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!
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.
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Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia
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Congratulations!! :) And you know, if she's as smart as her Gramma, you KNOW she'll be grad-jee-gating on time & with honors!! :)
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 ...
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.
Oh my, that's beautiful! Gen
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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
Congratulations to your granddaughter in advance, a fantastic achievement.
If a very lazy, contemporary design appeals then have a look at
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.
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That's wonderful Carole. Those colors look great together.
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.
My immediate thought was a cream/red smallish print for the background and then add reds and neutrals to make whatever pattern appeals to you. If you go for something simple, the Double or Triple Irish Chain is a good one. Any of the quilts in the Quilt In A Day series is quick and easy- and you could draft your own patterns since they are pretty basic blocks. And you can dress them up with your fabric selections. I'd advise against just using two fabrics- get a variety of reds and neutrals to spice it up a bit.
Fabric never goes into my sewing room until it has taken a trip through the washer and dryer - no matter what color! I was actually thinking of an Irish Chain as one possibility.
I have that pattern - that could be fun with various reds and neutrals. Her Mom told me she wanted red, blue & neutral which would have been even more fun, but Talena wants just reds and neutrals.
I've already told Talena that there will not be just two fabrics - there will be lots!
Maybe you could always sneak a little bit of blue into the sashing (if you have them)!! :)
Yep, I think lots is the way to go, that way you can get more variation with light n dark red and neutral.......Wendy
I'm partial to Scrappy Stars from Bonnie Hunter at quiltville.com
The more the merrier! :)
I would suggest a pattern that resembles a large dick and balls. She will probably be getting many after college. I know i did.
Drunkards Path?
Tricia in TX
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