Rules for hand quilting design

[aj'sgrammy]

I just finished piecing a Hunter's Star quilt. The way I arranged the blocks made 9" solid spaces throughout the quilt. Now I would like to hand quilt it. Can anyone offer an opinion on whether there is an unwritten rule that if you have a lot of angles and pointy corners you should fill the space with curvy quilting? Seems like I have heard that. Thanks!

[cjsews]

I believe the curves counter balance all the straight lines. It is pleasing to the eye but not a rule. As I am not good at FMQ I have a lot of straight line quilting on my quilts.

[shermur]

There are no rules when it comes to quilting....the project is your own creation and create as it is pleasing to you. Since I changes my genre of quilting 2 years ago (patchwork to modern); I now use more geometric and straight line quilting versus "curvy". Even if it is hand quilting or machine quilted, do what satisfies you.

[auntstuff]

Do what pleases you. I hand quilt and don't care what the Quilt Police say. If angles and lines enhance your piecing, then do it.

[DeniseSm]

Your quilt, your rules.

[jjkaiser]

There is no rule but you are right, people often do curvy lines when the piecing is very geometric, so it depends what you like. I am a hq and although I love quilting I often choose to do straight line quilting simply because I can do most of it freehand after marking maybe a line or two and it's kind of a shortcut. I have to mark pretty much everything if I do curves.

[KS Farm Girl]

When I made a Prairie Star quilt I also hand quilted. I had some large white blocks that I quilted a star into, carrying over the star motif. I cannot imagine my quilt with curvy lines, but I have always believed the quilter gets to chose what is quilted on it.

[aj'sgrammy]

Thanks ladies. I went with a Celtic knot because it makes me happy! Figured I'm the one sleeping under it. Appreciate the encouragement!