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Old April 23rd 15, 03:15 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Lizzy Taylor
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On 22/04/2015 16:53, pat on the green wrote:
This is the first 'thread' I have started since the changeover.

I am envisaging a scenario (the exact circumstances don't matter at
all), when I would dearly love to make small bed quilts for two girls (7
and 4) and a cot quilt for the new baby brother.
However, if I do embark on this project, I really need something quick
and easy. Some of you might remember that I don't usually do quick and
easy! But, if I let this idea take hold of me, I am not going to have
time for a specially designed and exotically quilted -(not that I used
to do that anyway gg) set of gifts.

What idea would be your favourite?


Hi Pat,

How wonderful to have a quilting discussion here again!

If you have a good focus fabric how about Warm Wishes?
Bed size: http://www.quiltmaker.com/patterns/d...html?idx=5185_
Cot size: http://www.quiltmaker.com/patterns/d....html?idx=5215

This is the one I made for my dad:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lizzya...57602094781864

Looking forward to seeing what you decide on and the finished quilts.

Lizzy

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Old April 23rd 15, 05:54 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Julia in MN[_5_]
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My go-to pattern for something quick, especially for children, is "Warm
Wishes". This pattern started as a free project Linus pattern on
quiltmaker.com. It is now a free bed size pattern at
http://www.quiltmaker.com/patterns/details.html?idx=5185_. It's easy
to modify the block size and number of blocks. It adapts well to kid's
novelty prints. Sometimes I use borders, sometimes not. I've got
pictures of some I've made on my website (which has not been updated for
several years, unfortunately).
http://webpages.charter.net/jaccola/default.html

Julia in MN

On 4/22/2015 3:53 PM, pat on the green wrote:
This is the first 'thread' I have started since the changeover.

I am envisaging a scenario (the exact circumstances don't matter at
all), when I would dearly love to make small bed quilts for two girls (7
and 4) and a cot quilt for the new baby brother.
However, if I do embark on this project, I really need something quick
and easy. Some of you might remember that I don't usually do quick and
easy! But, if I let this idea take hold of me, I am not going to have
time for a specially designed and exotically quilted -(not that I used
to do that anyway gg) set of gifts.

What idea would be your favourite?

Thank for comments,

Pat on the Green


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Old April 24th 15, 08:28 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Thanks very much for this, Julia. I enjoyed myself browsing your
website for a little while!
Problem, for Warm Wishes, is that I have so few patterned fabrics any
more. Yes, I could buy some with a childlike theme; but I thought this
was an opportunity to use up quite a lot of my stash - albeit mostly
pink! I have made a couple of Warm Wishes (before my not buying any
more patterned fabric phase!).

As I said, if and when I get the three quilts finished (the girls are in
proper beds now, so a bit larger quilts are needed).

One mistake I won't do again is to do a nice panel and then enlarge it
with various borders. I did that once and it looks dreadful. One of my
plans for this year has been to take it apart, and convert it into a
wallhanging, where the bargello centre won't be swamped by silly
borders, quite obviously put there to enlarge the thing ....Now, this
isn't always a bad idea, if the borders are planned; but mine was a case
of 'now what?'.....

Pat on the green
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On 23/04/2015 17:54, Julia in MN wrote:
My go-to pattern for something quick, especially for children, is "Warm
Wishes". This pattern started as a free project Linus pattern on
quiltmaker.com. It is now a free bed size pattern at
http://www.quiltmaker.com/patterns/details.html?idx=5185_. It's easy
to modify the block size and number of blocks. It adapts well to kid's
novelty prints. Sometimes I use borders, sometimes not. I've got
pictures of some I've made on my website (which has not been updated for
several years, unfortunately).
http://webpages.charter.net/jaccola/default.html

Julia in MN


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Old April 24th 15, 05:10 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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My 7 year old niece loves purple and butterflies, both of which I just found at an estate sale. I made the butterfly material the central focus of a Warm Wishes block. I used purple, bright green and black, which were all in the butterfly fabric, as the extra colors needed for the striped blocks. It came out really cute and was super easy to make. I hadn't told her I was making it and it was all folded up under something else on my sewing table. She came over for a visit and immediately ran over to the as yet unfinished quilt and started patting it, but said nothing about it. She's not a girly girl, she's a soccer star and a tomboy and has never, ever shown any interest in my sewing room. An hour or so later, she was patting it again but still said nothing. When it was time for her to go home she shyly asked me if this quilt could be for her when it was finished. I told her that I had made it specifically for her and she got all teary eyed. She now has fallen in love with sewing and made a cute flannel baby huggy for her brand new baby brother. She wanted it to make noise when he played with it so she put a noisy crinkly piece of cellophane between the layers. Her older sister has been sewing at my house for years, but I think I've roped in another one.

Warm Wishes is super easy. Denise in NH
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Old April 24th 15, 06:32 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Thanks Denise - it is good of you to make a suggestion. I really don't
want to buy any more fabric (you know the high prices we have to pay
over here!) and must use the plains and tone on tones that I have. I
think they will be stripey ones of some sort - possibly with a different
centre, as NM suggested. We'll have to see what time I have when I get
back from my holiday in June.
Pat on the green
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On 24/04/2015 17:10, wrote:
My 7 year old niece loves purple and butterflies, both of which I just found at an estate sale. I made the butterfly material the central focus of a Warm Wishes block. I used purple, bright green and black, which were all in the butterfly fabric, as the extra colors needed for the striped blocks. It came out really cute and was super easy to make. I hadn't told her I was making it and it was all folded up under something else on my sewing table. She came over for a visit and immediately ran over to the as yet unfinished quilt and started patting it, but said nothing about it. She's not a girly girl, she's a soccer star and a tomboy and has never, ever shown any interest in my sewing room. An hour or so later, she was patting it again but still said nothing. When it was time for her to go home she shyly asked me if this quilt could be for her when it was finished. I told her that I had made it specifically for her and she got all teary eyed. She now has fallen in love with s

ewing and made a cute flannel baby huggy for her brand new baby brother. She wanted it to make noise when he played with it so she put a noisy crinkly piece of cellophane between the layers. Her older sister has been sewing at my house for years, but I think I've roped in another one.

Warm Wishes is super easy. Denise in NH


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Old April 26th 15, 04:52 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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What about just doing squares or rectangles/squares together which would be a no brainer and quick to do. You could graph out a simple quilt of your own design. A 4 patch, then a print square the size of the 4 patch, so every other square different but in the same color scheme. Just a couple of thoughts.
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Old April 27th 15, 03:17 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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On 4/26/2015 11:51 AM, pat on the green wrote:
On 26/04/2015 16:52, wrote:
What about just doing squares or rectangles/squares together
which would be a no brainer and quick to do. You could graph out a
simple quilt of your own design. A 4 patch, then a print square the
size of the 4 patch, so every other square different but in the same
color scheme. Just a couple of thoughts.
Sandy$

Ah-Ha! Something different - squares. I had wondered about doing some
half-square triangle squares. So maybe I could do a combination of just
square/rectangles, some with simple pattern, some plain, with a border -
even sashing. If I knew whether/when the family might be going, it
would be less of a time factor. I'm imagining something like them
saying 'well, we're going back to Poland next month!! I don't mind if I
finish before they go - even a lot - or if they don't go g
Looking out at the weeds in my garden, I'll have to wait for there to be
a few rainy days! Mind you, it is so dry, that I can't get the weeds
out at the moment. England in April - a drought??? How can that be?

Thanks for the suggestion Sandy.

Pat on the green


My favorite pattern for a quickie quilt is Railfence. Especially if it's
a scrappy and I don't care what lands where.

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Old April 27th 15, 03:45 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Hello Pat on the Green,
I have also made string quilts to use up all my left over fabrics. It does make a very pretty quilt. I used white sashing between blocks and have gone as small as 6 inches. You would have to use a foundation block to have something to sew the strips to. Hope you find something you like.
Sandy$
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Old April 28th 15, 11:17 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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On Thursday, 23 April 2015 06:53:07 UTC+10, pat on the green wrote:
This is the first 'thread' I have started since the changeover.

I am envisaging a scenario (the exact circumstances don't matter at
all), when I would dearly love to make small bed quilts for two girls (7
and 4) and a cot quilt for the new baby brother.
However, if I do embark on this project, I really need something quick
and easy. Some of you might remember that I don't usually do quick and
easy! But, if I let this idea take hold of me, I am not going to have
time for a specially designed and exotically quilted -(not that I used
to do that anyway gg) set of gifts.

What idea would be your favourite?

Thank for comments,

Pat on the Green


I know I am a bit late but I like Chinese Coins. I can be a good way to use left over strips in you have some in the right colours.

Dee in Oz
 




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