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Old 09-09-2013, 05:09 AM
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My son loved GI Joe as a boy so I couldn't resist buying some GI Joe fabric. It's not enough for a quilt so what else could I make a grown man with this fabric?
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Put some camo fabric with it and make a lap quilt.
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Old 09-09-2013, 05:36 AM
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camo quilt and G. I. Joe pillowcases?
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Old 09-09-2013, 09:39 PM
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You could always make pieced ( or appliqued) blocks with solid fabrics which are the same colors found in the GI Joe fabric, and use the GI Joe fabric for sashing or borders. That way you could probably make a quilt as large as you'd like.
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Old 09-10-2013, 03:02 AM
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I say add other fabric and go for a quilt...that's what I've been doing for my cousins. I find a focus fabric that is something individualized then add other matching fabric and make a quilt...so far, so good, no one has wanted to give one back and the ones that don't have one yet are waiting patiently...well, pretty patiently.....
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Old 09-10-2013, 06:05 AM
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I would add other fabrics and make a sofa throw (big enough for a sofa snooze).
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Old 09-10-2013, 06:13 AM
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Maybe pajama pants?
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Old 09-10-2013, 06:19 AM
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Thank you all for your ideas!
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Old 09-10-2013, 06:27 AM
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Which fabric did you buy and how much yardage did you get?

Wondering if the fabric is suitable for fussy cuts and maybe doing a Shadow Quilt. You know the one where you cut the fabric into squares or rectangles, the a strip of dark fabric on the right side and across the bottom.

Look at these quilts for ideas: https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...=isch&imgdii=_
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Old 09-13-2013, 03:11 AM
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Thank you! What a good idea!
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