Help with ideas.
 

What pattern would you use that follows these rules: no flowers, limited number of colors (like black and white and gray), limited number of fabrics (four is the max), one or two different blocks? Still trying to come up with a quilt idea that my daughter (she doesn't like the scrappy look or samplers at all) will approve. I've looked at so many quilt patterns that I've overload my brain. I'm starting fresh and will only look at ones you guys suggest. Thanking you in advance!!

Would alternating snowball blocks and four patches work?

Hay Margie, I'm from Houston too. I have the perfect pattern for you. It's called coarsewoven, and its from www.quilterscache.com. I have a daughter who is just as picky as yours is. hehehe Love her to death though. Its only three colors, and looks so easy, teadious though. Tell me what you think? Good luck.

I haven't made anything out of this book yet, but I have it and just about everything in it is on my to-do list!
http://www.amazon.com/Dare-Square-Qu.../dp/B0091L0266

My solution would be to make her come up with the pattern and pick the fabrics. The more input she has, the more likely she is to love it.

I made this for my daughter's best friends 21st birthday. Simple, fun, not "sampler-y". It would lent itself to a few other fabrics if you wanted.

Hi Margie,
Check out the mystique quilt on this site... Or the tuxedo.

http://www.rileyblakedesigns.com/quilting_projects/

Hunters star, storm at sea, or you could google back and white quilts.

Jenny Doan has a really cool pattern, using fabric that is black, white and yellow. Very easy to do and looks like something a young woman would really like. It is called "Magic Squares". This is the video showing how to make it. Hope this helps.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XddSxGAlLQ0

How old is daughter? My nephew at 12 told me exactly the pattern and the co.ours he wanted. While he was drawing and telling me his5 year old brother was co.ouring in. When we had finished he came up with a co.ourful picture of the dinosaur quilt he wanted. Both drawings and instructions were nough to make a quilt.

My vote is for something like this "Twisted Patchwork" http://www.free-quilting.com/detail....200&cat_id=436 pattern. You would pick a focus fabric and then two solids/blenders for the trellis effect. I would ask her to pick out the focus fabric.

Lots of good ideas here!

Maybe a rail fence would work for you. Might meet your requirements. I just finished one in purple and white. Let me see if I have a picture....just in case you find it helpful...

Dina

What about a Day & Night quilt by Eleanor Burns.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t-t184211.html

Winding ways comes to mind

This one looks interesting. I like how the pieces change direction.

Thanks for the suggestions.

"Twisted Patchwork"

Thank you for telling me about this one. I'd have to do some tweaking.

"rail fence " Thanks for the picture. what an adorable inspector you have.

I really like how graphic this is.

Winding ways

Thanks for the suggestions. I ended up on Pinerest (my next favorite website)

I simply googled "black white quilt" and there are many many options if you're that limited on color scheme. Here's a few just to look at:

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The bargello really grabs my attention but it seems to scrappy. Is there a way to make one that's more limited in fabric choices?

The current (March/April 2013) McCall's Quilting magazine has a wonderful "modern" quilt called Clarkson Crossing. I spotted it because my daughter also doesn't like "quilty" looking quilts.

a tube quilt would fit that.

McCall's "Clarkson Crossing"-picture
 

Here's a pic:

I agree with this - she is more like to like it if she has input. If she doesn't like traditional quilts have her google some of the modern ones. Jaybird quilts has several that I really like

when i get a picky.. especially a young one... i have them do all the choosing and if possible help with construction . then they appreciate all the work involved... and maybe you get a convert.

Love this quilt! How fun!

How about bento block" it would fit 3-4 fabrics easily and seems easy to make. There are "free" patterns on the internet. Just type in "Bento Block" or how about "10 min block" or 5 min block " using 3-4 fabrics. I have thought this would make a nice more modern quilt. It seems that the younger generation (my daughhters included) do not want tradition quilts or scrappy quilts. I just made my daughter one in beiges and brown from pattern called "strip set". It came out nice and she liked it.

My avatar shows how I used a limited range of colours! Very easy paper pieced

I love paper piecing. What pattern did you use?

One of my friends just did the disappearing 9 patch with the center of the 9 in red and the others in black and white prints and it was unbelievable!

I would suggest a 3 color hunters star design. Look at Deb Tucker's ruler at "180 designs "for some ideas. It's wonderfully easy with the ruler and not flowery at all. You could also just do a 2 color design, too, that is really cool and graphic.

The bargello that I posted is called Diamond's Jubilee, and is available in various places around the net.
Here's a link to someone who did it here on the boards: http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...o-t196199.html

THAT would be beautiful in the colors identified! Adding another to my list :)

I love Maggiemay's quilt! It's simple, but the fabrics make a powerful statement.

Help! I went to the site and where do I go from there. Could not open any of the "drop down"....

A Carpenter Wheel would work.

I love making Stairway to Fortune. I did not buy the pattern. I just looked at it and made it by cutting my own strips. There are graphic prints and solids in black, white and red with the pop of aqua on the back.
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