Day 311 – Pebble Ripples

Two textures I absolutely love are Pebbling and curvy lines of echoing. Let’s combine these too textures together to make this beautiful Pebble Ripples design:

Looking at this design now, I realize the name should be Soap Bubbles! It reminds me of the little bubbles and swirling lines of water in a sink of dirty dishes.

All you have to do then is simply echo around this organic shape. The more rings of echo quilting, the more interesting this texture will become.

Design Family – Echoing. This family of designs are all created by first stitching a shape, then travel stitching a short distance and echoing multiple times. Some good designs to get started with are Echo Shell, Echo Arches, and Brain Coral.

Directional Texture – All Directions. I believe this design is so attention-grabbing because it’s a combination of a very flat texture (pebbling) and a very fluid, moving texture (the echoes). Keep in mind that the circles are always going to show up much darker on your quilt’s surface, particularly if you quilt them in contrasting thread.

Suggestions for Use – Of all the designs we’ve learned so far, the flowing, organic designs like this one are my most favorite. I’ll definitely be trying to figure out a way Pebble Ripples, Tree Bark, Flowing Lines, and Swirling Water can all go together in one fantastic quilt.