OK, I wrote before about this black and white Virginia Reel (Snail's trail, except I'm not sure it really is the same setting of those block?) with a hint of red.
Well, the blocks are all done and I'm ready to start putting them together, so it is time to start thinking some more about how to quilt this beast. With borders (2 white, 2 black) it will be about 60x40 (lying on it's side to hang on the wall over the sofa). The center of each reel is a 3" square (finished) just to give you an idea of size.
The only ones I've see online where I could see the quilting it looked like SITD. However, in 3 brief weeks last Summer when my parents visited from Denmark they took to the "the quilting makes the quilt" saying and it is for thei wall, so I don't think SITD would really work. And I don't want to leave it at that either, not for this one.
Right now I'm thinking I might do some circles. Some like rings in the water (several growing in size, same centre) and some just on their own, overlapping. Sizes generally large enough to go into both black and white parts of the quilt.
But what kind of colour thread would I pick for that? I want it to look quilted, but I don't want it to look like a fireworks of colour. When I had all the blocks laid out last night it looked a little stark, but I think that really fits this quilt, so I don't want to ruin that feel by adding too much colour.
Or do you have any other ideas for how to do the quilting?
Thanks Hanne PS Reply only in the group, please