I love that border--and how the design goes right into it. :thumbup:

I think you are well on your way to becoming a quilt designer. Lovely and easy to follow. Two key ingredients to a great design!

That pattern is great. You for sure are a designer! Might want to check around about how to get your designs out so you can make money on it. In the meen time I am copying this one. 8) Great work!

:roll: I cannot tell you how to do it, :shock: as I am inexperienced at anything but simple designs. I just wanted to tell you that I think it is a beautiful design. :lol: :lol: I can hardly wait till you can do it and show us. I want to wish you luck, and tell you you have real design talent there. :lol: :lol:
Deb :mrgreen:

Try http://www.quilterscache.com and look under quilt blocks galore. The square in a square block and the pinwheel 12 inch block seem to be your two main blocks. You would have to cut your pieces smaller to get 8 inches, but I bet if you played around with it a bit, you could figure it out. I think your quilt is going to be great!

Here's a few sites I found:

http://www.equilters.com/library/PFP/square-in-square.html

and the one Lucky Patsy's "Mom" told us about:

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

http://www.quilterscache.com/P/PinwheelBlock.html

I'm so glad someone was able to send you fabric and batting!

I can run you up some cutting directions for both blocks, just let me know what size you want and I will post on the thread here.

Hi there, i'm new to the forum, but just wanted to say your pattern is absolutely beautiful! I don't know if this will help, but i usually use graph paper to make my patterns, and it takes the guessing and calculating out of the picture. But honestly, your pattern looks really really hard, good luck with it!

Ok, instead of rotary cutting instructions, I've done you some templates so you won't need to do strip cutting. you will need to join the patt for the large square. Then you could use the paper patts to make some cardboard templates. I just glue the paper to some cardboard and cut out when dry. All the best with your new project, looks like it's coming along great.
PS: The templates include a marked quarter inch seam allowance, don't forget to click print as image under advanced properties in adobe Reader so that the seam allowances will print out, also make sure scaling is set at nil
Cheers

Flying V..what a lovely and exciting pattern. I'm just going to have to steal it...should I wait until you have the instructions done?

It will be beautiful~
Patti

try your local library - mine charges ten centa a page for nice laser prints.

This looks like it is coming along quite nicely!!
~Tiffany

Thanks so much for the permission to steal, however...that does take some of the fun out of it :lol:

This one is going on my list of definites to do...thank you

It still wouldn't hurt to try to print at the library. When I hit "download" it only does it temporarily for me. Perhaps your library will too. If you're worried about it, ask the librarian about it. That's what they're there for!

Oh, and BJ, you're an angel!

Thank you Celeste, but a good project like V's should not go undone for want of fabric. I'm anxious to see the progress on the quilt. I think everyone has been very helpful, and does the heart good to see the amount of helping and caring that happen on this board. We ROCK!

Wow!! That colorless one will make a fabulous coloring sheet for my 5th graders. I call it the Flying V contest. :D Maybe for the Valentine's party.

I can't wait to see even a few squares done.
Flying V--what colors did you decide on?

Woo Hoo!!

I love the colorless version. I tend to be one who will sit down with colored pencils and work out different ideas so this is really wonderful for me. Thank you!!!!!
~Tiffany

I e-mail files to myself, check my e-mail from library, anf print from that. For job hunting, a nice laser copy beats my old inkjet any day. Libraries would already have Adobe Reader installed - it is everywhere.

Like someone else said..........buy a pad of graph paper. I use graph paper for everything..........even designed our house using it.

What colors are you using?

Or if you have a computer and a printer, you can print your own graph paper. The great thing about this is that you can print off any size needed. :D
~Tiffany

Tiffany I just love doing that myself!! I picked up a new set of colour leads just last week. I also love using the interior decorator design markers that have three different sized tips. You can get them at most art stores.!

I have not heard of the design markers before. They sound yummy! (To play with, not to eat. :lol: ) I'm going to have to put that on my list of things to get. I like the idea of different sized tips.
~Tiffany

I really love your design....I believe the colors are too strong for me...but again, I am an old lady......
Your design is stunning.....Thanks for sharing....and don't forget to keep posting.

Now, Ania. I am not buying the "old lady" line! A different color pallete resonates with you and your artistic sense! I think quilting keeps us young as we exercise both the analytical and creative parts of our minds.

And V, do keep us posted!

There is a myth that the old and the young see color differently. When I was working with interior decorating one of the things I learned was that as we get older the whites of our eyes gain some yellowing, which is worse the more time spent out in the sun. The main color that is affected by this are peach-type colors. Younger people can more easily see light peach colors and it is one color that older people will rarely decorate with. I'm probably not explaining this as well as an eye dr. could but that's the basics. I've always found that fascinating and wonder just how differently I see color than I did twenty or thirty years ago.
~Tiffany

Thats interesting Tiff. My hubby is 17 yrs. older than me..who knew??? I just accuse him of being color blind when he searches all over for his "blue shirt"...finally finds the grey one and shouts for joy!

Need a "just shaking my head" smiley!

Tiffany I find them great especially where you can control how much colour in different areas.. little spots, use the little tip :) Yes they have some very yummy colours! If I remember the weekend I'll take some of photos of them and post them here so you can see what you are to look for

Cheers

Flying V--I did copy your pattern--told my students about your creativeness--and put it out for them to color during the Valentine's Day party. Most didn't stick to a pattern at all-being 10. :wink: But, Ashley did. I asked her permission to bring it home, take a picture and post it. She was quite pleased about the whole idea. So--here it is.

She is going to be quite a quilter if she transfers her color "sense" to fabric :!: