I could do straight line square spiral design with a walking foot, but since I love using my rulers, and especially if it's a big quilt, I'd choose to use free motion ruler work. Sometimes a design works well for several types of quilting and the quilter will determine which method to use. There are other times that the type of quilting (hand quilting, walking foot, free motion) the quilter wants to do, will help the quilter choose designs that work better for those methods. For example, a tiny, curvy, dense design is not likely a good candidate for walking foot quilting. Sometimes the design chosen decides the method of quilting. Tiny fills are usually free motion, much of what I do with rulers could be classified as block and piecing designs, and large swaths of straight line quilting all the way across a quilt could be done several different ways, but would still be considered an overall design no matter the method used. There are designs in any of these four categories that can be done with a variety of methods of quilting. Motif Designs- These are the ones we love to see in fancier quilts the scrolls, feathers, floral motifs and more that are major parts of the design of a quilt in of themselves.ĭon't confuse the types of designs with the type of quilting. The Celtic Square design used here is both a motif and a block and piecing design and is surrounded by dense fills to make it pop. The piecing here determined the quilting.įills- These smaller designs are for filling in spaces between other types of quilting, adding texture and interest along the way, sometimes they are even used as larger design elements in the quilting. Designs for blocks, squares, triangles, borders and sashing. Similar to a pantograph used by a longarmer, these are great designs for utility, bed and comfort quilts.īlock and piecing designs- These are designs that are based on the piecing. Overall Designs- These are designs that do not pay attention to the piecing. I divide quilting designs into 4 major types: This is why "How do I Quilt This?" type classes are so popular and why this question can cause even the most experienced quilter to cringe (especially if asked in an email without any photos!). Whether you use a walking foot, free motion, free motion quilting with rulers, hand quilting, or a combination of more than one of these techniques when you quilt your quilt, there are a lot of factors that can come into play when choosing designs.
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