Lorchen wrote:
Probably because most people talk about quilts and actually mean pieced quilts, totally not understanding that you can have a quilt that has not been pieced, or a pieced coverlet that has not been quilted, they think the terms are interchangable, when, as you & I know, they are not.

My other personal bug-bear is when needlepoint/canvas work embroidery is refered to as tapestry - a woven and totally different technique, but can give a similar effect. It doesn't help that the manufacturers call the needles required to do canvas work 'Tapestry needles'!

I don't understand??? 'Pieced' is when two or more pieces of fabric have been sewn together, and 'quilted' is what you do after the piecing and layering, in order to keep the three layers of of a quilt together. What's the problem?

Rant of the day: I'm so frustrated by how "pieced" is synonymous with "quilted."

Thank you all for your advice. Now ... off to do your recommended research!

If you pay attention to what the others in this thread suggested you're good to go. Glad that you liked my links

Hi Norma,

I love Leah (she's a wonderful resource and teacher) and have already collected a number of motifs to try though was at a loss about how to incorporate them. I'm now excited to check out the free motion quilt challenge site.

THANK YOU!
Zarah wrote:

I strongly advice that the density of quilting is similar in all blocks, even if the style/patterns are very different. If the density of your quilting varies a lot, you easily get a quilt that won't be flat, whatever you do afterwards to force it into submission.

What are the traditional blocks you put in your sampler? You can go to webshots.com and put in the name as if it were a quilt, not just a block. EG-log cabin. A lot of photos will probably come up and you should be able to see the quilting in a lot of them.
Good luck and can't wait to see pictures of your quilt!!

Well, you have certainly asked a very good question! I often spend a long time considering how to quilt my quilts. It's not an easy decision sometimes. If you have a sampler, I think you have to ask yourself one important question: are you going to try to unify your blocks somewhat by quilting, or do you want each block to stand alone? If your goal is to unify, then you would want to have more unobtrusive, backgroundy type quilting over at least some of the quilt. Otherwise, you might want to choose designs for each block that harmonize with that block. You can audition the designs by using a dry erase marker over a big piece of plastic laid on top of the quilt. (I put a wide border of blue painters' tape at the edges and write "FRONT" on the side I will be writing on. Also, you could take a photo, print it out on plain paper, and draw designs on that.

Keep us posted!
Kathy

Look at Leah Day's suggestions here: http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/

or find inspiration here: http://www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com/p/free-motion-quilt-challenge.html

Well, it's finally time to quilt the sampler that has been 10 years in the making -- yay! I'm coming to you to learn of resources for ways to go about quilting these blocks.

The quilt is a mixture of traditional and contemporary as well as things that I've learned or loved along the way. Panels and sashing have been SITD and while I have ideas for the more modern blocks, am at a loss for fun or interesting things to do with the more traditional blocks.

I have done so much research in books, magazines, and on the Internet but almost everything is about piecing rather than quilting. It is difficult to find actual quilted blocks to study.

I am using a domestic machine and love love LOVE free motion techniques but also will do handwork. I can hardly wait to for your suggestions. Thanks!