need help- 2 questions

For the bears, cut squares (or rectangles), add a triangle in each corner,
sash with something nice. You could make little 4-patch squares for the
sashing intersections. Or if you want something more Christmas-y, make the
corner triangles and sashing the same (dark) fabric, find a pretty (medium)
contrast for the intersections, and at each end of each sashing piece, add 2
(light and bright) corner triangles. When you put all of this together, you
will have little 8-point stars separating the corners of every block. (Takes
longer to describe than it takes to make it!)

For shabby chic, a double or triple Irish chain is simple and quick. Gives
you a nice blank area for a pretty quilting motif too.
Roberta in D

"David & Barbara Schmidt" wrote in message
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1. A friend gave me 3 yards of the cutest most adorable teddy bear
Christmas fabric. The "motif" is rather large, and repeats with no other
design. It's about 8x10. I want to make a kids quilt with it, but what
can I do to break up the monotony (sp?)? It has to be something really
easy, yet cute.

2. I also want to make some "Shabby Chic" quilts to sell. What sort of
easy designs do you think would work? I'd like a little fancier than
juat a basic 4 patch or 9 patch.

Thanks for your help. I want projects to work on when I'm recuperating
from the surgery.

Babs