Go Back  Quiltingboard Forums > Main
Assistance in quick patterns >

Assistance in quick patterns

Assistance in quick patterns

Old 11-11-2012, 05:20 AM
  #1  
Junior Member
Thread Starter
 
linynp's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Fayetteville, PA, USA
Posts: 278
Question Assistance in quick patterns

Well sandy has created a mess as everyone knows. Many of my coworkers lost all so I'm looking at my stash and wish to whip up a few quilts. I'm shooting to make at least 2 or 3 this weekend if I get the tops done. I can run over and rent the long arm to quilt Outside the 1600 jellyroll race pattern, what else is a quickie like that? I was lucky but many aren't so looking to you ladies to help me with a quick pattern that I can do. I'm a fairly newbie and a bit slow in cutting and sewing lol. I'll be giving the more complex ones that were Christmas gifts out instead too. TIA!!!
Nancy
linynp is offline  
Old 11-11-2012, 05:28 AM
  #2  
Junior Member
Thread Starter
 
linynp's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Fayetteville, PA, USA
Posts: 278
Default

Oh qayg could work too?
linynp is offline  
Old 11-11-2012, 05:39 AM
  #3  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Kansas City area USA
Posts: 421
Default

IMO.........the quickest and easiest quilt I have ever done is the Quickey Strippy. You can really do one, start to finish, in just an hour or so!!!!! Nice baby/lap size as the finished quilt is only about 40 inches wide...width of your fabric and the lenght is up to you but I ususally do them about 55 inches long.

http://www.maryquilts.com/quick-strippie/
jodimarie is offline  
Old 11-11-2012, 06:21 AM
  #4  
Power Poster
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 41,444
Default

Warm Wishes is an easy pattern and always looks great. Another pattern that is similar is one I watched Jenny do at Missouri Star Quilt co YouTube video. It uses a 10 inch layer cake and jelly rolls. You could cut your own but it basically cut the 10 inch square in half (5inches), add a 10 inch strip on both sides of the 5 inch piece and then trim the block square. The squares are then alternated up and down to form a basket weave pattern.
Tartan is offline  
Old 11-11-2012, 07:19 AM
  #5  
Power Poster
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Northern Michigan
Posts: 12,861
Default

turning 20 & yellow brick road are both easy- fast quilts.
ckcowl is offline  
Old 11-11-2012, 07:24 AM
  #6  
Super Member
 
laurafet's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: NC
Posts: 2,066
Default

Basic blocks, bricks, half square triangles. Anything you can do in mass and with minimal cutting.
laurafet is offline  
Old 11-11-2012, 07:45 AM
  #7  
Super Member
 
kateyb's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Grand Junction, Colorado
Posts: 2,247
Default

The Warm Wishes is a good one. Rail fence is also good. It just requires strip sets cut into blocks the width of the strips. ie. if the strip sets measure 5 1/2" in width cut blocks into 5 1/2" squares. If you make wide strips it would be really quick.
kateyb is offline  
Old 11-11-2012, 08:07 AM
  #8  
Super Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: northern California
Posts: 1,098
Default

A very simple quilt, that can be really beautiful, and even have a theme if you have fabrics that are of one theme, or one color family, or simply go together in a pleasant way (I have done several musical ones) is panals.

Using a double sided bonding batting as a base you can cut out 12" panals or strips of fabric clear across the width of the fabric (or larger or smaller "depths", or a combination of different depths), decide on the best layout and sew the top of the first panal down and iron it, put the second on the first (print side to print side) and sew it down, add the third, etc., until you have them all sewn to the length you want the quilt to be. To be done really quickly you can use double fold bias tape, or make your own. I'm not a fast quilter, but I can turn out a 42"x72" in a half day easily. Don't cut them all out before you begin because you don't know exactly how big to make the last one, unless you measure (and that takes too much time!).

The same can be done by sewing 3 or more squares together (all of the same depth, but can be different widths) into a strip and then treating them the same as the strip quilt above. For bigger quilts I do make sure I have enough pieces of fabric before I begin (and that involves some measuring).

I realize these are not "great works of art" but children love them, and I suspect adults in need will appreciate them. After all, they are made with love and caring, and many have told me they are beautiful. I like bold colors, but I have made them in soft tones also. It is a wonderful way to use up some of the smaller pieces of fabric in your stash (well, not tiny, but fabrics that are still 42" across, or if doing the larger quilts, even less than that).

Hope this helps. This is a lot like the quilts that are put together at random in small squares or strips. You have to stop fussing and worrying and just DO it, and the result seems to always be delightful.

Last edited by Sierra; 11-11-2012 at 08:22 AM.
Sierra is offline  
Old 11-11-2012, 09:17 AM
  #9  
Super Member
 
GrannieAnnie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: S. W. Indiana
Posts: 7,484
Default

Originally Posted by linynp View Post
Well sandy has created a mess as everyone knows. Many of my coworkers lost all so I'm looking at my stash and wish to whip up a few quilts. I'm shooting to make at least 2 or 3 this weekend if I get the tops done. I can run over and rent the long arm to quilt Outside the 1600 jellyroll race pattern, what else is a quickie like that? I was lucky but many aren't so looking to you ladies to help me with a quick pattern that I can do. I'm a fairly newbie and a bit slow in cutting and sewing lol. I'll be giving the more complex ones that were Christmas gifts out instead too. TIA!!!
Nancy
Warm wishes is fast------------and if you don't have fabric available, look for a striped fabric for the "log" blocks on the warm wishes and make the quilt top even faster.
GrannieAnnie is offline  
Old 11-11-2012, 09:27 AM
  #10  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Central Missouri
Posts: 715
Default

One of the quickest and easiest that I do is squares offset so that each color makes a diagonal line down the quilt . You can strip piece and then cut the squares; make your squares any size, can use fat quarters, etc. I,ve used 8-10 colors and made like 5 inch squares (cut at 5 1/2" --- you can get 12 of those from a FQ).
LTeachergeorge is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Anna.425
Main
14
04-19-2011 07:37 AM
geckogirl
Main
5
01-19-2011 07:31 AM
lilpoohbearie
Main
11
08-06-2010 03:54 AM
geckogirl
Main
11
03-02-2010 07:42 PM
katier825
Pictures
44
06-26-2009 04:33 AM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


FREE Quilting Newsletter