sherren wrote:
Thanks, Sherren! I am exciting to be approaching completion!!! Mary Kay

I don't have any suggestions either but only a month or so ago "CuriousGeorge" found my old spirograph at Grandma's! He had lots of fun w/ it, and all I could think about was "what cool quilting patterns that would make!"
Florence

I am sorry I don't have any designs for you but i wanted to tell you how gorgeous you quilt is.

Thanks, Ladies!!! I really appreciate the suggestions!

I will fiddle around with my software and see what I can get it to do...... and I have been thinking about getting some of the additional software (to make up for deciding that now is NOT the right time to buy an 830!) So maybe this is the right time to treat myself to some more software.

I will let you know what I come up with!

Mary Kay

I will take another step from Libbi's suggestion. I don't remember if you have DP5 but I thought you had V5Editor Plus. Even if you have V4, there are the Mirror Merge and Wreath Tools that will allow you to take any simple shape (like an S) and create LOTS of spiral-y like designs.

An easy place to start would be to go to the Holice Turnbow Quilt designs in your software and open up designs that are fragments. I mean the NOT complete designs. Try using the Wreath or Kaleidescope (sp) tools and increase the number of elements to about 16 or so. Just play from there. If you are unfamiliar with how to use the tools, just go to HELP>ON SCREEN MANUAL> and go to the index and read the pages on how the tool works. Even if you just use the design for a master stencil, it's pretty fun.

The other thing I would suggest is to take a page from Ricky's Rhapsody tutorials and "paper fold" a portion of your quilt area. Using his "pencil transfer" method, you could come up with something that would work for your unique quilt.

The Bella quilt is fab-o!

Kim

That's some gorgeous quilt.
Cindy Needham has some spectacular medallion patterns in her "Wholecloth Linen Quilts" book. I know they're not embroidery designs but I create designs using DP5.

I first have to create an solid line outline of the pattern that can be scanned into the computer as a picture. Then I can turn the artwork into a design within the software using Picture view. It is very simple. Don't adjust the size at this point. You could possibly eliminate some of the design you want. Load the artwork you've created, select "outline artwork prep." Click "OK." Select Design View. Use "Auto Digitize" tool and eliminate white (if more colors, eliminate all but black), and under "Design," select "Double Run." Click OK. Now you have a design you can manipulate as you like. If you have a design that has "floating" designs within, you will probably get jumps. If you don't want jumps, use "Paint" within DP5 to draw a line to connect the "floating" design to the rest of the design. Clear as mud?

This creates an endless number of quilting designs. But remember to turn the dotted line designs into solid lines before processing.

MaryK
I Love your Bella quilt,very nice work.It gonna be a stunning quilt!
The link below you may find a nice quilting motif you like,I saw a really nice spiral one. good luck finding the quilting pattern you want. I look forward to seeing your finished quilt. PS.Your very first quilt was nice. All your quilts are pretty.

http://www.embroiderydesignshop.com/Outline_Quilting.htm

Hello!

I am looking for a design to put in the center of a medallion on a Bella quilt. This quilt is a wedding gift for my brother and his new bride.

I have placed two pictures on my profile (the last two pictures in the personal photo section) of the Bella quilt. Specifically, I am looking for a design to place in the center of the center design/medallion. I am planning to use the brown Batik fabric behind the light teal center design shown in the two pictures.

I have been looking for a design like the old Spirograph "toy" that I remember from my growing up years. I saw similar designs recently at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Festival in one of the award winning 2008 Hoffman challenge quilts. I am unsure of what the embroidery design is and whether or not it was a "for sale" design or something that was designed on design software by the quilter. I have not been able to find the design I am looking for in searching a couple of the on line embroidery stores that I have purchased from in the past.

I would be very interested in your recommendations on any "spiral" embroidery designs (or any other designs) that you think would be a great finish to the center of this quilt.

Thanks so much for your help!

Mary Kay