Quick and Easy?

If you want simple and have mostly tone-on-tones, then a "modern" theme may be the way to go. What pops into my head is a large Carpenter's Star. If y ou make the HSTs to finish at 5" then one big block is 40". If the blocks finish at 6" then one big block is 48". Add multiple borders to reach desi red size.

Nann

Wow! I just looked up Carpenter's Star. It will be perfect. I had decided to do the baby's quilt with half-square triangles, and I had a sheet of ways to put them together: I was going to choose two of these. It will be much better to have an actual quilt pattern which will be just as easy (if not easier than those I was looking at). I think I will do it exactly as on the pattern I happened on first, which has two pieced borders to create a rectangle; or, I might do a single square and tell Mum it can be used as a play 'mat'.

Thanks ever so much Nann.

I have to say I have been blown away by all your ideas, and I'm so grateful to you for the responses. As many of you know, I have not been 'quick and easy' in the past; but this family situation is making time of the essence. I got out a pile of fabrics on Tuesday! I am trying to decide between three for the two girls (I never did have many pinks!).

I will make a basic Polish flag (without the coat of arms), for the labels, as red and white will not go with anything else that I am using at all!

I am so enthusiastic for this. I really have missed the 'energy' that comes from the quilts themselves and the ideas etc. A small group of quilting friends (not a group as such, just four individuals) have been working on me for months to get going again.

I found an image of a Warm Wishes in my mail yesterday which was made with tone on tones - very different from what is usually seen, but I like it a lot and might do that for one of the girls.

Maybe I'm back > If you want simple and have mostly tone-on-tones, then a "modern" theme may be the way to go. What pops into my head is a large Carpenter's Star. If you make the HSTs to finish at 5" then one big block is 40". If the blocks finish at 6" then one big block is 48". Add multiple borders to reach desired size.

Pat, I agree with you. It's been great to see ideas from so many people. I'll wager that many of u s use this thread to start a project!] And it's great to see familiar names posting! It's shows this group still exists in this form.

I can access only through Google groups, so the email at my name is not the correct one to use.

G> Wow! I just looked up Carpenter's Star. It will be perfect. I had

may be the way to go. What pops into my head is a large Carpenter's Star. If you make the HSTs to finish at 5" then one big block is 40". If the blo cks finish at 6" then one big block is 48". Add multiple borders to reach desired size.

Ginger Hi! Have you tried Thunderbird? I hate google, but Thunderbird works well.

I agree with JJ. I've used Thunderbird for several years and really like it - I can use all my various email addresses and get my newsgroups on it. I recently learned that my Internet provider is going to discontinue newsgroups, so I signed up for AIOE, and it's worked great. Much easier than getting my newsgroups through Google.

Louise > >

Disappearing nine patch is my easiest pattern. You can arrange the blocks differently to change the look. You could mix and match colours to make them coordinate but still unique.

Allis> This is the first 'thread' I have started since the changeover.

And I'll agree as well. I have both AIOE and thunderbird. I like how easy it is to follow threads - just like a conversation.

Allison in Montreal