How should I quilt this?

[Deborah W.]

Debbie, I'm wondering how your table runner turned out?

I am just sandwiching a full sized quilt and was thinking of asking my TQS gals for advice on the quilting. It will be the FIRST time I will machine quilt a full sized quilt. I know how you feel about not wanting to spoil a project you've worked on.

Thanks to all the encouragement here on TQS, especially with my mug rugs, I am going to do this. I just have to keep thinking ' I'm not an idiot, I'm not an idiot, I can do this...etc."

I signed up for a Craftsy class on machine quilting with Wendy Butler Berns and she says to SID the main sections - maybe about 8 inches or so, depending on the pattern, and along the borders etc. She doesn't say ESS.

I have to buy more pins because I have used over 100 on just a third of the sandwich - is that too much or just enough?

The pattern is Churn Dash, so I was thinking of SID around each 12 inch block, then around each churn/monkey wrench pattern. Then try my Walking Foot for cross hatching the background. Then I read on this topic that if you have geometric patterns, you should use curvy quilting.
Any advice? Would a wide Baptist fan look good?

Hi Terrie. Here is the finished table runner (I hope I have inserted the picture correctly). Quilting is definitely my nemesis when it comes to completing the process. The picture in my head never ends up on the quilt top, but I am working on it!
The quilting doesn't show up much but I did kind of stitch in the ditch.

[Charae H.]

This is a beautiful table runner, Debbie. Love the colors. It turned out great!

[Nancy R.]

It turned out wonderful, Debbie!!

[ANNE E.]

It's looking good Debbie.
Anne

[ANNE E.]

That is really pretty - glad to see it finished.

[Deborah W.]

That is really pretty - glad to see it finished.

Me too Rosemary. I have far to few finishes!

[Deborah W.]

Looks great!!

Barb