Hi friends,
I am organizing my sewing room and have found I must love blue...I have a lot of blue...so I am looking for a pattern that would be pretty using varying shades of blue. I would love something fast and easy.
I like appliqué too...so tell me what ya think.
After all this organizing and I am not done...my brain is muddled.
as usual.
Thanks,
Susan

I did a block of the month in blues and I really like it.

Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville has some beautiful blue scrap quilts. They don't have any applique but I think you could easily incorporate some. Here are links to a couple of her blue scrappys. I love all of these and have a blue scrap quilt on my to do list. It is just deciding what I want to make with those blues I am saving.

http://quiltville.com/mbh/myblueheaven%20013.jpg

http://quiltville.com/blueridgebeautyoutside.jpg

http://quiltville.com/bedquilts/epiphanystars2.jpg

It is easy to spend hours looking at her quilts and any of her designs can easily be done in a blue theme.

These are not my quilts, just two I like. I like the 2nd one so much I use it as my computer wallpaper.
Rail Fence - going dark-medium-light consistently would also make a good looking blue quilt. I did one in purples for a friend..

Oh are those yummy!!
Gorgeous!
Jan in VA

It's not easy but a French Braid quilt would be beautiful.

If you have dark tonals you could make a Snowflake Quilt. You would have to have some white for the flakes!

possibly a Take 5.

What about a Yellow Brick Road - very easy.

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If that's Paula Nadelstern's Snowflake that you're recommending - it is a lot of hard work, takes forever.

I like them all

A storm at sea quilt maybe? Lots of blues is good. You will find many fun things to make.

Check out the September 2010 BOM pattern "Wild Zinnias", on the board. It would make a beautiful blue and white!

I have seen a blue/white quilt done with Stars of some type. The Stars were all blue scrappy & it was Beautiful!!!

I vote for French Braid...mainly because it is on my list of "want to try soon" patterns! Please post pics when you are done!

Jacob's Ladder. Just add a contrast.

LADIES - Susan asked for fast and easy

Here is my blue qult using "Magic" by Jim Helms of The Joyful Quilter

I'm doing a blue/cream "cobblestone" quilt. It's super easy, and you can use even the smallest pieces of fabric. I'm alternating using the blue for the outside cream for the centers, then the cream for the outside and blue for the centers.
Here's a free pattern: http://www.victorianaquiltdesigns.co...arityQuilt.htm

They might make a beautiful French Braid.

I am picturing a beautiful all blue Trip Around The World.

On a second thought, I was just telling hubby last night that I could only find one piece of scrap in blue in my stash, I have no blue, so....

:mrgreen:

This one was fast because 12 of the blocks are large half square triangles. 12 inch blocks. You could do a mix of blues and it would be really pretty.
http://www.quilterscache.com/S/SawtoothSquareBlock.html

For quick and easy I don't think you can go wrong with a tube quilt. A friend just did one in blue and it was beautiful.

Here's kind of a variation on the railfence - it's fun to mix it up sometimes. There are so many lovely patterns out there, you're sure to find one you love. :)

Thanks friends...keep the suggestions coming in...love all the ideas and I have enough blue to do several.
Susan

Blues Bargello is a pretty one.

Blue Moon by Karen Montgomery.

http://www.ttfabrics.com/patterns/

My vote would be for a split nine patch. Quick and easy.

when my granddaughter requested a new quilt and said...i really like blue grandma, i made Ashley's ocean! it did not take long, the appliques were very fun, even added crystals...the pics do not show how spectacular this quilt is...and it was my first bargello :thumbup:

GollyTwo, your quilts are lovely. The purple looks like a big city at night and your Chinese Coins is an inspiration for a bunch of left over "ugly" fabrics I have tucked away. Great way to use them up and pretty darn easy. Thank you for the inspiration.

The Sampler from the Fab Shop Hop would be perfect. Actually, when I have finished what I am working on I am going to make the quilt in blue - actually, it is three shades of blue. All sampler blocks are three shades of blue. You can download each block pattern and on September 30, you can get the instructions. And they look relatively easy. Edie

How about a Buggy Barn pattern?

You might consider a Bento Box quilt. I have seen several made with primarily blues. A nice look.

I just found out I have 3 shades of blue that works well together. 3 seems to be a magic color when it comes to making a quilt. Just to be safe, I'm making a 9 patch, of 2 prints, 1 light blue, looks like ocean waves and the other Blue with tiny flowers, makes me think of the stary sky on a clear night, sashing it with a darker bright blue and where I need the little square in the sashing, will use navy blue. There are so many shades of blue, most any combination is good.

I'm going to call it "Ocean"

Are they fooling me gollytwo? LOL
wanted to look at your quilts but can't find pics someone referred to.

I am thinking bargello...never done one.
but like the flow of blues....would love to do a landscape but don't know where to begin.

Please keep advising.

Hi Susan
the pictures are on page one of this thread. I did not make either of them. Posted them because they were pretty easy and blue.

ckcowl - AWESOME quilt - what a masterpiece. Where did you get the fabric for the appliques?

A pattern called Faceted Jewels would be perfect in assorted blues.

http://www.3dudesquilting.com/docume...on-Pattern.pdf

pretty and easy 16 patch blocks. You could totally do an applique border or an applique on top of each block....

Right now I am in the process of making the Brick pattern in various shades of blue for my oldest grandson. I had gathered a bunch of fat quarters togethered and used them. I did add just a touch of red and yellow only not the bright reds and yellows, muted colors just for a touch. I usually only make bright happy colored quilts so the blues seemed a little depressing to me. It looks better than I thought it would.