pattern to use 4.5in pictures?
02-29-2012, 08:07 AM
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pattern to use 4.5in pictures?
I'm going to make a baby quilt for a friend who's expecting a boy, and my starting point is some great fabric with 4.5in square pictures of cars, trucks etc. in bright colours. I want a straightforward pattern that will make the most of the pictures. Any ideas? And what size do you make a baby quilt?
02-29-2012, 08:23 AM
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How many pictures do you have? I think baby quilts are about 45 x 60? That may be pretty big, but if you make them too small, they are useless. ;-)
Put a sashing between the squares and see how big it is, add a border or two and it will be good to go.
Put a sashing between the squares and see how big it is, add a border or two and it will be good to go.
02-29-2012, 08:39 AM
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If you type in Granville Ohio Quilt Show into the search box there is a really cute children's quilt with bright train, cars and planes. It is about half way down the pictures? You might like to do something similar?
02-29-2012, 08:52 AM
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Of course, you can always do the quilt that alternates your focus squares with a four patch; in that case it's easy to alter the four patch to finish at the size of your focus squares.
Warm Wishes uses good-sized squares; you can always alter the block with the three strips to the 4.5 inches you want your focus square to be.
Although it uses 5 inch block centers, I think Stars of Hope on the Robert Kaufman site is a darling quilt if you don't have too many focus squares: http://www.robertkaufman.com/quiltin...stars_of_hope/
Warm Wishes uses good-sized squares; you can always alter the block with the three strips to the 4.5 inches you want your focus square to be.
Although it uses 5 inch block centers, I think Stars of Hope on the Robert Kaufman site is a darling quilt if you don't have too many focus squares: http://www.robertkaufman.com/quiltin...stars_of_hope/
02-29-2012, 09:18 AM
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I cut my I Spy fabrics to 4 1/2" and 6 1/2". Check out Maryquilts.com for a great pattern Happy Blocks. The squares can be bordered with 1 1/2" or 2 1/2" strips of tone on tone or plain fabrics, then set together.
02-29-2012, 10:11 AM
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Thankyou for the suggestions. I've got lots of the picture squares to play with. Warm Wishes looks like a possibility, because I also bought 3 fabrics that tone with the colours in the pictures.
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