Ok, they said "Hippie Wedding"... so the quilt...

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03-25-2011, 08:49 AM

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granma1

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Gimme a break. I have only had 3 cups of coffee. Need a whole pot to get me up to speed now.

03-25-2011, 09:01 AM

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jlm5419

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Big flowers, bright colors, tie-dye.

03-25-2011, 09:07 AM

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playswithcolor

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wonky log cabin

03-25-2011, 09:15 AM

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ghostrider

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I had a hippie wedding on the beach..even the minister was barefoot...sigh. Tie-dye is not from the hippie era, btw, it was later.

As for patterns, I'd go with something very optical. Central Park is a great free one from Timeless Treasures, and would look fantastic in your colors. http://www.hancocks-paducah.com/Item--i-TT-CENTRAL-QP Or there are several purely op art patterns as well.

03-25-2011, 09:27 AM

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LoriEl

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The first pattern I thought of was a bargello.

03-25-2011, 09:42 AM

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shnnn

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Something not so geometric or symetrical -- bargello or OBW were my 1st thoughts

03-25-2011, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Kooklabell

I know "hippie" congers up the idea of peace signs, and woodstock - all that comes with it. But this couple sounds more like "back to nature", imagination, simple beauty. So, I wouldn't go the peace sign etc. route - I might go more of a somewhat traditional block pattern with colors that they love and colors that symbolize nature. What comes to my mind are southwest colors - sunset in Arizona, Moab and Arches Nat. Park., blues for the ocean (they must love it if serving on a yacht, moss greens.

Just an alternative thought from a flower child :)

Ok, thought for awhile more - starburst pattern.

03-25-2011, 09:51 AM

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Mattee

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I think of the scrappy look.

03-25-2011, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by LoriEl

The first pattern I thought of was a bargello.

Actually, the more my brain works on it today, I think I am tending toward the bargello ~ its reminiscent of the psychadelic era :shock: and then if I added a large applique "krazy patchwork" hand-drawn LOVE with funky flowers, and a trio of the layered fray-able applique roses on the bottom corners of the quilt... hmmmm.... its the colors that really get me, but I think I could pull this off with the bargello pattern... or one called "Candy Queen" from allisonsdesigns may work for the backdrop, could be nicely dramatic in my colors?

03-25-2011, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by redkimba

What's the first pattern that comes to mind?

Tie-dyes or batiks and the Grateful Dead music playing as the bride walks down the aisle.

I have this image of Jerry Garcia officiating, but as that man has been dead a while, probably not gonna happen on this one.. :P

Thought I saw a post on here a while back about batik fabric that looked like it had marijuana leaves on it...thought that would be fitting, as no one will be lighting up...Gnarly Dude!