Quilting suggestions?

[ellietow]

My first posting for a quilt! It took me a while to decide how to use my Berenstain Bear Layer cake - I ended up using the "girly" squares to make this for my granddaughter. I found a nice "faith hope love" fabric for the backing and the binding, so I'm excited about that.
I'm ready to quilt it (especially since her birthday in in 3-1/2 weeks!) I usually stitch in the ditch - but this one, I thought maybe meandering all over? or something else? I'd love to get some input on how to quilt it. And, if I meander - is the correct thread color off-white? Thanks! (Hope the pictures get attached okay!)

[AlohaSandy]

This is so pretty I don't know about meandering all over the place if it was mine I would do a decorative stitch around each block so that it shows up on the back and use veragated thread IMO.

My first posting for a quilt! It took me a while to decide how to use my Berenstain Bear Layer cake - I ended up using the "girly" squares to make this for my granddaughter. I found a nice "faith hope love" fabric for the backing and the binding, so I'm excited about that.
I'm ready to quilt it (especially since her birthday in in 3-1/2 weeks!) I usually stitch in the ditch - but this one, I thought maybe meandering all over? or something else? I'd love to get some input on how to quilt it. And, if I meander - is the correct thread color off-white? Thanks! (Hope the pictures get attached okay!)

[brook]

Sooo Cute! Ever since I've gotten the hang of it, I really like meandering. So I guess I vote for FMQ. Re: thread, It looks to me like the quilt is white not off-white. So I would pick the white closest to your color. : )

[HandsOffItsMine]

Super Duper Cute! And here we go with opinions. LOL I like my quilts neat and clean, especially with fabrics with pictorials, I opt for SITD or Echoing to not to distract from the images. IMHO. haha.

I agree with Brook that the "white" should be as close as the background color of your fabric, which in the photo looks more like a snow white versus off white. Of course photos and monitors make that a tough one to call.

Love your on point diagonal layout, have wanted to do that, just haven't had the opportunity yet.

Can't wait to see how you finish it off. Ruby

[Davidsgirl08]

Honestly, I would choose whatever your most comfortable with. I just started using a darning foot I find swirls the easiest so other then stitch in the ditch or outlines, swirls are what all my quilts get. if you have only stitched in the ditch I would do what ever your comfortable with. I would maybe stitch around the sashing then a swirl or meander in the squares but I'm limited on level of skill!

[katier825]

That's very pretty! If it were mine, I'd stitch in the ditch around the sashing and if I thought it needed more in the blocks, I'd do a simple flower or swirl. I'd use the same white color...It's not going to distract from the pretty fabrics. I'd love to see it when it's done...please come back and show us!

[Jean Sewing Machine]

I woud do the SITD around each darling block! It is so very cute!

[Slokarma]

Very pretty. The obvious is SITD or right beside the ditch.....as I have trouble staying in the ditch. Also, I tend to get bored stitching straight.....it looks good and I like the look, I just end up getting bored doing it. When I finally broke free and tried some FMQ, I really enjoyed it. ......sorry, not much help from me......the quilter that can't make up her mind!

[quilter.martha]

Super cute quilt! Whatever you do is going to look great. It this was my quilt, I'd SID around the large blocks to lock it all in place and then I would do some kind of FMQ inside the squares. I'd leave the sashing alone, or do a couple of straight lines running down the sashings. Those lines would intersect and would look good I think.

Make sure you post again once its finished. Can't wait to see what you decide!

[madampolo]

Seems like all I do these days is meandering quilting. It is the easiest. I love your quilt.