Pantographs

"He Loves Me" flower pantograph

What is a pantograph? A pantograph is a continuous line pattern that a machine quilter uses to guide the quilting machine.  This type of quilting is also known as "edge to edge" or "all-over" quilting. It is stitched in rows from one side of the quilt to the other, and is repeated in an interlocking format from one row to the next, until the entire surface has been quilted.


"Bauhaus" a more contemporary pattern

A quilted pantograph is 

"Merrily Feathers" one of the
many feather pantographs



"Double Bubbles" - a fun
 and contemporary design
 which looks great on
 strip quilts.




"Starburst" a swirl
pattern

not only beautiful, it is the most affordable and quickest way to have your pieced top professionally machine quilted. There is a huge range of categories for this type of quilting: flowers, leaves, animals, butterflies, fish, abstract, sports, children's designs, feathers, swirls, western, music, and more, both contemporary and traditional designs - and there are literally hundreds of them out there.

"Angel Wings" a versatile pattern for
all types of quilts.

Many of these patterns work well for any type of quilt. I have shown just a few here to give you the idea. If you have not considered this type of quilting before, perhaps this may be just what you need for that top you are working on!


"Baptist Fan" a much loved and
 asked for traditional design.