Playing with Quilting
Ohio Star
Ohio Star is a simple block that has the potential to do wonderful things. I want to see what kind of quilting I can devise for it.
What if I simply echo quilt all around the outside of the star?
This is more exciting. What does it look like in combination with other Ohio Stars?
What if I place 4 Ohio Star blocks so that their corners touch?
When I echo quilt around them negative shapes are formed that add interest to the design.
What if I stipple the white background?
This will make the stars stand out. I like it.
There are 2 kinds of quilting in this design - foreground quilting and background quilting. This is a common occurance in piecing; the purple fabric forms stars in the foreground, the white fabric exists as background. This is not common in quilting, usually the quilting creates a background texture and is secondary to the pieced pattern. However in this case it's different; the echo quilting is dark and combines with the purple fabric to create the foreground image; the stippling is light and creates a texture on the white background.
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