I do a lot of charity quilting.. so when i see a bargain on a solid... i buy a big bunch... i'm not as fussy as most.. i just need a color to help me...
I piece in the warm months and quilt in the cool months. This week I reconfigured my sewing room with my big quilting table with a cutout I can drop...
Hard to explain because of the software differences.. but with my Designer 1... look for something in the toolbar that says "Merge"... that may help...
Most of the foundation pieced quilts that I do are a combination of pieced blocks and foundation pieced blocks. You piece the easy blocks, like a log...
That is a great quilt. An all over design would certainly work. If you have mainly done stitch in the ditch I would not start with custom quilting on...