Old 05-07-2011, 07:30 PM
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jpthequilter
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Originally Posted by cannyquilter
Hi my brother has donated 15 very large 100% cotton shirts to me. He is quite ill at the moment and I would like to make him a lap quilt using his shirts. Any suggestions as to an effective but relatively simple and quick pattern. I am not a fast worker but would like to do some thing I could piece in a day but I still want it to look "patchwork" rather than just blocks. Thank you for any suggestions.
How about a 4 patch square within a square?
It uses short strips and triangles ....and looks very fancy!
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