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Old 11-14-2013, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by quiltstringz View Post
I agree go with something simple - no need to add more stress to getting married! The Simply SouthWest pattern on J Michelle Watts site would I think look awesome in the right fabrics.
I really love that pattern. I bet I could find some really pretty fabrics and make it stunning!

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Old 11-14-2013, 09:53 AM
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Whether a person likes quilts or not isn't that important. Everyone appreciates gifts made by the giver. It shows a lot more thought and care than anything you can just go out and buy.
Have you looked at some of the old Mexican blankets? They're generally woven with brightly colored striped patterns. A pattern like that may make an interesting quilt as well.

This one has possibilities:
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...lectedIndex=12
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Originally Posted by Rodney View Post
Whether a person likes quilts or not isn't that important. Everyone appreciates gifts made by the giver. It shows a lot more thought and care than anything you can just go out and buy.
Have you looked at some of the old Mexican blankets? They're generally woven with brightly colored striped patterns. A pattern like that may make an interesting quilt as well.
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Thanks Rodney, I was worried I was making the wrong choice. All the women I'm making them for know I sew and I thought It was appropriate. I will definitely look into rugs, maybe find some need patterns to replicate. Thank you
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Old 11-14-2013, 11:14 AM
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Keep it simple. Use a pattern that you are familiar with and the Mexican themed fabric. Stop trying to impress your future in-laws. You'll drive yourself crazy doing that.
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Old 11-14-2013, 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by tessagin View Post
There is a Mexican Star.
I googled this and there are some gorgeous examples - have a look! It seems to be a pattern that anyone would love. I don't know how time consuming it might be.
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Old 11-14-2013, 04:52 PM
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"Karen K. Stone Quilts" has quite a few quilt patterns in her books that have Mexican colors in them. Many are New York Beauty style blocks and paper pieced. Even her larger quilts could be fairly easily shrunk down to a wall hanging size.

I just checked out the site posted by Rodney. Click on the "where to buy" on the right side. The multiple blankets hanging together would make a neat design to piece solids together to make a modern quilted hanging.

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Old 11-14-2013, 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by tessagin View Post
There is a Mexican Star.
This was my first thought too! Very pretty quilt and not hard to make.
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Originally Posted by tessagin View Post
There is a Mexican Star.
I was thinking the same thing. Use the colors in her living room.
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Old 11-15-2013, 05:53 AM
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Actually, go get a good photo of Monument Valley Tribal Park and some of the Hopi villages.
Match the colors and you have southwestern. I like those colors, myself. Shocked an instructor by matching southwestern colors in a Celtic Quilt. Use in any quilt pattern you like.
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Old 11-15-2013, 05:59 AM
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Originally Posted by tessagin View Post
There is a Mexican Star.
That was a;
That was also my thought - Quilt in a Day has a simple pattern
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