After a lot of deliberation, I chose to use a sketch I made of short diagonal lines out from the center in three concentric squares. Of course, I can't find the sketch to photograph it, so I will just have to quilt it and show it. I did not want to stitch in the ditch and call attention to the squares. I thought of curved lines radiating out, but nothing in the quilt is curved. Then I noticed that the light spreads from the inside out in short burst diagonals that are not all even and sketched it out. That is what I mean when I say I let the quilt tell me how to quilt it.
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I think the quilting will be great on this quilt, when you are done with it. Radiant.
ReplyDeleteI like it. You should get some different texture with this motif!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds really pretty! My go-to on a pieced-square top is simple straight lines down the center of the squares - boring, I know - but it bypasses all of the points where the squares meet and makes the squares look like they are pieced at half-size - ;))
ReplyDeleteGood idea for the quilting design Linda, are you going with one colour thread or a variegated?
ReplyDeleteHope your appointment went well.
Congratulations on the progress. The quilting will happen all in good time - don't rush it!
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