My son has requested a 'camo' quilt, and I'm frantically running around trying to throw something together to take on vacation with me last minute. I'm talking SIMPLE no-mind vacation quilting (with a cold beverage in-hand). I found 8 different colors of 4" squres that I cut out years ago (including a camo one), and I wondered if anyone could throw some advice at me of what I could make out of them. I was really trying to use stuff from my stash, and he likes these colors. I had started a triangle quilt many (many!) years ago using these fabrics, but I hated the quilt and the pattern and just didn't enjoy the process so I quit. Perhaps I can figure out how to use them now? The only think I can think of is 9-patch, but then I need to figure out a layout.

You could do a D9P.

How about a 1/2" square triangle quilt? Use one dark square, one light square, draw diagonal line down center from corner to corner, sew 1/4" away from line (will be 2 lines sewn) then cut on line... square up if needed. Simple and can be arranged in many designs.

a 10-minute block? 4" is kinda small, the smallest I've done is 5" charms, so I'd try one block before committing. But I do love that pattern and it is sooooo quick and easy.

Use the camo and the various greens as the corner squares (positions 1,3,7 & 9) of the D9P, the beige, the black and the kaiki (sp?) randomly for positions 2,4,5,6 & 8.

Quick, easy and should look awesome!

I agree, the 10 min block. They're quick and easy. I finished a small baby quilt and working on 6 1/2 squares for my two GS.

How about a sudoku quilt?
http://www.google.ca/search?q=sudoku...ls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1680&bi h=857

you could just lay the colors out in diagonal rows

i would just do a "rag" quilt with them if you have enough squares already.

Some great ideas here, thanks! I really wish I didn't care so much, because it's obvious my son's not really "into" quilts yet. Just really wanted to make him something nice because I feel he's been jipped in the quilt area. I'm sure I'm over-thinking this.

I enjoy vacation, don't get me wrong, but I just am a homebody and if hubby could honestly stay home here for a week and NOT work, I'd be content with that. I feel like I need to pack my stash and every quilt pattern I could possibly want to make when I'm away. Crazy since I'll only be gone for 5 days!

Thanks again...

Hum. What about using the disappearing 4-patch in this tute: http://sewwonderful.blogspot.com/201...o-9-patch.html using the camo paired with each individual color and then staggering the colors across diagonally? I'm sure there are more people out there that can actually envision what it would look like a lot better than I can.

Like this?: http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...46329806GMLusd

How about the easy pinwheel pattern. Take two contrasting 4" squares,right sides facing each other, sew 1/4" all the way around. press, cut corner to corner both ways. Open them and press and sew your pinwheel together. Its quick and easy and makes a great kids quilt.

That's a great idea. If you would stagger the blocks, I think it would resemble pixel camo.
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What about Trip Around the World?

Got any more black? You could add black to the right side and the bottom of each block. sew them together alternating the colors. It would be a nice "shadow" quilt.

I like this idea!

I totally agree..looks like a trip around the world to me

The disappearing 4-patch that Happy Treadler recommended would be my choice too.

Perfect choice IMO

Lay them out randomly--totally random. Step back. Take a digital photo. Evaluate. Buy more camo print fabric for Bigger pieces to incorporate with the small ones.

I was just in a antique shop and saw a cute quilt top. It was a half square block and a four patch.It was a two tone red.It looked a lot like a Jacobs Ladder. I really liked the two block idea. I've decided to make it myself.I hope you can picture it. I don't know how to send pictures yet.It was half square, four patch, half square across the row.four patch,half square,four patch second row.and so on.Sorry if your confused. FayZ

OK, last night I tried out the DP9 switching the camo print from the center & the corners and here's what I came up with.

I like them both. I lean toward the one on the right because I like dark colors. I really like them both. I guess I'm no help.FayZ

I guess the difference is that I either have larger camo squares, or the rectangles throughout the whole quilt. My eyes are crossing at this point. ;) ha ha... I would have enough of the light green to do all the same background and also enough of the darker green to do the same, too. I wasn't sure if the one on the right was TOO dark. The small squares would change in 8 different colors.

BTW, I did the DP9 because I figured it would make larger blocks & I could sew it up faster, PLUS that way I was able to get that center square scattered throughout the quilt.

Thanks for the link on the D4P! The simplicity is perfect and I think ideal with the squares.

Well, my son picked out the "camo green" for the main color in his quilt, so once again I had to do another test drive. The darker camo will be the rectangles, and the colors will swap out in the squares.

Thank you all SEW much for all your help! I'll post a pic after vacation when I get it done. :) :)