Opinions, Tips?/
 

I'm pretty new at this, but I wanted to make a quilt for a relative who just had a baby. I am trying to decide between two patterns I came up with. Any input and/or tips would be appreciated. Thank you!!

I like the one on the right best but both are great!!!

I like the one on the right better, also.
Somehow it seems more "complete" to me than the one on the left.

I agree they are both very pretty, but the one on the right seems more "balanced".

i agree with all of the above

Thanks a bunch! I was l that way, but I'm glad for outside opinions. :)

Any tips for a newbie?

I like the one on the left. Not so busy as the other one. My favorite colors!

I like them both. How are your HST skills? If you are not adept at this patch, the one with the accent bars would be easier to do.

I have no idea. I am going to find out soon, though.

I like them both :) I think either one will be a winner !!

I'm partial to the one on the left.

It will be beautiful. Love doesn't require perfect seams ;-).

I like the one on the Left.. it has an expansive quality. The one on the Right is "under control'lol

I like the one on the left. It's clean and makes the pattern really stand out. Nice job on sketching out both ideas out.

I really like the one on the left (left as I look at it in the picture). I like it because it is a little less fussy than the fancy upper and lower border on the one on the right.

I love the one on the right the most.

I like both and a small thin border would finish off both of them.
I would suggest you cut your pieces a bit bigger and trim down to the required size. Lots od help here and on the internet.Utube has lots of help too.

Welcome from Missouri.

I like the one on the left, but I'm not one who really likes borders on quilts.

I prefer the one on the left, open, airy, less constricted. I wonder what you consider "pretty new", since you are already designing your own quilt tops. I daydream more about quilting than I do actual work. Admirable work you are doing!

I have a tip. I can't quite tell, but it looks like you're planning on piecing it as triangles and not diamonds? I would highly recommend that - the triangles, I mean. And starch is your friend when you're working with bias edges - just starch before you cut the fabric, not after. :thumbup:

Thank you for the advice! I'll have to pick up some starch before I get cutting. :]

love may not, but quilts look so much better with them!

Like both. Do the one YOU like the best. Have fun

I like them both but think I prefer the one without borders. My tip for you is to make the half square triangles Oversized, sew and then trim. Always start with your square 1" larger than your FINISHED HST size. E.g. If you want to make a 4" white and pink HST, cut one pink and one white 5" square. Mark the diagonal from corner to corner and sew 1/4" on each side of that line. Cut on the diagonal, press to the dark, and then trim to 4 1/2". They will be perfect. In your quilt, I would figure out how many of the different color combinations you need, e.g. 10 pink/white, 8 blue/white, etc. I would use the 8 at a time method for as many as I could (check Lynn Wilder's site). Enclosed is a crude drawing. Basically, add 1" to your FINISHED HST size and multiply by 2 to get the size squares you need to start with. Then sew as shown on dotted lines and cut on heavy lines (A, B, and diagonal lines). Press to dark and then trim to correct UNFINISHED size. Perfect HSTs. You will love this site. Wealth of information and nicest people too. Welcome
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Also, want to add my tip is to use painters blue tape when trimming the HST to prevent the ruler from slipping. Double fold a piece of the tape and put it on the ruler so it is on the low side of the HST, trim that side (can do about 15 before you need to change the tape). Then rotate the HSTs to trim the other side, putting the tape again on the low side. Used this method before I got Bloc Loc rulers. They are one thing I would invest in. Expensive but wonderful investment.

One of the best tips I got when I was a new quilter was how to pin interections so that the blocks line up. This tutorial has some good information:

http://anjeanettek.com/2014/03/04/a-...-quilt-blocks/

I like them both but if I was forced to pick one I think I would go with the one on the right. Your relative will be happy with either one.

The right is right for me

Hmmm, when I look at both patterns, I see HSTs. You can make up to 8 or more at a time and to me, would be easier than joining triangles. And I like #2 also.

I like the one on the left but both are doable. Very nice drawings.

Great tutorial. Thanks for the link.

Like the one on the right because it gives my eye a place to rest.

The one on the right....it just seems more delicate or balanced. But both are pretty.

I, too, like the one on the right better, but either one would be lovely.

the one on the left

Make your center and then see how you feel about it. We joke about 'your quilt will speak to you', but it is often true. Also, you may find you don't want to make any more of the HSTs and simply want to put on some borders. Or, you may be having so much fun with them that you want to go on. Many, many, many of our quilts are planned to go one way and they take a bit of a turn and end up a little different than the original plan. It's all ok, it is your quilt and you get to make all the decisions about it.

Thanks, ladies! This is all great advice. This will be my first quilt, and you all have made it much less intimidating! :)

I love the one on the left, but I am more partial to no borders or just one or two of a little different size. The borders on the left look busy to me. They are both beautiful, go with what your heart is telling you. Some little baby is going to lover it.

Me. I like the one on the left.

I like to use the technique where you make 8 hst at a time. It goes really quickly and I make mine a bit big and trim. I am much more accurate that way.