Hey guys,
I'm posting this in the very strong belief that the two giftees of the quilt are NOT on Reddit...
So I'm making a quilt for my brother and sister-in-law, and as you can see, I've more or less finished the top (doesn't lie flat yet, so it probably needs some tiny corrections here and there).
Now I'm looking for ideas on how to do the actual quilting. Specifically some opinions from more experienced quilters (I made two rather simple quilts in the past and did random freehand wave patterns on them. Looked good, but I'd like to do something different this time). Because I have several ideas, but I can't do everything at once!
First of all, they need to be on the simpler side. I want a decent result, and I don't think trying something complicated for the first time is a good idea on a gift quilt. Anything with tight bends or circles or loops seems impossible with my level of ability and my machine.
There is no walking foot for this model (or if someone knows where I can get one for an automatic Pfaff 262 within less than a week, please, tell me!). So I have to make do with a standard sewing foot. I have done this in the past and it went alright, but let's just say I'd like to avoid very long lines all across the blanket.
So here's my ideas:
I would love to purposely pick a completely different pattern for the "colourful" and the beige pieces. My thought was to sew straight lines in one of them (either diagonal or not) and do soft waves or something like that on the other. For the frames I'm also thinking soft waves. Could that look good? And if so, would you "support" the square pattern in the colourful squares by sewing straight lines and doing waves on the beige, or would you "soften" the square pattern by doing it the other way around?
Please excuse my vocabulary insecurities, as English is not my first language. I hope you get what I'm trying to say.
And IF I did straight lines on some of the big squares, would you do diagonal (up and down as well as left and right on the fabric as it is lying in the picture) or parallel to the squares? Is one easier than the other?
I'm open for any and all suggestions. Maybe you have a completely different "vision" when you see this patchwork pattern? Thank you guys in advance!