Efficient quilting is a way of designing a quilting pattern so there are as few stops and starts as possible. This results in faster, easier quilting because the work doesn’t have to be taken off the machine and re-positioned very often. Plus, there are fewer starts and stops to finish off neatly. When you have designed a pattern, it pays to assess it to see where changes can be made to make it easier to sew.
The quilting pattern used on the sample shown right is made up of arcs within an individual block. The original pattern I designed, shown in Fig 14A, would need to be sewn in two separate stages. However, by adding two more arcs to link the two patterns, as in Fig 14B, the quilting can be achieved in a continuous, more efficient journey. So, this was the version I chose to quilt. This self-contained shape also meant that a single template could be created to mark each block with the pattern. Another consideration was the position of the various arcs, so in most cases in the block I chose to place the arcs
