I'm at a standstill

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Originally Posted by turena65

I love your quilt! I think I would do loops as well, but perhaps you could add in some heart in that... I did that with a few of my quilts and it's really easy... just go into the bottom of the heart instead of a loop, go into the top and then finish by crossing over the bottom of the heart again, then go into another loop. I always practice on paper with a pen first so that I can get the hang of it easily.

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I do this too. When you get to the bottom of a heart, linger a second there before returning to the top. this means you'll get a point at teh bottom of the heart and not a curve. They look like apples if you get a curve at the bottom.

Yes, some hearts and leaves with a nice meander or loops would be awesome! It would add even more motion to your stunning quilt.
This tut might be just what you're looking for: Happy Quilting: Loopy Daisy and Heart Leaf - A Free Motion Quilting Tutorial

I found another picture tut on loopy leaves: Quilting Tutorials: Free Motion Quilting - Heart Shaped Leaves

Anyway you quilt this quilt it will be beautiful. The top is just awesome.

Thanks everyone for the great ideas. I really like the idea of the flowers and hearts Cyndi. I might even try it. My problem is that I still can't get an even stitch..sometimes I get a longer or shorter stitch mixed in. Also, I'm bad at tracing back over a line, but I'm working on it.
That is on my agenda for today, so I'll let you know how it works out! Thanks for all of the encouragement.

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Originally Posted by Jean Sewing Machine

Your quilt is darling! I copied this picture a while back, someday I want to do one using this pattern.

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We talked about this quilt awhile back and I couldn't figure out how to make it without the pattern. So, I ended up buying the pattern. I'm glad I did cause I'm not sure if I would have been able to make the quilt without it. I'm happy with it so far.

The quilting will not show up very well in the busy center so I would do an all-over design in there. However, you could really shine with a border quilting pattern on that solid blue. It will be beautiful. Don't give up.

I really love your quilt - everything about it!