Need very fast QAYG bed quilt ideas, please
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Need very fast QAYG bed quilt ideas, please
I have been asked to make a quilt for a church (raffle) whose regular quilter has just been diagnosed with cancer. They need it in two weeks! Obviously, they don't know a lot about how long quilts take! I need ideas for a very fast quilt which also looks nice and will sell tickets and can be done quilt-as-you-go with the fewest seams per block. In other words, I won't have time to quilt it the usual way and would rather not tie it; therefore, it would be helpful if the pattern lent itself to QAYG. (I already have 48 pieces of batting 12.5 x 12.5 ready and I know I will need more, so I'm hoping for a 12 inch finished block. They want a queen size.) I can cut it on my new Accuquilt GO, which should speed it up. I can cut strips, triangles, or squares of several sizes; probably the bigger the pieces, the better. Yes, I do have dies for 6.5 inch strips, squares, and triangles. I'm thinking scrappy. What patterns could you fellow quilters recommend?
Thanks,
Cricket
Thanks,
Cricket
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What about fun and done? It is a string method that quilts it as you piece it. https://www.baysidequilting.com/stor...idCategory=284
I am sure it can easily be done without their special ruler.
I am sure it can easily be done without their special ruler.
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What about fun and done? It is a string method that quilts it as you piece it. https://www.baysidequilting.com/stor...idCategory=284
I am sure it can easily be done without their special ruler.
I am sure it can easily be done without their special ruler.
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Thank you so much. I'm looking at all your ideas. I had thought only of rail fence myself, none of the others, so thanks. If anyone thinks of more, please post. They (the church members) normally like traditional quilts but I think I cannot consider that as much as the speed with which I can do this. (I also have other quilts waiting.) I think I can do it fast and still have good quality.
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Such an education I am getting! So far, I've googled Labarynth and found many patterns by that name. Haven't found the Missouri Star Quilt one yet, but I will. Some of these are really interesting, and some might be fast. Thanks, Tartan.
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Do you think I could make a broken dishes pattern fast? It doesn't seem to lend itself very well to QAYG, though, does it?
Thanks for the D9P suggestion, Maggiemay. I could use 6.5 inch strips, couldn't I? Hmmm...
Thanks for the D9P suggestion, Maggiemay. I could use 6.5 inch strips, couldn't I? Hmmm...
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