Easy Pattern - for a charity quilt
#11
Originally Posted by kkbrand
My brother in law was just diagonsised with stage 4 prostate cancer, it has progressed to his bones, we are having a benefit for him in May and I want to make a quilt or two to be raffled off.
Can you suggest an easy pattern for a quick quilt
Can you suggest an easy pattern for a quick quilt
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Sorry to hear about your brother, and people who don't quilt and know nothing about quilting will buy a ticket just to have a hand made quilt. I just donated two to a benefit and people went nuts over them. One was scrappy. Good Luck Marge
#13
Thanks, if I can swing it I may make two, the benefit is in on May 8th so I need to get my butt in gear, I just started to learn how to machine quilt so this is going to be a big undertaking but my brother in law and sister in law need the money.
#14
I just saw a quilt made by a woman who just lost her husband to cancer. It was the ribbon that has come to symbolize so many things lately, breast cancer, support for soldiers, or mothers against drunk driving to name a few. She appliqued ribbons onto background fabric in all the colors that represent different forms of cancer and will give it to the Relay for Life people to raffle off. something to think about.
#15
I'm so sorry for your brother. What a wonderful thing you are doing to help out.
I like the Depression Block. You could use the ribbon colors for the blocks.
http://www.quilterscache.com/D/DepressionBlock.html
I like the Depression Block. You could use the ribbon colors for the blocks.
http://www.quilterscache.com/D/DepressionBlock.html
#16
I've found the chinese coin pattern to be really quick. especially if you don't measure and use scraps...who says each rectangle has to be the same width anyway?
Sorry to hear about your BIL--warm wishes for him! Good luck in the auction!
http://quilterscache.com/C/ChineseCoinsBlock.html
or http://quilterscache.com/R/RomanSquareBlock.html
Sorry to hear about your BIL--warm wishes for him! Good luck in the auction!
http://quilterscache.com/C/ChineseCoinsBlock.html
or http://quilterscache.com/R/RomanSquareBlock.html
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Originally Posted by kkbrand
Thanks, if I can swing it I may make two, the benefit is in on May 8th so I need to get my butt in gear, I just started to learn how to machine quilt so this is going to be a big undertaking but my brother in law and sister in law need the money.
I would recommend heavily starching the background before layering the sandwich, as then you also do not have to worry about puckers in the backing fabric.
Oh, and spray baste the quilt sandwich -- much faster than any other method and works great for machine quilting. 505 is probably the best of the spray. Just be sure to spray baste in a well-ventilated area.
#18
Originally Posted by Prism99
Rail fence is easy and looks a lot more complicated than it actually is. Strip piece the sections. That is, sew the strips together before cutting them into blocks.
Log cabin is pretty easy too if you use wider strips (cut say 2-1/2" ) but can require more color planning.
Log cabin is pretty easy too if you use wider strips (cut say 2-1/2" ) but can require more color planning.
#20
I thing any of the patterns will work & be easy. I think the color choice will make any quilt stunning. I was at a quilt show last weekend and a sinple log cabin in tans and blacks-all beautiful prints was getting more "looks" than more complicated pastels. Happy thoughts go a long way to healing.
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