Quilting Motif Question

I'm working on a kaleidoscope quilt for my 15-year-old DS, and
discussing things with him, he was kind of interested in the idea of
quilting dangerous, cranky animals (he likes to think of himself as
cranky and dangerous, tee hee) into some of the blank spaces around the
kaleidoscope blocks.

I took the project along with me to Friday Sewing Frenzy at one of the
LQS's, and someone suggested I use coloring book images. It didn't help
me finish it there last night, but it was a great idea.

Before I actually spend money, does anybody know where I could find such
things on the internet? I'll go do a search, but I'm notoriously bad at
internet searches. :-D

For that matter, anybody got any suggestions on how to FM quilt the
kaleidoscope blocks? Echo? All-over large stipple? Something else
entirely?

I'm really stuck on this quilt. Quilter's block, or something. :-/

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For that matter, anybody got any suggestions on how to FM quilt the
kaleidoscope blocks? Echo? All-over large stipple? Something else
entirely?

Most kaleidoscope blocks are so busy that anything you quilt won't show
much. That's actually good news -- you can do anything you want, and it
won't matter. I'd suggest going to either extreme -- something you are
completely comfortable with, or something you really would like to improve.

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Kathy A. (Woodland, CA)
longarm machine quilting, Queen of Fabric Tramps
http://www.kayneyquilting.com ,
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the black rose wrote in news:8y%ab.131902
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I have found coloring pages at this link he
http://www.preschoolcoloringbook.com/
Try here also:
http://www.quiltmaker.com/motifs/motif_animal/
I love the fossil feet.

Debbie


I'm working on a kaleidoscope quilt for my 15-year-old DS, and
discussing things with him, he was kind of interested in the idea of
quilting dangerous, cranky animals (he likes to think of himself as
cranky and dangerous, tee hee) into some of the blank spaces around the
kaleidoscope blocks.

I took the project along with me to Friday Sewing Frenzy at one of the
LQS's, and someone suggested I use coloring book images. It didn't help
me finish it there last night, but it was a great idea.

Before I actually spend money, does anybody know where I could find such
things on the internet? I'll go do a search, but I'm notoriously bad at
internet searches. :-D

For that matter, anybody got any suggestions on how to FM quilt the
kaleidoscope blocks? Echo? All-over large stipple? Something else
entirely?

I'm really stuck on this quilt. Quilter's block, or something. :-/

Gumbo wrote:

the black rose wrote in news:8y%ab.131902
:

I have found coloring pages at this link he
http://www.preschoolcoloringbook.com/
Try here also:
http://www.quiltmaker.com/motifs/motif_animal/
I love the fossil feet.

These are great! Thanks!

-georg

Gumbo wrote:

I have found coloring pages at this link he
http://www.preschoolcoloringbook.com/
Try here also:
http://www.quiltmaker.com/motifs/motif_animal/
I love the fossil feet.

Oh cool, thanks!

--
the black rose, wench with a wrench
proud to be owned by a yorkie

Kathy Applebaum wrote:
Most kaleidoscope blocks are so busy that anything you quilt won't show
much. That's actually good news -- you can do anything you want, and it
won't matter. I'd suggest going to either extreme -- something you are
completely comfortable with, or something you really would like to improve.

Hmm, that's a really good idea. This quilt *is* for a teenaged boy --
so either he isn't going to care one way or the other, or he's going to
be picky as heck. I'm not sure which. Hence the quilter's block --
it's probably more akin to stage fright, hehe.

--
the black rose, wench with a wrench
proud to be owned by a yorkie