Need pattern for Homespuns
 

I was gifted an extremely large amount of homespun fabrics in lots of colors, mostly plaid but a few stripes as well. I plan to use them to make manly quilts to donate to a local shelter. Anyone have suggestions for an easy pattern that looks good with lots of plaid homespun? No Raggy quilt patterns, please. Preferbly a free pattern but will certainly consider others as well. Thanks.

How 'bout a D9P with the center being a solid from your stash - same solid in every block
or
I made a plaid quilt for my adult grandson that he, I and everyone loved.

2 blocks, alternated. they are both 8" blocks, finished.
1st. 4 of four 2.5" plaids sew to a 8 1/2" unfiniished square
2nd block. 4 of 4.5" HST sew to a 8 1/2" unfinished square

It's a great looking quilt
I used many homespun plaids, alsoa few checks and stripes

Why not use the idea from the rag quilt but not make it rag? Cut all fabrics into squares of the same size, 8"x8" for example sew them together randomly, sandwich and do an all over FMQ. It is easy, quick and you can make them even faster if you cut all your fabrics in wide strips. Sew them into a wide tube, cut the tube to size of the blocks so you get the rings,and undo the stitches on every ring at the different place which will give your rows. Connect the rows and your top is done. Good luck.

here are mine.........
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...er-t91321.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...ed-t33765.html

This one's a good one, and it's easy too! :thumbup:

http://quiltville.com/smokeymtstars.shtml

I like to use the Scott's Plaid pattern from the Quilter's Cache web site. It's an easy pattern to do and you can incorporate additional fabrics to make it a little more scrappy looking if you wanted.

http://www.quilterscache.com/S/ScotsPlaidBlock.html

I think they would look nice in the Creme Brulee pattern:

http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...p-t180120.html

I'm planning to make something like this with plaids some day...

http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...y-t182107.html

I bookmarked this quilt because I love what she did with homespuns & plaids.

First of all, I very, very strongly recommend that you starch the living snot out of those homespuns BEFORE you cut anything! Voice of experience, here. :D

You could make a string quilt, as seen in this blog header: http://juliekquilts.blogspot.com/

Another one I like a lot is this one (free tutorial!): http://thethriftyquilter.blogspot.co...e-thrifty.html

I used homespun on a Twister quilt. Hubby loved it so much he wanted me to make it into a king

here's a couple i've made- my brother's love quilts made with homespuns- and i've never starched (the snot) out of my homespuns-
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I have an old Fons & Porter magazine that has a very simple pattern of plain blocks, plaids and stripes, all the same size, whatever you want (3, 4, 5 inch, whatever). Just piece them together but alternate the direction of the stripe or major direction of the of the plaid pattern every block. Super simple, but alternating the fabric direction add subtle interest.

I think "Homespun Rails" by Mary Johnson would be perfect. The website is wonderful, with lots of free patterns.

http://www.maryquilts.com/homespun-rails/

homespun idea
 

Thanks to everyone for all the suggestions. Now if only I could decide which to make first:-) I think I was gifted enough fabrics to make one of each. Again, many thanks for all the wonderful suggestions. Lena

Here is a link that I've been saving for quite awhile; one day maybe I can get enough homespun to at least do one as a table runner. I love this french braid with this fabric
http://keepyouinstitches.blogspot.co...-tutorial.html

Wow! What a lot of good ideas for using homespuns. I have a box of them but haven't used them for anything as yet. These give me some great ideas.... Thanks.