Suggestions needed . . .

How about a simplified 'storm at sea?' I made a graduation quilt for my nephew last year, using his high school colors in this pattern. I did it using paper piecing methods, which worked well for me, but it can be made with traditional quilting methods as well.

Here 'tis:

-Irene

------------- "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."

- Mae West

Oooh! That "Scrappy Stars" is adorable! I love it!! (adds pattern to treasure trove!)

Thank you sew much for that link, Liz!! :)

Howdy!

Simple red w/ neutrals (?):

Simple, change the pinks & purples to reds, the lights to neutrals: Baseball squares give lots of variety. ;-) LogCabins are simple. Good luck to your granddaughter. I have a son at Texas State (last I heard ).

Ragm> My granddaugher will be graduating from college (San Marcos, Texis) in

I love Irish Chain in all its forms, and IMO it looks particularly good in 2 colors. You can do a single chain (9-patch alternating with plain squares) or a double chain in 2 reds. And the plain areas are so wonderful for quilting. Roberta in D

"Donna Aten" schrieb im Newsbeitrag news: snipped-for-privacy@mid.individual.net...

Is this a regular poster or an idiot who took a wrong turn??

To make up for the ones you so clearly lack? :)

I doubt it. :)

In any case, I don't think she particularly wants to think about her GD having sex ... maybe her priorities are a little different than yours?

Connie No offence, but we try not to reply to posts in any way like this. We also try not to use the s-x word in full as it encourages more unacceptable visitors. . In message , Connie writes

Yikes! Sorry!! :(

I wasn't sure if this was an idiot or regular poster making a joke in poor taste. On the off chance that it was a RP, I thought I'd let them know it wasn't funny a'tall.

And I really didn't think that anyone here REALLY talked that way - I sure as heck haven't seen anyone do that!

Again, I'm really sorry! I didn't mean to feed the trolls!! :(

Not to worry - but sometimes they do become a real nuisance. . In message , Connie writes

This is a quilt called Reflections. The pattern is by Billie Lauder, and used to be on the web. I had purchased the "end of a bolt" in a neutral with a tiny red and blue print, and was looking for a way to use it. It sure made a dent in all my reds.....

The pattern is no longer on the web, but I have a copy if you are interested.

*rolls eyes* This was one time I had thought the stereotype of a little old lady in a shawl quiltin' would have been a GOOD thing. Would've thought for sure that no weirdos would have thought to venture in HERE.

What the heck is the world coming to??? :(

Roberta,

Irish Chain is pretty close to the top of the list, however, I really like log cabins, too. I need to make a decision and soon!

I love your pink and purple quilt. Wish she would have given me a little more choice in colors. Her mom & dad said blue, red, & neutrals - I would like that even better than just the red & neutrals, especially for a log cabin.

Yep, I knew you had a kid at Texas State, too.

On Mon, 6 Aug 2007 17:52:19 -0500, Donna Aten wrote (in article ):

Irish chain?

M aureen

After all of your wonderful answers - she changed her mind! She found a quilt on the internet made from Amy Butler Belle fabrics and fell in love with it. So, I've bought 30 fat 8ths, and 6 fat quarters of the Amy Butler fabric. Here's the link:

I'm not going to use muslin for the sashings. I will use a variety of neutrals that will give it a lot more interest, I think. This isn't what I would want for a quilt for me, but she likes it, so that's what she will get! I actually intend to piece the blocks with neutrals on all four sides of the print fabric, so there will be two neutrals between each print block. I will use the various prints to make a scrappy border. She's still debating on the fabric for the back.

Simple but effective Donna, just the type of quilt I like to do. lol

Dee > After all of your wonderful answers - she changed her mind! She found a

link: