Sometimes a quilt needs a little bit more.
That’s what I thought about two recent projects.
Liberty Rail Fence is quilted with free motion vines along the colour path. The grey rails had been left unquilted.
Liberty Rail Fence – before
I thought some big-stitch hand quilting was needed to give the quilt a final finish.
Big stitch quilting in rails – After

Liberty Rail Fence looking very relaxed on the sofa
All done and looking good
The other project that possibly needed less but now has more:
Kyoto Garden – before
Kyoto Garden is already very busy being a genuine scrap quilt of various Japanese prints. The centre panel is quilted using orange peel design. I thought it would benefit from silk ties in the centre of each orange.
Detail showing the silk ties
On the back there are a couple of tiny stitches that anchor the ties.
Kyoto Garden back view
There was enough quilting to stabilise the quilt. Those open spaces appear big but are actually 3.5″ (9cm) in width. Quite good enough for modern wadding/batting. The red silk exactly matches the red of the sashing and added the extra design feature that helps bring the quilt together.
Red ties in the corner blocks of the sashing
The ties are only a tiny feature. I believe they add to the total effect of the quilt.
Kyoto Garden also on the sofa
Both these quilts are for sale.
I like the contrast between the machine quilting and the big stitch quilting. I will look for an opportunity to use this on my next quilt.
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Thanks Martha. I’d like to try it again using stitching with greater contrast to see how that looks.
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I particularly like the red silk ties.
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I’m still thinking/wondering if the ties should be a bit shorter. I can change that at any time.
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