I am a volunteer for our local free medical clinic- for low income folks without any insurance coverage. I decided they need a 'sign' for the reception area- but it's a wallhanging of 3D appliqué and a small quilt area rather than a traditional-type 'sign'. I used the insignia designed by our website gal-
I need to figger out how to quilt the 'sign' part of this wallhanging. Outlining the appliquéd and satin stitched block letters would be tedious, but noooo way I am going to outline the traced, curvy, smaller letters. The thought I had was a curvy feather design- the main spine of the feathers curving around the sign area with 'branches' of spines coming off the main spine and then 'hook' the feathers as in the book Hooked On Feathers. Then I'd use some kind of filler quilting like McTavishing, headbands or bananas.
I think the appliqués and lettering are bold enough that an all over quilting pattern of feathers and fillers (not very dense quilting) in invisible thread won't detract at all... and wouldn't even be seen except for with an up close inspection.
Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.