No pattern - finished!
 

I posted a picture of fabrics and a half-baked idea for a baby quilt and thanks to all who had suggestions. This is also the quilt that sent me outside to mow the lawn when my 6" 9-patches turned out to be 3". Funny thing about "mistakes", that mistake turned out to be the saving block as my roommate and I tried every layout we could think of to make this quilt work. I have a large pile of 6" 9-patches that will probably get put on the back, but it's done, the baby is 3 months old, and the mother is in love with the quilt. I will never again start a quilt without a pattern!

This is the mess I started with.

Beautiful. I love the pictures and panel. Way to go!!!!! Teresa

Great job, I really like the colors

How cute can you get. Very fun.

Very cute, looks like it came together just fine.

Who needs a pattern when you can create something as cute as that!

You took a mess and made it beautiful :)

It turned out wonderful!!!!!

Lemonade from lemons. I'm glad you didn't give up. It is beautiful. I'm so glad the mom was in love with it. I love the non traditional, vintage feel to your baby quilt. Awesome job!

Way too go! It's beautiful. And, one of a kind! Keep the creativity going!

ADORABLE quilt!

Fay that's adarable!:thumbup:

Great job--cute!!

Doesn't look like you need a pattern--I think it looks great! And I can definitely see why the mom was in love with it!

Stunning...really fresh and original....you clever quilter!

All I can say, is sometimes those 'no pattern' ideas turn out great and this one did. I think you should be proud of it. Great design!

Well, it sure turned out fantastic! I really love the look and the colors. Isn't Sarah Jane great?

Love it, but I can see where it might cause a headache or two.

Very nice indeed!!

this is a really adorable quilt. I disagree with your assessment of never again making a quilt without a pattern--you did great so why stop now?

This is a wonderful quilt.
You should probably never bother with a pattern.

wow great job! i can't believe you didn't even have a pattern!

Oh, wow! That looks really great.

When life hands you lemons you made more than lemonade! The quilt is adorable!

It turned out great!!!

How do you do the circular pinwheely sort of block? I've seen it before and thought it was too complicated, but yours look so nice I think I'd give it a try.

Thanks!

Fay, I think you have done a marvelous job without a pattern!

It's very cute! Love the colors and fabrics.

The 3 layer pinwheel is a 6" block out of a book titled Rotary magic by Nancy Johnson-Srebro. She calls them poseys and they're not that hard to make, which is good for me. The pink and orange polka dots were so similar in tone they don't contrast well.

You got that right! This is adorable! Did you name it yet? "Happy Accident" (as Bob Ross used to call them).

I'm thinking that after you were so creative and the finished project is a beautiful, one-of-a-kind quilt that you'll be doing more of this and less making quilts from patterns. And you have the 6" blocks to get you started . . . . .

I just love mistake quilts! I've made a few of my own and they make you stretch a bit - which is a good thing. Yours is a thing of beauty - lucky baby!

Fay,
I see a quilter with lots of talent! Follow a pattern if you wish, but don't give up on your own ideas! That's part of being creative! Make the quilt "your own".

How clever you are...it is wonderful. Colors, layout, everything about it just sings.... I love it

You took lemons, added water and sugar and made some great lemonade! Great job.

Super quilt!! But you did it!! The fussy cut in the 9 patches...wow! I never would have tried that. You are just awesome!

It turned out wonderful! You should be proud! A cherished quilt forever.

Very cute, turned out wonderful and I'm sure the baby will grow up loving it!

Well it turned out so precious!