Quilting your projects has never been easier! Of course,
nothing beats a hand-stitched and quilted piece but machine embroidery makes it
so much quicker and easier. Today’s designs allow us to quilt right in the
hoop.
There are several types of designs suitable for quilting
blocks and fabric.
Stipple
Quilting
Stipple Embroidery Design | AnnTheGran.com
Stipple quilting is a basic background design that looks
more like freehand quilting. It is a general overall pattern to hold fabric and
batting layers together.
Feather Motifs
Feathered
Swirl Stipple Embroidery Design | AnnTheGran.com
Feather designs are traditional throughout quilting history.
Most are made in several hoop sizes to fit a variety of blocks. They can be
used as a quilting motif and also as decorative stitching for plain backrounds.
Edge-to-Edge
Tulips
Quilt Block Embroidery Design | AnnTheGran.com
Even large quilts can be quilted in the hoop when you master
edge-to-edge quilting. These blocks from Bunnycup Embroidery are lined up
across the item to be quilted. End lines at the top right and left corners are
used to connect blocks for seamless quilting lines.
Linework/Redwork
Hearts
Embroidery Design | AnnTheGran.com
Any linework design with large open areas can be used for
quilting backgrounds. Designs can fill a block or be used as a single motif in
the center of a block to hold layers of fabric, batting, and backing together.
Quilt
Block Roses Embroidery Design | AnnTheGran.com
Redwork designs are other good choices.
Thimble
Block Embroidery Design | AnnTheGran.com
Even multi-colored linework is particularly pretty,
especially on light, tone-on-tone fabrics. If you like the design but not
multiple colors, just stitch it out in one color.
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