Do you know a non-busy quilt?
 

I want to make my daughter a quilt. She thinks quilts are to busy. I know someday she will want a quilt from dear old mom.My mother told her grandmother the same thing and she was sorry after her grandmother passed away that she didn't have one of her quilts.(me to) Any ideas for a non-busy quilt? I thank you in advance. FayZ

Rail Fence. I have done these in three colors and they look good. BrendaK

Try one of the modern quilt designs. Google "Modern Quilts". I bet she would like one of those in her favorite colors.

In my mind a 'non busy' quilt would have two (maybe three) colors and a simple pattern/block. Maybe even monochromatic in color.

I would ask her to browse Pinterest for samples of what she views as non-busy .

Thank you for your response. I will look up some rail fences and some two color quilts

and you could do one in soft colors, like cream, white, beige. Sometime those colors make gorgeous quilts!

I like carpenter's star quilts like my avatar. I usually make them with just 3 colors and adjust the size of the block to adjust the size of the quilt.

The BQ2 quilts are not "busy" or at least I don't think so. They go together pretty quick too. If you google BQ2 you will get a ton of different pictures

I would look at Modern Quilts - there are so many different patterns - I am sure you will find something that works.

i agree w otis. traditional quilts or even fairly modern quilts like chinese coins made w lots of flowers and prints etc etc are "busy". the younger generation seems to really tend toward the strong graphics and colors of designers like weeks randle. here is a search page for modern quilts. i prefer the cleaner faster interface function of zapmeta rather than the slower process of waiting for bing or google to display images. in zapmeta, click on image and a quick drop down menu explains the image, two clicks takes you to the page image found.


http://www.zapmeta.com/?sttname=imag...t+designs+free


another good place for tutorials, patterns and pics of nice graphic unfussy modern quilts is ....


http://themodernquiltguild.wordpress...-larger-quilt/

I love this idea, it is what I do with my daughter when making her a new quilt. (She has too many but says she can never have too many!!!!) She is my best enabler!!!

What about doing a simple log cabin or something equally as simple but with solids? Maybe it's the many prints in most quilts that she doesn't care for so much. Look for some Amish quilts to show her and see if that's it.

Thank you all for your help. There are lots of good ideas. I will be checking them out tomarrow while hubby watches football.

I would get her to choose a pattern. sit down with her and do the Google searches mention above. It too love BQ2 and Warm Wishes. Going to eventually do a twist using an 8.5" focus blocks and leave the rest of the sashing the same.

Instead of assuming what her definition of "busy" is, ask her.
Then using that definition, find some examples that might be acceptable.

Many of the old fashioned traditional quilts could still be made as non-busy (according to my definition!!), just by choosing simplicity of colours/fabrics, and not doing them as scrappy.

Probably the most non-busy quilt would be a "whole-cloth" where it is all one fabric/colour, with just quilting. Some of those are true masterpieces!

Keep in mind, that perhaps maybe she simply does not want a quilt!
And respect her for that.

One of my favorite non-busy ones is called First Light Log Cabin. Let me see if I can find a picture. It is just different enough it may be what you are looking for?

http://www.quiltershomemag.com/conte..._pdf_51311.pdf (This pattern is missing one piece of the instruction, but, if I could figure it out, anyone could.)

Just in case this helps...I did find a picture, but you need to ignore my quilt inspector at the top. Hot Rod simply insists on being in all my quilt pictures. :)

Dina

maybe keep color changes to a minimum or do the same color but in different values. Blues and greens can be calming.

Agree, keep the color intensity down.

I agree with asking her why she thinks they are too busy. My daughters like bedspreads that coordinate with the rest of the room. But they love having themed throws. They like having a Christmas quilt, a Halloween quilt and my oldest daughter has a baseball quilt with all the MLB teams and another one with the NFL quilt fabrics.

Or just figure out what her favorite colors are, make one and put it away. My guess when she sees you making one in colors she likes, she is going to want it.

This video for the 10-Minute Block quilts shows quilts that I consider non-busy. Perhaps this would be something your daughter would like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUK5-nuhVcw

perhaps a simple Chevron in solids or tone on tone instead of prints.


There is a quilt here that she might like as well, simple, straight forward and since it is two sided, it gives it a nice look whichever she chooses to flip it !

http://leedledeedlequilts.blogspot.c...18001310582672

A lot of Amish style quilts work well with contemporary interiors.....so maybe look to those designs.

My mom is the same way, and when she wanted to buy a "summer" quilt and couldn't find anything she liked, I looked to ebay. I know her tastes, so it didn't take long for me to find a gorgeous cross stitched quilt top for sale, from a 1930's kit, Im sure, in great condition. I won it, and when she saw it she said, "That's EXACTLY what I want!" It was done in colors which match her bedroom, no less! I quilted it for her, and it's on her bed right now.

You just need more communication with your daughter, to better understand what she expects. Sit down together with some books or magazines and have fun "shopping" with her. I think it's great you want to make her a quilt she really needs and wants, but just doesn't realize it yet.

Maybe busy is more of a fabric choice too.

I just finished making a chevron quilt for baby shower in baby blues and grays; that was mom's choices. It turned out really pretty, but just a little boring for me. It certainly wasn't busy at all.

Hi Hot Rod. Your quilt, Dina, is really nice. Love the colors.

I just finished a Bargello with monochromatic cream to dark brown fabrics. Dina has one she made- in my mind they aren't "busy" but are sophisticated.

Definately a tonal quilt...just very simple. I pretty sure that she will like that. What is she using now?

I would definitely ask her what busy means and have her look at different quilt pictures. If you don't have Pinterest then google quilt images. I would also ask her what colors and what she prefers for quilting: stitch in the ditch versus meandering. Busy may not necessarily mean the pattern ! If could mean the colors or the quilting. This is why it's so important to ask first for clarification. Disappointment and hurt feelings can be averted this way.

I had to chuckle when I read your post. Your daughter sounds exactly like my daughter. My daughter is 48 and she really wanted a quilt from her mom, but she didn't like the "busyness" of most quilts. She's a very hip, young 48. So I had her look through the books I had of modern quilts and she choose Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr's "Blowing in the Wind." Then she choose all the fabrics. She and her husband love the quilt, and I was so happy to make it for them. [ATTACH=CONFIG]490657[/ATTACH]

Many who look at quilts and call them busy are more referring to the fabrics used. Have her look at patterns in different prints. Then go to fabric choices. Most young people like geometric or simple Batiks to the floral type prints. But that's just me.

How about tone on tone with just simple pattern.

That's a lovely quilt! Is that pattern in one of their books?

I agree that it would be helpful if your daughter could look at some quilts to help define what she considers 'busy'. I would guess solids and a modern pattern as opposed to a traditional quilt with small pieces and lots of fabrics. It's so helpful to know peoples' taste! Much better than having no input and making a quilt someone doesn't like.

Tink's Mom, She has a black on one side grey on flip side comforter..I thought about something for her family room. It is tan and beige with some green tossed in. She spends most of her time in there.I made her a two tone green afghan years ago and she loves to wrap up in it.Thank you for jogging my memory.I had forgot about the afghan.

Nanny's dollface your flying geese quilt is so pretty I would love that for me. "loisf" I think you hit the nail on the head. Your quilt makes me think of her. Thank you "all" for your help.

It's my feeling that any quilt can be non-busy if blenders are used with the prints. They calm it down as I like to say.

Young people often love Pottery Barn Quilts Get her to look on that website.

How about Day and Night in batiks 2 colors. They turn out nice.