good wedding quilt idea

Susan, I love your plan. Since you're collecting neutrals, have you seen Nancy Crow's 'Crush'. There's an ivory one and another that reminds me of toast. Sort of like keeping a substantial supply of new needles, I like to keep some Crush in the pantry. Polly

No, I have not noticed it. Thanks for the suggestion. I will take a look. As soon as I have chosen a pattern I plan to sort through my own neutrals and start cutting. If I have a cut stack sitting my the machine I am more likely to sew on those "just can't do anything that requires thinking" evenings than to mindlessly watch TV.

Susan

Howdy!

This reminds me of an article in July/Aug. QNMag: She's using her interpretation of "taupe", another neutral.

When it comes to gift quilts I don't much worry (care) about the "bride's colors". Not everything should match. And quilts coordinate so easily. ;-) Also thinking of the gift bows: some of my friends saved them as a big wreath (god, where would you hang this monster?), some decorated a Christmas tree w/ the bows; I stuck mine in a bag, took them to church school for kids' craft projects (guess I was kinda' neutral about the bows ).

R/Sandy

The last time I had an over-abundance of neutrals (is there REALLY such a thing?? LOL) I did a crazy quilt ... there wasn't enough yardage (mostly scraps) to do a traditional patchwork quilt. It really turned out better than I expected ... and best of all, I didn't have to follow a pattern! :)

Oh, and my daughter, about 6 at the time, got to pick out the charms and doo-dads for it ... made a very nice "bonding" session! :)

Does anyone here enjoy crazy quilting? :)

Nnnnnaaaaaaaaah...what's that? Ya gotta be crazy to quilt or the quilt ends up being crazy cause you quilted it?

Butterfly (rolling eyes, looking the other way)

I never thought I would like a quilt made from all neutrals (creams, beiges, ecrus, etc., etc.) until I saw a Yellow Brick Road quilt made from all neutrals. It was really elegant looking.

Don't you think that any bride would like a quilt in all neutrals?

Susan

BOTH! :)

Pfft ... don't you know? We're ALL crazy!

We spent our last summer vacation in the Keys and what did I obsess over? The water? The food? The half-naked college boys?

Nope ... where's the nearest quilt shop?!!! Hadn't even picked up a needle in 2 years and STILL I obsessed over the nearest quilt shop! :)

Show of hands ... how many people here can go on vacation without searching out and visiting at least 3 quilt shops??? :)

I think it is a fantastic idea Susan.

I like using calico (muslin) in quilts as a neutral but a whole quilt made with deutrals would be stunning.

Dee in Oz

Was the fabric manufacturer still there? I remember water being on the floor the weekend we were there--they were closed since it was early Sunday. I'm thinking you had to go down a coupla steps to enter into the store? Been 34 yrs so I may be wrong

Butterfly (Ahhhh, Key West : )

HandPrint Fabrics? Yep, that's the place! I got to SEE them dye their fabrics! It was absolutely amazing!

Even brought home some yardage! :)

And yep, the entrance was a bit tricky ... but it was FABRIC so it was more than worth it. :)

Neat! Thanks. I'll have to let DH know its still there:)

Butterfly

There and positively BOOMING! I was there July of last year and it was elbow to elbow! :)

So is Sloppy Joe's, the Blonde Giraffe, and my all-time fave - Blue Heaven! You HAVE to eat there! It is possibly the most Key-est restaurant there! :) You'll love the myriad of cats, roosters and chickens! :)