Layer cake patterns?
 

I have 1 Lovely layer cake and 2 yards of dark floral for border. Trying to use what I have. Do you have a "go to" pattern (free) for layer cakes? Would a d4p be appropriate? Log cabin? I have surfed online and nothing is jumping out at me. Suggestions sure would be appreciated!

I like the Double Slice Layer Cake quilt. Here is one with sashing, but you can also make the blocks with no sashing. http://www.nancysfabrics.info/2012/1...-tutorial.html

I like the Double Slice Layer Cake pattern from Missouri Star. I have a picture of one too, which I will try to find. This goes together quickly and sort of ends up looking like Yellow Brick Road or Take Five.

Just in case it might work for you...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxC-0T5lXw4

Dina

Funny, we both suggested the same pattern at the same time!!

I too have made the double slice quilt from the MSQC. If fact, I have made several of them. I love the pattern.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rgQd...VFDHmDXqCIzuAw

Sorry about the long link! I worked on it for 15 mins! How about a Disappearing pinwheel from MSQC? Here is a picture of the ones I did for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. There is also another way to set these from the same pinwheel. It looks more like a Churn Dash with a pinwheel center.

I made this one. She gives you two sizes. If you click on the small pictures you can see various color ways.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/10094073...?ref=related-0

I just finished one that is soft pastels and all I did was sew the squares together, 6 across and 7 down, sew a thin border and then a wide one. It turned out very nice and was easy to do. It took longer to place all the squares where I wanted them then to sew them together.

I love that Double Slice pattern! Oh my, I can't wait to try it! Thanks for sharing....

Love the double slice pattern. I have several layer cakes I've won at guild so this would be a great pattern.

I also did the double slice layer cake and loved how it came out. A definite do again pattern.

I have made the double sliced layer cake and it turn out nice.

Look at Moda Bake shop - they have free patterns that use Pre-cuts - you can find patterns for layer cakes and everything else there.

Missouri Star Quilt Company on YouTube has a quilt made with a layer cake called Alter Ego that I just did and it was fun and am very pleased with how it turned out. Check it out on YouTube or on Missouri Star.

Bev

I am just about to use the same fabric to make this quilt, don't know the name of it.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...e-t239172.html

One more vote for the Double Slice Layer Cake. Dina, yours is gorgeous!

I made this one with layer cakes. It went together really really fast with no problems matching seams etc - in fact, not very technical at all but extremely effective.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkm3nCferp4

Mine ended up queen size with 2 layer cakes and a few pieces left over. I also used yardage for the background and put mine onto white. Sorry I don't have a pic - it's all rolled up waiting to be quilted. But I loved making this one and will be doing it again.

Alternatively, try the You've got Mail quilt - it's nice and trendy.

TONS of Video Tutes... http://www.youtube.com/user/MissouriQuiltCo

I'm planning to do this one on a layer cake:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1uySnPrPRw

This was posted previously on the board, and looks easy.

I am making Fresh from Camille Roskelley's book Simply Retro book. I borrowed the book from the library, so it was free.

Double slice pattern in my favorite for layer cakes as well.

I guess I am the oddball I vote for a twister....my Fav!

On the back of the cardboard backing the layer cake, it shows cutting options. I saw someone cut half of hers vertically and horizontally (squares) and she made 4-patches, then she cut half of them diagonally in both directions which she turned into hourglass shapes. Each block was 2 colors. She then alternated the 4-patch and hourglass blocks. The quilt was beautiful. By the way, both block types turned out the same size which made them easy to go together.

Any charm square pattern or layer cake pattern would work. A layer cake cut in quarters yields 4 charm packs. I just completed at Disappearing 4-Patch, using 3 charm packs and an equal number of white squares, and it finished at 57" x 71".

I used a layer cake to make "urban cabin" by Atkinson Designs. Got lots of complements on it.
sorry don't know how to upload photo so you can see what it looks like

I agree with soccertxi about the double pinwheel 2 quilt. I am cutting my own scraps into 9 1/2" squares for mine. Love the MQC and Jenny for giving us such neat patterns.

Here's the link to Moda Bake Shop Layer Cake quilt patterns: http://www.modabakeshop.com/#uds-search-results

Jenny Doan has many YouTube videos using layer cakes. This one, the Disappearing pinwheel is awesome!! If I were you, I would watch the video and make this quilt. You will need background fabric. She usually buys a 2nd layer cake that is white or cream to make her quilts. For this quilt, a second background layer cake would be perfect or you can just cut 10" squares out of background fabric. This block goes together very fast. You could make the quilt in a day, if you spent all day working on it. Me, it takes longer because I don't spend all day sewing. Good luck!

This pattern isn't free, but uses a layer cake. I made it and it was very easy!
http://www.thepatternbasket.com/item...fetti-Cake.htm

I was thinking about signing up for the February Layer Cake swap. Now with all these great ideas with what to do with them I am going to have to go home and check my stash to see if I have enough batikes to do this.

I like the MSQC chevron pattern with layer cakes

I vote for the double cut. I used 138 scraps of different batiks. Batting used was poly with a high lift as I wanted it to be more like a comforter. I then tied it by machine using the ilet stitch. Love Love it. and it is warm. Ended up being a good size for King bed I have. I will make one again when I get more along with my bucket list. It goes together easy and fairly quick. I did not put a border on, just bound it with backing I used.

missouriquiltco.com has lots of layer cake patterns and videos to go with them. Go to the tutorial section and you will find them there.

Wonderful ideas! Thanks!