In this charming strip quilt, we chose to pull out the flowers and I chose a clematis edge to edge pattern.  I like the bright yellows so I used a yellow variegated thread.   Once you have it figured out, you find out there are yet more choices to be made.   As I looked at the clematis pattern, I decided to enlarge it so that it looked like it was growing across the strips and it didn’t compete with the small prints.  The result is fabulous!