I'm on my third Eye Spy quilt and I'm having a hard time finishing them. I love them and all the colors and need them as the babies have arrived but I'm tired of working on them. How many of you have done this? What did you do?

Lucky Stars! I love that pattern. I've completed 7 and have one in the works (the first one I started). It's very versatile and looks good in many color combinations.

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I find I make multiples of easy patterns, ie: Trip Around the World, Log Cabin, Square in Square, Chinese Coins,Bears Paw, Stars&Snowballs, Braids, etc, for those that are give-aways. (fundraisers, charity) They work up fast, and look great especially if using a 'line' of fabrics. They're no-brainers for those times you need something quick!

I find it hard to finish a repeat quilt, but i have done a few, but they take longer the 2nd time around.

The only pattern I've made many of is Log Cabin. I get sick of most patterns by the time I've finished ! :D

I do alot of irish chains. they are so easy and it is a classic pattern. I am doing a variation of one soon. I make it interesting by changing the fabrics or the size of the fabrics.

My favorite is the fat quarter shuffle.Goes real fast. The harder ones I only want to do once!

I have the Lucky Stars pattern but haven't made it yet. Love it, tho.

So far I've only made each pattern once but there were a few I'd probably make again. And it's not the hard ones! :)

I'm crazy about, "There's a Dog on My Quilt" by Billie Lauder. I've made 5 of them. I recently changed it up a little bit and did the cat version. It is so simple to figure out and gets the whole family involved in laying it out like a jigsaw puzzle.

I have made 3 Vintage Moments quilts by Marsha McCluskey. One for each of my 3 girls.

I understand. :wink:

I'm one of those people who likes to do a pattern 4 or 5 times in a row, using different fabrics, different placement and then I'm usually done with it. The D4P and tube quilt are a few. The D9P, I've probably made a dozen for a charity group I quilt with. It's just one of those patterns that look much harder than they really are and work up fast when you need it to.

I'm on my 7th trip around the world (all are postage stamp size). And I've made more log cabins and courthouse steps than I remember. I, too, tend to tire of a pattern, but there's a few I keep going back to if I need something in a hurry or am making charity quilts.

When I find a pattern I like I use it over and over. They become reliable knowhows and work up fast. I love TATWorld, Drunkards Path, and any pattern that can have multiple lay out designs like Barn Rasing. If one block can be arranged in so many different ways, just think of the possiblities! Remember, not all baby quilts have to be eye spy patterns. You could use all those great object pieces and make a scrappy 9 patch, for example!

I make a lot of quilts for charity-kids and soldiers. If I find a pattern I like and it goes together quickly I'll make several playing with different colors and layouts of the blocks.

I don't really want complex time consuming blocks. I get annoyed easily.

Sometimes easy is the best way to go!

Simple 9 patches are still a favoite of mine. You can so so much with them. I'm currently working (when I find the time) on an all blue and white one. :)

I love the rail fence and the D9P. I've made several of each pattern.

Dresden Plate and Sunbonnet Sue patterns are the ones I have used the most. There is always a variation because I don't enjoy making the exact same quilt more than once

I've made several Take 5 and I always have a Yellow Brick Road in progress. Sometimes I just want to sew and not be too challenged with new techniques.

I have made 7 or 8 carpenter star quilts. Maybe more than that. I love to make them they are so fast and easy. Of course when you make that many they naturally are easy.

I like the "Baby Bunting" pattern- finihed three.

D9P, Log cabin, Morning Star, Chinese Coins, 9 Patch, Simple pinwheels are some of the pattens I have made many times, sometime for kids, men, women and or babies, just vary the fabrics and sometimes the size of the blocks.

Working on a one time pattern and it going really slow as I'm so used to zipping through the blocks named above. May in Jersey

Many yrs ago,I made 3 of the same miniatures for myself & 2 DDs.Lesson learned.Have never made any full size quilt more than one time.Guess I have a short attention span when it comes to doing the same thing over & ever.......& over :)

I do colour wash quite a lot,in between other things. Luckily, I've not tired of it yet as I try a different pattern with it each time.

lots but the frienship star is my favorite

I'm with you ... and sometimes with new fabrics and combination the pattern is brand new. See my photo <-- ... Pagoda; made many many and I never tire. Another is Yellow Brick Road and Cheese and Crackers, both by Terri Atkinson. I have also made numerous Irish Chains, Winning Hand and Log Cabins. I have enjoyed Four Patch Posies a few times.

Come to think of it - the fabric is my challenge and delight, not the pattern.

Me, too!

Me, too!

I too have done Irish chain more than once. But I think I have used Winner's Circle more than any other pattern. I have given all away so don't have one to send a pic.

So far I havent made any pattern more than once...I still have alist of ones to try for the first time.

I've made about 8 alternating 9-patch/snowball on point baby quilts. They are fast and every one is different because of the choice in fabric. There always seems to be a deadline and I can make one of them in about 3 nights - 1 night to cut, 1 night to sew, and another night to quilt and bind it. I love the pattern, which is great for a beginner.

I have made several "Delectable Mtns" from Eleanor Burns book and also Bargello Hearts I have done about five times. Love those two patterns because the fabric used makes each one unique

I have made 4 hugs and Kisses baby quilts since October. I am done with it for a while.

Only three have I done more than once - double wedding ring, grandmother's fan and twist. It seems if they no longer pose any kind of challenge, I get bored with them.

I like doing the log cabins over and over because how different each one looks. I don't think I would like make the same exact quilt (fabric & pattern) more than once.

I've used the Drunkard's Path pattern a lot of times. It's amazing how many quilts can actually be made out of two pieces.

i haven't been quilting long enough to repeat patterns. i still have so many new ones to try.

I am relatively new at quilting (3 years) so haven't had the chance to repeat any patterns yet. There are just so many that I want to try and I see new ones every day! This board isn't helping either....lol....I look at the pics of finished quilts and think....oooohh, gotta do that one. So my list of Gotta Do Patterns gets longer everyday!