's suggest of leaded windows. If you do want to do that, remember that the diamonds are not 90° diamonds - I'd say roughly 60° (not having any in the neighbourhood to go and measure!). Also, that you could do the leading effect with a twin needle - 4mm should be OK. 2mm might get lost in the batting and end up looking like a single line? It would be impossible (I think) to do this as a continuous line pattern, though. On the same theme, but an alternative, you could try spirals in each, like the bottle glass windows that are found here in old windows. These could, at least be continuous within each window pane. .. In message , Pat in Virginia writes Hello! My current project is a small WH of Attic Windows. Each block features a small colonial scenic view. The block, including the mitered sides measures about 7" x 9". I need suggestions for quilting the views. I plan to do straight lines on the mitered edges. Opinions appreciated. TIA, PAT in VA/USA -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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We are really growing a great group of sneaky beggars here... aren't we!
Kate in MI -- "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... Send the quilt top to me. I need to consider the scenic view very carefully to choose the best option. Polly =) |
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Yes, Jeanne's suggestion is excellent! I
think I will go with that one. I like that it can be done continuously in each frame. Your idea of the double needle for the leading is clever ... I will have to try that on a scrap to see how it quilts out. I would not have realized about the angle, so thanks for the tip. Doing each scene differently would be lovely, but would be best with HQ. For this project I want to do a fast MQ. Thanks to you, and all who have answered. PAT Patti wrote: The first thought which occurred to me, Pat, was that you don't need to do the same pattern for each window - if the scenes are different, different patterns would be lovely, as long as the window frames were the same. However, then I thought I had better read the other replies gg and I really like Jeanne's suggest of leaded windows. If you do want to do that, remember that the diamonds are not 90° diamonds - I'd say roughly 60° (not having any in the neighbourhood to go and measure!). Also, that you could do the leading effect with a twin needle - 4mm should be OK. 2mm might get lost in the batting and end up looking like a single line? It would be impossible (I think) to do this as a continuous line pattern, though. On the same theme, but an alternative, you could try spirals in each, like the bottle glass windows that are found here in old windows. These could, at least be continuous within each window pane. . In message , Pat in Virginia writes Hello! My current project is a small WH of Attic Windows. Each block features a small colonial scenic view. The block, including the mitered sides measures about 7" x 9". I need suggestions for quilting the views. I plan to do straight lines on the mitered edges. Opinions appreciated. TIA, PAT in VA/USA |
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Excellent ... I will go with this one. I
might do the twin needle that Pat suggested. Thanks for a good idea, Jeanne. PAT in VA/USA nzlstar* wrote: how about close double diamond diagonal lines. thats off the top of my noggin tho. i'm thunk'n it would look a wee bit like window leading i've seen on cottages in the UK etc. if that makes enough sense. cheers, jeanne |
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Just remember that double needles create a zig zag effect on the back.
If you don't want this look on the backing, quilt just through the top and batting, add the backing and do some simple quilting in key places to anchor, perhaps going over some of the same stitches. Wendy Pat in Virginia wrote: Yes, Jeanne's suggestion is excellent! I think I will go with that one. I like that it can be done continuously in each frame. Your idea of the double needle for the leading is clever ... I will have to try that on a scrap to see how it quilts out. I would not have realized about the angle, so thanks for the tip. Doing each scene differently would be lovely, but would be best with HQ. For this project I want to do a fast MQ. Thanks to you, and all who have answered. PAT Patti wrote: The first thought which occurred to me, Pat, was that you don't need to do the same pattern for each window - if the scenes are different, different patterns would be lovely, as long as the window frames were the same. However, then I thought I had better read the other replies gg and I really like Jeanne's suggest of leaded windows. If you do want to do that, remember that the diamonds are not 90° diamonds - I'd say roughly 60° (not having any in the neighbourhood to go and measure!). Also, that you could do the leading effect with a twin needle - 4mm should be OK. 2mm might get lost in the batting and end up looking like a single line? It would be impossible (I think) to do this as a continuous line pattern, though. On the same theme, but an alternative, you could try spirals in each, like the bottle glass windows that are found here in old windows. These could, at least be continuous within each window pane. . In message , Pat in Virginia writes Hello! My current project is a small WH of Attic Windows. Each block features a small colonial scenic view. The block, including the mitered sides measures about 7" x 9". I need suggestions for quilting the views. I plan to do straight lines on the mitered edges. Opinions appreciated. TIA, PAT in VA/USA |
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happy to be some help.
gee, now i only hope it looks as good as i'd envisaged. if not i shall hide away in a dark dark corner for the duration (i dont know of what duration, i didnt make up that phrase). cheers, jeanne -- Vote B'fly for President '08 san-fran at ihug dot co dot nz nzlstar on yahoo msg'r nzlstar on webshots "Pat in Virginia" wrote... Excellent ... I will go with this one. I might do the twin needle that Pat suggested. Thanks for a good idea, Jeanne. PAT in VA/USA nzlstar* wrote: how about close double diamond diagonal lines. thats off the top of my noggin tho. i'm thunk'n it would look a wee bit like window leading i've seen on cottages in the UK etc. if that makes enough sense. cheers, jeanne |
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