Hello all,

I just received the 100 FQ 1930's reproduction fabric bundle that I ordered from laptopquilting.com last week and I can hardly wait to get home and unpack it. I want to make my Mom a somewhat-larger-than-lap-size quilt for Christmas. I'm looking for ideas that would fit this type of fabric ... I want it to be scrappy, but no applique (I haven't mastered that). I was thinking maybe a mix of stars or bow-ties or spools or ??? Does anyone have any ideas or links to share? All suggestions will be appreciated :D

No ideas but I am sure excited for you. Let us know what you decide!

Oooh, I'm green with envy! :mrgreen: Love those repros! This site has some fun scrap quilts:

http://quiltville.com/index.html

Have fun with your fq's! Pet them daily!

This is a cute pattern. It does have some applique but you could always leave that off.

http://www.pbtex.com/html/ohmystar.html

How about a sampler with Sunbonnet Sue and Sam, a dresden plate, a churn dash, a fan, a house, ohio star and so on. Use muslin or a solid white background. Maybe make a piano key border. The blocks could be 12 1/2 unfinished and you could either make 12 or 20 and use some solid colors from that era to make a sashing. That is my idea!!!!

http://quilters-paradise.com

There is a quilt pattern called Dominique's Treasures that is very easy and scrappy. No applique.

http://www.earlywomenmasters.net/quilts/index.html and this website has lots of neat block pattern ideas also.

How about Broken Dishes?

Here's a link for a scrappy one made from 1930's Aunt Grace and it's really scrappy. (The picture is at the bottom of the page.)

http://delawarequilts.com/BOMs/BrokenDishes/index.html

HTH

Hi, You have so many wonderful ideas here......please let us know what you decide to do. We all and so excited about your quilting project. :D

there are so many scrapy patterns out there to pick from, I just don't know what to tell you. But keep us posted on what you pick.

Here's some information on the quilts made during the 30's. Perhaps they will give you some ideas.
http://www.historyofquilts.com/publications.html
This next one is part of a series of articles on the history of quilting by Judy Anne Breneman (the series starts here http://www.womenfolk.com/quilting_history/pieced.htm) The Depression era quilts are here:
http://www.womenfolk.com/quilting_hi...ressionera.htm[url]
The best known patterns from that time are Dresden Plate, Grandmother's Flower Garden, Sunbonnet Sue, and Double Wedding Ring. Dresden Plate and GFG would be especially suitable for a period scrappy look.