Plaid and checkered fabric - what to do with?
03-16-2012, 04:52 PM
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They make great logs for a Log Cabin Quilt. I love the primitive looking quilts and use lots of plaids for them. If you have a star pattern, where the center of the star is a square. I have made them with the square a plaid and the eight points of the star a solid color. Piece of cake designs use to use alot of plaids in their BOMS including the appliqued ones. Don't limit yourself to specific patterns. I wish I knew how to put pictures on here, I would show some of mine using Plaids. Just experiment and have fun. I know what ever you do it will be great and would love to see it.
03-16-2012, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Rosie the "Ripper"
I just love plaid and checkered fabrics - also striped - but don't know the best way to use them in a quilt. Borders are a simple enough solution but I would like to use them interestingly in a pattern for a block. Does anyone have any suggestions or samples I could look at? I still consider myself a beginner quilter but am willing to be challenged. Thanks for any help.
Perhaps you could find a traditional block that has a lot of squares and a few HSTs that are shown in white. Then turn around and use the checks/plaids for the easier to cut "background" pieces and then do the design in solids or tonals.
03-16-2012, 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
Here's one I did with a plaid and a gingham check. I love the way they work with florals. The main thing is to not obsess about the pattern on the plaid or the gingham being perfectly straight or matching up.
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03-16-2012, 10:20 PM
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I wish I'd had a camera at the antique store today. There was a quilt done in very coarse homespun plaids and stripes with solids. I think it was an Ohio Star. Each block used its own fabric, but the blocks were not the same plaid. All hand done and no damaged areas for $48. Too bad it's not to my taste. It looked like it wanted a home.
I do like plaids and checks in stars like the Ohio Star.
I do like plaids and checks in stars like the Ohio Star.
03-18-2012, 03:37 AM
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Linda Rotz Miller did a madras plaid and muslin top that I love--see it at http://www.flickr.com/photos/5279424...57624668394514 She also has hundreds of photos of her other tops; just Google her name.
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