easy king-sized quilt ideas?
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easy king-sized quilt ideas?
Okay, I started a BOM in 2008 for our then queen-sized bed. I finally finished the quilt, but I didn't make it larger to go on a king-sized bed, because I was tired of looking at it. I was fine with the old store-bought comforter that we've been using; however, as it was 109 degrees yesterday and since we have upper windows without shades in our bedroom (10-foot ceilings), I got fabric and blackout fabric to make drapes. Well, as happens any time you do anything around the house, the drapes don't match anything in the room. So we're going to paint the bedroom. Of course, the bathroom is en suite, so it will need to be painted too! I'd like to make a king-sized quilt for our bed. Something easy that doesn't look easy. Something that doesn't take me five years to finish. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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And for want of a nail the kingdom was lost. (Sorry, but that's the first thing that popped into my head after hearing that you have to make a quilt because it was hot yesterday.) I wonder if a carpenter's star quilt would work for you. One big block pretty much covers the bed and looks gorgeous.
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Okay, I started a BOM in 2008 for our then queen-sized bed. I finally finished the quilt, but I didn't make it larger to go on a king-sized bed, because I was tired of looking at it. I was fine with the old store-bought comforter that we've been using; however, as it was 109 degrees yesterday and since we have upper windows without shades in our bedroom (10-foot ceilings), I got fabric and blackout fabric to make drapes. Well, as happens any time you do anything around the house, the drapes don't match anything in the room. So we're going to paint the bedroom. Of course, the bathroom is en suite, so it will need to be painted too! I'd like to make a king-sized quilt for our bed. Something easy that doesn't look easy. Something that doesn't take me five years to finish. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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I finished a king size quilt in 1 1/2 days at a retreat. It measured out 96x96 before I added the 6 inch borders to finish it out t 108 x 108. I did it in a turning 20 (actually 35 blocks). There were 35 blocks with 11 pieces in each block. It went pretty fast and you. Could turn the blocks anyway you wanted to sew them together.
I see if I can post a pic of it for you.
I see if I can post a pic of it for you.
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MSQC youtube video of Merry go Round quilt looks complicated but it is pretty easy. It has large squares in between the lattice so it would work up to king size fast. Jenny uses pre-cuts but you could cut your own squares from yardage.
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