tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690571754847916988.post1113818622987170274..comments2023-10-23T09:56:35.144-04:00Comments on sew sew art: A little help from my friendBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17095809082494749979noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690571754847916988.post-7410723030389717492015-02-09T22:56:52.934-05:002015-02-09T22:56:52.934-05:00Not a quilter, but simplicity would seem to be in ...Not a quilter, but simplicity would seem to be in order...As for the piece & the story: WOW!!!!!Sketchbook Wanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06850319000824866265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690571754847916988.post-46602901439355086652015-02-04T23:53:05.651-05:002015-02-04T23:53:05.651-05:00No stitch-in-the-ditch if the seams are pressed op...No stitch-in-the-ditch if the seams are pressed open...you wouldn't be stitching on fabric at all, just on top of the stitches, compromising their integrity. I would follow along beside the ditch, though. I think you could do parallel lines following the zig zag of the piecing - as dense or loose as you choose - and it would look great!<br />Accepting help honours the giver as well. Love flows both ways! I also had breast cancer with chemo, mastectomy, radiation, and (recently) reconstruction, so I speak from experience. Isn't it wonderful to have a friend do such a kindness for you!Carole @ Fresh off the Framehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17022547397680969012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690571754847916988.post-13812898950135611472015-02-04T18:48:55.084-05:002015-02-04T18:48:55.084-05:00Wow, this is so beautiful! And what a thoughtful ...Wow, this is so beautiful! And what a thoughtful gift back to you. I agree totally that you don't want the quilting to compete with the movement of the quilt. Are you able to do hand-quilting? If so, one possibility would be to just inside the perimeter of each shape. That might make more obvious which shapes are squares and which diamonds, which may or may not be a good thing. If by machine: Stitching in the ditch sometimes is sometimes a cop-out, but here I think it makes sense, in either one or both directions.Penny Schine Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09852332971735293361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690571754847916988.post-78699372241910379772015-02-04T17:57:04.699-05:002015-02-04T17:57:04.699-05:00WOW! Simple is best. Hard to imagine the size. ...WOW! Simple is best. Hard to imagine the size. I'd echo the shape but not sure if it works for that size.ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15188791638739872773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690571754847916988.post-13462239380220022102015-02-04T08:21:47.176-05:002015-02-04T08:21:47.176-05:00I also think I would follow the lines because of t...I also think I would follow the lines because of the movement. Beautiful piece and very kind of your friend.Inekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12090981055950723460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690571754847916988.post-34438070684972775292015-02-04T07:27:08.761-05:002015-02-04T07:27:08.761-05:00I would do stitch in the ditch one way. Fabulous ...I would do stitch in the ditch one way. Fabulous color and pattern! Very sweet of her to do that... lots of patience there!Judy Sall Fiber Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05172226619205640720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690571754847916988.post-57273058139652728222015-02-04T05:52:58.237-05:002015-02-04T05:52:58.237-05:00This is beautiful. I agree with you that simple qu...This is beautiful. I agree with you that simple quilting would work best but instead of straight horizontal lines, how about following the line of the pieces horizontally so that it retains the movement that is in the quilt.Maggihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04479533794674357334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690571754847916988.post-76189302204388859962015-02-04T04:40:29.747-05:002015-02-04T04:40:29.747-05:00How kind of your friend, I don't think I'm...How kind of your friend, I don't think I'm of using making suggestions, as I'm not very good at quilting patterns! So I would have to go for a very simple solution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690571754847916988.post-25318798987728689602015-02-04T04:33:05.501-05:002015-02-04T04:33:05.501-05:00It is a great work! I do not think it looks good a...It is a great work! I do not think it looks good an complex quilting. I would sew a line (maybe a colorless thread) which follow very close to the line joining the pieces ... very discreet, because the pattern pieces created is very important.Carminahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288358025010586483noreply@blogger.com