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Monday, April 9, 2007

hand quilting ideas

now that it is snowing again....I've begun a handquilting project to take me through next winter as well. I have a really pretty floral courthouse steps log cabin, set 5 rows across by 7 rows down, 12" squares. I'm rather stumped for a quilting design. I've been looking through pictures, magazines, books. Does anyone have ideas for me to consider? Thank you in advance.

posted by Beth in Syracuse @ 2:17 PM  

4 Comments:

  • At April 9, 2007 at 4:05 PM , Blogger WhiteStone said...

    Beth, some quilters quilt in the ditch on a log cabin. However, I think if you are going to do all that handquilting, you should be able to SEE the design. LOL. When I hand quilted a LC, I used the Baptist Fan pattern. Some call it the Methodist Fan. It provides a curvey line that enhances the straight lines of the log cabin. I free-handed my lines but templates are available.
    JudyPete

     

  • At April 10, 2007 at 1:03 AM , Blogger Laura in IA said...

    I hand quilted a wall hanging including court house steps and log cabin by going diagonally through each bar. I wanted the quilting to show and did not want to just go through the centers of each bar. Ultimately all my diagonal lines lead toward the center of the quilt. Often, in "ye olde days" these quilts were tied because the fabrics had all been stitched to a foundation and they were quite thick for hand quilting.
    Laura

     

  • At April 10, 2007 at 8:51 AM , Blogger Beth in Syracuse said...

    Both very good ideas. I was thinking of something rounded, to help offset the squareness, but the feathered star just seemed wrong. I had to look up the baptist fan pattern on the web, and that is more what I was thinking. Thanks, and if you think of others or have more resources, please let me know.
    --Beth

     

  • At April 10, 2007 at 10:33 AM , Blogger blocke Oregon said...

    My preference would be to emphasize the squareness and quilt in the center of the logs--every other log or so. I love the log look, especially on a floral. Another plus for this method is that you quilt thru fewer seams.
    Betty in Portland

     

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