What I learned about quilt pattern decisions

Wow, I'm super happy with how this turned out! It's going to look awesome on Susan's bed. I think the quilting really makes it pop. This proves that a simply pieced top with two basic colors (rust and gold) can be the perfect choice. I tend to be attracted to fancy, busy patterns, but now I realize they can overpower a room.

quilting detail - the twin quilts

For those of you who want to know about the quilting part (that's when you sew the 3 layers together -the top the batting in the middle and the backing), here's some detail on the quilting designs. For the green and gray one (the one I think of as more boyish), I quilted hooked spirals in the green border, circles in the skinny border, wavy lines in the gray and peacock paisleys in the jelly roll part.

sketch of peacock paisley

In the more girly quilt I did seedlings and hearts in the jelly roll parts around the panel and meandering hearts in the bottom bird print area. Here's a closeup of the back so you can see the meandering hearts quilting design.

sketch of seedlings

I used an oval ruler for the arches in the border. Ruler work is a little tricky so I'm still getting the hang of it.

Ah ha! here's the rest of the jelly roll part on the back:

I had a lot a fun with these 2 quilts and I'm pretty happy with how they turned out. You can see the complete quilt tops in my previous post. It always helps me to see how other people quilt their tops so I hope this helps you and gives you some ideas.