sassysews2

have you tried half.com? it is the e-bay site for books, movies, games, etc. prices are VERY cheap and shipping is $3.49 each. Prices for lots of quilt books is $ .75 each if they have several or the books have been in print for some time.

carolynjo

Good luck in finding what you are looking for. Sounds like the beginning of a whole new design phase and who knows where that will lead you! Just remember, we'll be looking to see what you have done.

ArchaicArcane

How about this: http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~mcoahran/BargelloSketcher/

It's not a book but perhaps by playing with values, you can start to see a pattern emerging and it will become more intuitive?

Sharonquilts

Eileen Wright's "Twist and Turn" is a great book with various patterns. I am working on her "Surf Song" pattern which is a wall hanging size in the book. However, I was lucky enough to get some advice from the designer on how to enlarge this to a lap quilt size. I basically cut my stripes wider to add length and then will add more rows to the sides for added width. Not knowing which pattern you are interested in, I don't know if this will work for you or not. Good luck!

maryellen2u

I love your avatar also. I would really enjoy seeing a larger picture and a few close-ups. I looks like you are a pretty accomplished quilter!

RuthiesRetreat3

Love your avatar. Did you make that?

Cheryl7758

how about making four of the design without boarders then add borders to make the size you are looking for. Here is a not too good sample of what I mean for the center

zozee

Would you prefer to try making a small version (say, a wall quilt) for a different room in your house, before making the time and money commitment of starting with a bed size? If you like the construction, then the wall quilt would not be a waste of time. If you hate it, it still wouldn't be a waste of time because you learned something . I would pay for the pattern if it came in the exact size I wanted; having someone do the math and figure it all out (not to mention the design work) would be worth the $ to me.

Basketman

I did make my avatar and I might say I nearly pulled every hair out of my head doing it! It is a Jacqueline De Jonge design that I made with my own choice of batiks and started out as a 60" square. I added a ton of borders and some New York Beauty blocks in the outside corners and by doing this I was able to morph it into a king size. I have made possibly 8 quilts and would consider myself a bit driven to "push the envelope" but I only helped with designing some of the quilting. That took the talents of a super long arm operator.

Here are a few pictures that a couple of you asked to see.
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Basketman

What a great solution to what I thought might be a very difficult project. Thanks!