Light Bulb Moment

I have put together my final borders on the Mariners Quilt which was my NewFO in May and it is ready for quilting. I have scoured Pinterest for inspiration and put together some ideas on my design printouts but that pieced border was getting the better of me. I just couldn't think of any way to quilt it.

 It finally came to me last night. Like a light bulb suddenly being switched on. I wasn't even thinking about the quilt and suddenly....wham! there it was. Starting in one corner I will move towards the middle creating a swirl and come out of the swirl and move towards the opposite corner.  Doing it this way will make it easy to continue into the next rectangle. My drawing is a little messy as I have drawn over another design which I did not completely erase.....so eager was I to try it out!

I tried several ways to quilt the blades but I have decided on a simple wiggly line with a swirl at the bottom end. Must remember to make the swirls go in one direction though. I saw this done on another Mariners Compass and I liked it.

 I have a design that I will mark onto the corners of the inner square and hopefully I will be able to follow the lines easily.

I bought some blue variegated thread for this while on the Quilters Trail last month but I will be sticking to a neutral colour in the creamy areas. My quilting is not good enough yet to showcase using a different colour on negative space.

 Yes, it is coming together at last.....today I will start the quilting process.

Linking in to Design Wall Monday at Patchwork Times