I think almostany tradional block!

I agree with Laceybritt on the patterns for a country quilt. And as others said the more traditional patterns. There are many sites on-line that give instructions for many different blocks.

In our neck of the woods, it is one with chickens and chooks and wheat sheaths, windmills and barns.The odd goose and dog or scarecrow is generally there as well as cats and mice,sunflowers and perhaps a horse.

Log Cabin!

a Sampler would be nice, but any traditional blocks would be nice. Would sure set down with her about colors and what she is thinking.....country to some one thing, others, something totality different.

It would be a great idea to pick out a couple of country patterns and have her pick one out and I would also take her to the fabric store to pick out her own shades unless you would like to surprise her with the pattern and shades.

When I think of country I think of the north star block. It is such a pretty pattern and very country.

look at the cover of connecting threads new catalog or look online @ their "starry splendor" lap quilt . definitely a "country beauty"!

Have a look at this site:
http://www.amishcountrylanes.com/Pages/index.shtml

They have a "tour" of the different quilts, it's a great way to see different patterns, and even how different the same pattern looks with different fabric treatments. And they are all "country" style.

Thimbleberries would be my choice - Lynette Jennings has some great patterns

quilt bugs i think your quilt looks country..is really pretty... :-D

For some reason when I hear 'country quilt' I think of log cabin quilts. Maybe it is the name.

But lots can be done with a log cabin quilt in the colors your dd wants.

warm quilt hugs, sue in CA

Go to Connecting Threads and see the new line of fabric and the quilts they have made from all of it. If that doesn't get your juices flowing nothing will.

I made three quilts for the weddings of my two boys and the wedding of their best friend. My boys I did turning twenty and used for one a lot of Aisian themes (he was married in Thailand to a very nice girl of Chinese and Thailand heritge.
My other son and his wife likes to fish and the outdoors so I bought many pieces with thoses themes. It was very country as it was almost patchwork.
The third I did the garden wall using 7 1/2 by 4 inch blocks with a 4 by 4 inch block in every row.(looked like a brick wall) and again used a lot of the personalities of the two and had John Deere tractor, coffee, hiking, canoeing etc. They all had their personalities and all a little patch work which to me says country.

This is a beautiful quilt. I was also thinking of Jo- Morton and her fabrics. She has some beautiful and simplier designs

I agree thimbleberries has wonderful dark color fabrics and patterns.

I was thinking double wedding ring as I was reading, my suggestion for the background would be an antique off white such as, tan, biege, ecru...
and for the pieced the nice warm rich reds, rust, blues, hunter greens, golden yellows.

even a log cabin one side done with the off whites and the other the rch colors would be beautiful... <3 Keep us posted <3

Before you do anything else, make sure you are on the same page she is. There are hundreds of choices at various skill levels, such as schoolhouse or friendship star. You might go to www.quilterscache.com for ideas.

Buggy Barn has some cool patterns that are easy and fun to make. They also have their own fabric line that is very earth tones and darker colours, much like Kansas Troubles. With the Buggy Barn Patterns, you layer 5 fatquarters, cut out the pieces, shuffle the layers and sew. It is fast, and very unique as each block is totally different.

If it's in your comfort range, McCalls has one called Grma's Quilt....or some such.

Perhaps a quilt with folk art things,or something like the Goose ,or the folksy hearts may please her. You can use a pattern from long ago as there are a lot of really good ones out there. Marvel

the nine patch is quick easy and there is so many variations of the nine patch you can't go wrong.

thats easy, a wedding ring quilt is beauitful for a wedding gift to her

I really enjoy Bonnie Hunter's way of quilting scrappy but nice looking quilts. They do remind me of county. Here is one link for her, LOTS of free quilt patterns and tuts on left of page. Maybe you will find something there? :) wish you luck. :)
http://quiltville.com/cathedralstars.shtml

Beautiful quilt Theresa

Since it's a wedding gift, 'country' probably means a comfy cozy quilt that can be spread in whatever they call that part of a barn that stores hay, starting with the honeymoon night! Dark colors so the dirt won't be so noticable

Kansas Troubles fabrics by MODA seem country to me,and I would pick out a few patterns for her to chose from.

I agree. I would have her pick out the pattern. Everyones opinion of country is different.

When I think of country I think of Sampler quilts and the Churn Dash. Go with the "classic" blocks.

Also this collection says Country to me. http://www.connectingthreads.com/cff...d=121&show=all