I discovered this packet of fabric at Goodwill over the weekend for 99 cents & with my 10% discount card it was all of 89 cents!!

First picture shows a layout which previous owner had begun - 2nd picture shows the extra 3" squares (each stack has 75-80!) and there is one stack of appox. 75 (4") squares.

My question is what pattern was being attempted? I thought it was to be 'trip around the world' but there doesn't seem to be a center. I'm thinking of ripping out what is done and starting anew unless someone can direct me to the intended pattern. Thanks.

sorry cant help pattern-wise...but i am seriously jealous...wish i could find quilting fabric @ my local thrift stores!

Not sure of the pattern either, but love the prints! Seems like you got one heck of a deal for 89 cents!

same here every time i go to the thrift stores around here they don't have any sort of fabric at all.

Love the fabric. LOVE the price! I think you should unsew it and start over. JMHO

Edited to say I looked at the picture again and I do see a pattern there with the rows of patterns going in a slant.

Give me a few hours for some free time and I'll put the block pattern in EQ using those colors and see if a pattern develops after putting the blocks together.

I love those fabrics!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW, you got the deal of the century!! :D
I bet it was going to be a TOTW- wouldn't be surprised.

around the world was my first thought too.... dont know why it cna't be one..... just add the appropriate blocks around the ends and u have a finshed center....

Any pattern will look nice....

what a find!

Looks like there is a diagonal pattern with the aqua plaid and the roses on white squares...
I'd continue that pattern...

thanks - it's the pink ones that are throwing me off - think they were working toward a center instead of center out?
What do you suppose the larger squares are for? Border?

You and me both :mrgreen: :lol:

Pretty prints!

Pretty fabric!!!!!!111

LOVE the prints and the WONDERFUL price. If you don't mind me asking where did you get a 10% discount card for Goodwill? :thumbup:

Can't wait to see what you create!

LOVE the prints and the WONDERFUL price. If you don't mind me asking where did you get a 10% discount card for Goodwill? :thumbup:[/quote]

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It didn't take much time and I had a few extra minutes. Here is three variations of the blocks sewn together as you have it in a quilt. With rotating the blocks I got three different patterns.

Pretty blocks and I am sure you will come up with a pattern to use. Can't beat the price.

Looks like stair steps.
http://www.craftconn.com/Main.asp?Ta...roductID=27132

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so cool...!!!

I agree , how cool is that!!

I'm guessing it's 1/4 of a trip around the world. You'd make 4 identical sections then rotate them with the red block in the middle. The diagonals going out from the red would form the diamond trip design.

Pretty prints! Our goodwill hardly ever has fabric anymore, and you got a GREAT price.

I made 3 more sections & rotated them & tah dah - a TATW is forming. If you lived closer I'd think that you are the one that dropped these squares off at Goodwill. LOL I'm curious as to what size quilt I'll end up with.

Thanks everyone for your ideas. BellaBoo your variations are great - I may decide to chose one of those instead! This project has to 'wait in line' - maybe it'll be an incentive to get others done.

This board is wonderful!

I think in my small town all the fabric people give to thrift shops is donated to the quilting quild for the scrap quilts they donate. There is not much fabric to be found in those shops. You got a smoking deal for less than dollar. show us when you get done. This is great.

What good fortune in finding that.. It is our turn to find great finds. Enjoy your fabric..

Dumb question, "What is a TOTW?".

It is a diagonal pattern, I've done it with my rag quilts! Just keep extending the rows.

An early bargello??

I'm in about the same shape with a "find" at the Thrift Shop - a checkbook box of 2" squares - have not gone through them all to see what matches, but it will be fun to experiment to make them into something. I may use some of them at least for a little 4-patch quilt for the new little baby coming - so he has his own little patchwork quilt.... But will see about colors and matches I can make first. But, aren't finds like this fun? I just love them.

Looks like the start of Trip Around the World to me.

Carol J.

I have made charm quilts with the colors running in diagonal lines. Maybe she really liked the pink corner squares but did not have enough for a whole row. Any way its a wonderful bargain! have fun! diane c

What a deal I would take it all apart and find a pattern I like and adapt it to the number of squares you have good luck.

Great find! pretty , you'll make it into something great I'm sure :)

They don't here either.

Please post a pic of the final result! Maybe the larger squares are for a border, or maybe they were simply cut incorrectly and you could cut them down to 3".

I think it might be one block of an Irish Chain. That usually has one block with a distinct diaganol and the other block has larger plain area with a cuople of more small squares as in the larger pieced one. Just look up Irish Chain and you will find single, double, triple,etc. it makes a nice, easy and fairly quick top.

Hi, i made one with double knit like that didnt have a pattern at all just did it cause i wanted it that way she was using up scrapes

I've seen the pattern - and very recently. But I can't remember the name. :cry: Maybe it will come to me.

It looks to be identical blocks set diagonally. You could continue on the diagonal until all the blocks are used or you could end it and start again with the blocks going on the opposite diagonal. Just a thought. I have no idea what the pattern is called.