Last year I had finished this Ribbon Box Quilt top and finally decided to start quilting it. When I picked my fabrics for this quilt I was certain that the prints and colours I had selected would work perfectly with the design of the quilt, but when I had finished piecing it, I was not entirely sure if I had made the right selections. Because all of the fabrics are light to medium together with the white background fabric, I don't think that the ribbons 'pop' as much as I had hoped.
In the end it is a really pretty quilt and together with some beautiful textured quilting I think it will look great!
I had decided to quilt a rather dense (small scale) stippling in the background, the idea is to have the background area lay a little 'flat' and hopefully that way once I quilt the ribbons they will pop and stand out.
With all of the stitch in the ditch complete and the background quilting done it is time to move on to the 'ribbons'. I just love quilting swirls!!! I think I am going to use three or four different designs within the ribbons, its hard to decide which, but so far the swirls looks great! Maybe some large pebbles and curvy lines will work well too... I just want to have fun playing around with different textures.
So far...I think it looks great!
If you are interested in the making your own 'Ribbon Box Quilt', you can find links to the pattern in this POST I shared.
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Wow, this is lovely! I especially like the quilted swirls.
ReplyDeleteI really like this pattern. Thanks for sharing. Also the quilting adds so much. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSuch gorgeous photos! This is a beautiful quilt and the quilting will be such a compliment to the design. Love the swirls and can't wait to see what else you decide!
ReplyDeleteThe quilting on the ribbons is gonna make it all pop quite nicely in the end!
ReplyDeleteWow. The quilting does make the ribbons pop. Great job!
ReplyDeleteIt does look great! The quilting works really well with the fabric patterns and quilt pattern.
ReplyDeleteIt really does look great and the photos do a great job of showing how you made the ribbons pop. Love the sweetness of this quilt. Feels perfect for spring!
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful Marelize! Loving everything about this quilt. Thanks for sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I think giving each ribbon a different texture will emphasize the individual ribbons. I love your swirls.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous quilting! And I like the woven effect.
ReplyDeleteHow pretty! I think it would be fun to leave some of the ribbons unquilted! Then they would really pop out!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, the quilt and the quilting!
ReplyDeleteThe quilting detail on this is transforming and highlighting the fabrics. A beautiful job!!
ReplyDeleteThose swirls look beautiful beside the dense stipping.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilting ... :) Pat
ReplyDeleteLove the swirls
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! The contrast might not be what you hoped for in the fabrics but the choice to use different quilting motifs/textures certainly provides the contrast you were craving!
ReplyDeleteI can easily see your concerns about all the fabrics were all similar in value but how you're choosing to quilt it is making all the difference and I can already see the ribbons popping. Looks great!
ReplyDeleteThe background quilting really shows the ribbons off. What a difference!
ReplyDeleteThat's coming along so nicely! I think you've chosen well for the quilting. It is definitely nice to see those ribbons "pop"! Great job!
ReplyDeleteYour quilting is taking a lovely quilt right up to stunning!
ReplyDeleteThis looks fantastic! Your quilting is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteWOW! First off, the tight stippling in the white areas makes a huge difference. Second, those swirls combined with the stitched border you made on the ribbons are too adorable. I think you're doing a fabulous job.
ReplyDeleteMarelize, that's exactly how I would have handled the quilting. The dense background fill on the white fabric gives much more contrast to the ribbon stripes despite the low contrast between the fabrics. I think it looks beautiful and it's one of those great examples of how the right quilting really does make or break the quilt.
ReplyDeleteWow that quilting is amazing. Love it.
ReplyDeleteWow! The quilting really brought the quilt to life. So beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThe quilting on this made a huge difference!
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