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Old 05-28-2009, 02:13 PM
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I have all of this red and white striped fabric that i got in a bundle deal. It is very good quality stuff. What patterns should I choose. I have a bolt of solid red and several yards of red with tiny white poka dots to go with it. I have so much that I can probaly do several different things for suggestions Please!
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Old 05-28-2009, 02:31 PM
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Red and white quilts are classic! I don't think I've ever met a quilter who didn't want to make one.

Here are some pictures to get your creative juices flowing: http://images.google.com/images?q=re...ls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi
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Add some blue for summery, patriotic motifs!
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Old 05-28-2009, 04:21 PM
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An Irish chain would be so cool with the plain red and the red polka dot.
Wouldn't that be wild??
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All of you have given me some great ideas. Thanks for sending the links to all those gorgeous quilts Chele. I did find a red and while irish chain and it had a red and white striped back. I also like what you other girls came up with and yes I think the red and white with the red and white polka dots would be WILD. Just my speed. I like the patriot idea too. I just finished one that I am going to enter in the fair. I haven't posted it yet. Didn't want to ruin the surprise. Anyway off I go to start yet another project. After seeing all those quilts, I remember why red is my favorite color.
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If you embroider, another project might be making some redwork blocks to go with your fabric.
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I love stripes in a bias binding; you could use up some of it that way!
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I like the red, white and blue idea. What a fun quilt.
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Old 05-28-2009, 06:59 PM
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All of you have come up with some different ideas. I was brain dead when I saw all of the stripes but I am beginning to blossom with new ideas now. I don't think I have ever see striped binding before, but it sounds pretty good. I think I might try some of all of your suggestions. Will let you all know what i come up with. In the bundles I also got some that have the US Army Seal and some of the US Navy Seal Blocks, I was wondring just what in the world I was going to do with those but I think I am drawing a Mental Picture. Yeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaa this sould be fun. I have just started embroidering so I think I might can work that in too. I bought a bunch of floss off e-bay. Of course I picked the biggest project to start on so it will take me quite some time I am afraid before it is done. It is a basket full of roses. I am not sure how it will turn out but I am giving it a whirl. Anyway thanks for all the great ideas. Keep them coming. I've got lots and lots of fabric to use up.
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I have been collecting different red and white stripes for a log cabin pattein I have in an old book!

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