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What kind of quilts have you made using homespun fabrics?

Old 03-04-2012, 06:07 AM
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Default What kind of quilts have you made using homespun fabrics?

I seem to have acquired a lot of homespun fabrics in various colors.All plaids. I am searching for the perfect pattern to utilize some of these fabrics. Please show me yours or give me some suggestions as to what to do with them?
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Old 03-04-2012, 06:12 AM
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Here is a link of a french braid done with homespun; I think it is really pretty
http://keepyouinstitches.blogspot.co...-tutorial.html
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Thanks for the link romanojg. I love homespun and that is a great way to use it! I actually wouldn't have thought it would look good in a french braid.
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Old 03-04-2012, 08:37 AM
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here's one i've made---i've actually done this one a couple times-and i also used homespuns for a 'Delectable Mountains' quilt which turned out very nice- but i don't have a picture of that one.
i really like working with homespuns- this one is a pretty easy pattern-
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i must add---I LOVE the french braid one! now i want to go buy more homespuns...
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Old 03-04-2012, 08:49 AM
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I have never made a quilt using plaids, but a few years back I bought a book title "Mad about Plaid!" by Debbie Bacon. Among the 8 projects in the book is Churn Dash using plaids. Several cute ideas in the book. Now that I have got the book out and looked at it again I need to move it up on my bucket list. lol
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I have a book called "Scrap Quilts fast and fun" by Oxmoor House (compiled and edited by Patricia Wilens). In is a quilt called "Madras Kaliedoscope" and it's one of the patterns I bought the book for and it's on my bucket list.

I found a quilt that someone is selling on E-Bay that gives you a general idea, except it looks like they used solids for the lights.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Rainbow-M...-/230675237375

I've also seen Courthouse steps done in homespuns which I loved as well!!
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Rag quilts with homespuns are so fun and cozy. Made one for my dad for Christmas and he wants another - one for this recliner and one to sleep with . Fast and easy to make, too!
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Homespun fabrics are great to use for rag time quilts. The wide seams fray very nicely. You can also make chenele quilt for it.
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Check out Bonnie Hunter's scrap quilts on Quiltville.com. She uses a lot of plaids. I have her book Scraps and Shirttails and most of the quilts have plaids from recycled mens' shirts.
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