Suggestions needed . . .

My granddaugher will be graduating from college (San Marcos, Texis) in
December if everything goes well!

She would like a quilt made from reds & neutrals. Any suggestions for a
pattern that would look really great with those two colors? Nothing
complicated - I'm a lazy quilter! Right at the moment I'm drawing a
complete blank!

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Donna in Idaho

Here's a link to a scrappy king-sized quilt I made that had that basic
color scheme, although the neutrals tended toward golds in some
places.

http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle/Krissyqult1.jpg

Maybe that will start your creative thoughts flowing!

On Mon, 6 Aug 2007 16:52:19 -0600, "Donna Aten"
wrote:

My granddaugher will be graduating from college (San Marcos, Texis) in
December if everything goes well!

She would like a quilt made from reds & neutrals. Any suggestions for a
pattern that would look really great with those two colors? Nothing
complicated - I'm a lazy quilter! Right at the moment I'm drawing a
complete blank!

Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia

My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle

In article , Donna Aten
wrote:

My granddaugher will be graduating from college (San Marcos, Texis) in
December if everything goes well!

Congratulations!!
And you know, if she's as smart as her Gramma, you KNOW she'll be
grad-jee-gating on time & with honors!!

She would like a quilt made from reds & neutrals. Any suggestions for a
pattern that would look really great with those two colors? Nothing
complicated - I'm a lazy quilter! Right at the moment I'm drawing a
complete blank!

Well, gee ... one of my faves is Bear Paws or New York Beauty. While I
think NYB is complicated (lots of piecing and curved seams) BP is
pretty easy ...
http://www.quilterscache.com/B/BearPawBlock.html
Or
http://www.quilterscache.com/B/BearP...tionBlock.html
Or even
http://www.quilterscache.com/B/BearTracksBlock.html

The first two make 14 inch blocks, the third, 12 inch blocks. 14 inch
blocks would get your quilt put together pretty fast ... And I think
the contrast between the reds and the neutrals would be gorgeous!!!

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Happy quilting & quilty hugs!!
Connie

I've started a FREE eZine ... and I've posted *LOTS* of free applique patterns!
Check it out!
http://sewverycreative.blogspot.com/ ----- It's BACK!! AND they APOLOGIZED!
LOL!

In article ,
"Donna Aten" wrote:

My granddaugher will be graduating from college (San Marcos, Texis) in
December if everything goes well!

She would like a quilt made from reds & neutrals. Any suggestions for a
pattern that would look really great with those two colors? Nothing
complicated - I'm a lazy quilter! Right at the moment I'm drawing a
complete blank!


Donna, any two-color layout would work with reds and neutrals. So,
anything you've seen done in blue/white, green/white, black/white, etc.,
should do nicely. How about a sampler? Or how about doing a Double-T
pattern in red/neutrals? That would hit the Texas idea, perhaps.

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Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
sfoster 1 (at) earthlink (dot) net (remove/change the obvious)
http://www.sandymike.net

Oh my, that's beautiful!
Gen


"Carole-Retired and Loving It" wrote in
message ...
Here's a link to a scrappy king-sized quilt I made that had that basic
color scheme, although the neutrals tended toward golds in some
places.

http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle/Krissyqult1.jpg

Maybe that will start your creative thoughts flowing!

On Mon, 6 Aug 2007 16:52:19 -0600, "Donna Aten"
wrote:

My granddaugher will be graduating from college (San Marcos, Texis) in
December if everything goes well!

She would like a quilt made from reds & neutrals. Any suggestions for a
pattern that would look really great with those two colors? Nothing
complicated - I'm a lazy quilter! Right at the moment I'm drawing a
complete blank!

Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia

My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle

How lazy are you feeling, Donna? There's just nothing as simple as the
Irish Chain and one would be gorgeous in your colors. If we can nudge you
just a little bit further to HSTs, there are, more or less, something like
76 possibilities with the plover set of quilt blocks. I'm not a
card-carrying pre-washing quilter - but for the reds, please do. Polly

"Donna Aten" wrote:

My granddaugher will be graduating from college (San Marcos, Texis) in
December if everything goes well!

She would like a quilt made from reds & neutrals. Any suggestions for a
pattern that would look really great with those two colors? Nothing
complicated - I'm a lazy quilter! Right at the moment I'm drawing a
complete blank!

Congratulations to your granddaughter in advance, a fantastic achievement.

If a very lazy, contemporary design appeals then have a look at
http://www.byannie.com/free_patterns.html
I rather like the effect the red and black has but I'm sure that stitched in
different reds and neutrals it would look quite good.

Wendy in NSW

"Donna Aten" wrote in message
...
My granddaugher will be graduating from college (San Marcos, Texis) in
December if everything goes well!

She would like a quilt made from reds & neutrals. Any suggestions for a
pattern that would look really great with those two colors? Nothing
complicated - I'm a lazy quilter! Right at the moment I'm drawing a
complete blank!

--
Donna in Idaho

Thanks! I was scared to take it on in the beginning but I was
delighted with how it turned out. I has no Y-seams. It was made
using Sara Nephew's method from her Building Blocks books.


On Mon, 6 Aug 2007 19:38:08 -0400, "Gen"
wrote:

Oh my, that's beautiful!
Gen


"Carole-Retired and Loving It" wrote in
message ...
Here's a link to a scrappy king-sized quilt I made that had that basic
color scheme, although the neutrals tended toward golds in some
places.

http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle/Krissyqult1.jpg
Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia

My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle

That's wonderful Carole. Those colors look great together.

--
Louise in Iowa
nielandl@ msn dot com
http://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa

"Carole-Retired and Loving It" wrote in
message ...
Here's a link to a scrappy king-sized quilt I made that had that basic
color scheme, although the neutrals tended toward golds in some
places.

http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle/Krissyqult1.jpg

Maybe that will start your creative thoughts flowing!

On Mon, 6 Aug 2007 16:52:19 -0600, "Donna Aten"
wrote:

My granddaugher will be graduating from college (San Marcos, Texis) in
December if everything goes well!

She would like a quilt made from reds & neutrals. Any suggestions for a
pattern that would look really great with those two colors? Nothing
complicated - I'm a lazy quilter! Right at the moment I'm drawing a
complete blank!

Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia

My quilts, crafts, QIs, and more - http://home.windstream.net/caroledoyle



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A ribbon star popped into my head - with red for the stars, a "dark neutral"
for the ribbons, and a light neutral for the background.

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Louise in Iowa
nielandl@ msn dot com
http://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa

"Donna Aten" wrote in message
...
My granddaugher will be graduating from college (San Marcos, Texis) in
December if everything goes well!

She would like a quilt made from reds & neutrals. Any suggestions for a
pattern that would look really great with those two colors? Nothing
complicated - I'm a lazy quilter! Right at the moment I'm drawing a
complete blank!

--
Donna in Idaho




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