Quick Quilts
 

I don't mind a more challenging project but always like to have several of the type you mentioned. Sometimes I just want to sew and not do too much thinking.

Same here,that is why I love scrappies and even buy scraps off of ebay and etsy!

I like quick quilts also. BUT I love illusion quilts, tessellated, woven. Usually takes time and like you sometimes it takes a while to get them done. I do get bored easily too.

I prefer to do the quick quilts myself but I am starting to do slightly more difficult ones now once in a while!

I don't make intrcate patterns. I am trying to sew up lots of my fabrics and want to make fairly fast quilts. I have finished all I start before going on to the next.

I like them all! But always a few of each going at once, it helps with the boredom. I find designing my own keeps my interest in a quilt for a longer time.

I like to make intricate quilts. Most of mine are hand sewn and they take months and months and months to finish. So when I get tired of them not being finished, I take a break and switch to making a quick fused wall hanging, usually with a purchased pattern.

I've never made a jellyroll before. I usually see a quilt and know that I must make one just like it. I usually have no clue what I'm getting into until I'm knee deep. That works out well for me though. I do end up completing projects, eventually. I used to finish one before starting the next, but that rule changed. I currently have two wips; my oldest dd's top is done (just waiting on her to pick out a backing), the other I started many years ago and just have to get back around to it. So, no jellyrolls for me. They just don't appeal to me, yet.

I agree, I look for the less intricate patterns. Things like Jelly Roll Race, Warm Wishes, Log Cabin and I just started on a string quilt and like piecing it. The intricate ones are beautiful but I tend to go for more easy patterns.

I too love the jelly rolls and quick quilts. I think I have at least 50 projects to do including kits and jelly rolls with their patterns. Some of my favorite books are Suzanne McNeil's jelly roll books. I managed to buy the jelly rolls that she made her projects out of too. I just need to get faster to get those quilts completed. My problem is that I buy more than I get completed. I am working on a goal to complete at least one UFO a month this year. If I make it I will make a dent in my projects and be very proud of myself.

I have looked at Jelly Rolls but they would really be expensive if wanting to make a larger size quilt. I still don't mind cutting my own fabric. Maybe when I no longer enjoy buying by the bolt and cutting then I'd purchase the jelly rolls and other precut fabrics.

Like a little variety. Sometimes the easy ones are just so pretty and you can move on to another project. Every once in a while like to do a little harder but then appreciate the easy one again. No set pattern for me but do like scrappies and now into QAYG quilts.

I love Jelly Rolls, they go quickly for me.

Guess I'm with the "easy" crowd too. I like to do DP9, Rail Fence, Pinwheels and love to do the simple ones that Jenny on Missouri Quilt does with precuts on her tutorials. I quilt just for the fun of it and give most all of my quilts away. Have not the talent nor the patience to do the intricate patterns. At 78 I take the line of least resistence.

I like to mix it up. I usually add my own twist to things, rather than just follow the pattern. :)

I do mix it up, also I add my own ideals on a pattern , but also enjoy the simple patterns, depending on how long
I want to spend on each one.

Have been quilting for more than 30 years. Thought once I retired, I would welcome a big challenge. Hasn't happened yet, the simplier the better for me. It's not as though I wouldn't like to make something more complicated but my menopausal brain seems to fight me every step of the way. If I'm not enjoying the process, what's the point. I so enjoy seeing and admiring the challenging quilts though.

I like the challenge of the more intricate patterns. It keeps my mind sharp. I’ve got lots of time and patience, and no quota to fill. .....:)

I have learned the hard way to allow myself only one intract pattern going at a time. When it starts to give me trouble or I just get tired of working on it I'll stop and do a quick strip quilt or a wall hanging. I will not alow mysef more than one intract quit at a time, I have to completely finish it before moving on to another one. If I don't, I'd have UFO's comming out my ears! DO NOT ask me how I know this! LOL In the past year I have been finished 15 intract pattern UFO's that have been laying around for a few years, only 3 more to go and I'll be UFO free! YEP! no new intract quilts since Nov.2011

I like a mix of easy and quick quilts...It seems when I mix them up I never burn out on my work...I have a lot of stash and am hoping to organize and use these fabrics. I am now on disability, and have unlimited time to quilt. My main goal is to be sure that every grandbaby has a quilt and I have enjoyed every minute I have to spend on my art.The local hospital knows me as the quilting lady, since I usually have a project to work on when I am on the mend!!

I have a quilt in process that for me is more involved...lots of little squares to piece together for a queen size quilt. It's my first complicated pattern and I can only work on it for so long before I have to stop and work on an easy pattern to give my brain a break. Since the queen quilt is for me, I have no deadline to get it done whereas the other easier quilts are going to be Christmas presents and need to be finished before then. I have a feeling I'm going to be doing more of the easier, quicker patterns to keep me happy.

I always have a few going at one time. Finished a d9p this a.m., have three ready to quilt, beading a block,waiting to put blocks tog on my kitty quilt.
One more needs binding

I have a couple of hard ones going..or 4. If I didn't take a break and work on some easier ones than I can actually finish, I would lose all interest. I always keep everything where I can work on whatever I am in the mood to.

I do mostly easy quilts too, because most of my quilts are for charities. Then, I occasionally do a harder design when I have the time. I love the jelly rolls strip quilts because they are always a surprise, and look so nice when finished. I have my own long arm, and just do a simple meander on them. I don't like the tight fancy quilting, as it tends to make the quilt a little stiff. When I do the simple fast stuff, it relaxes me and I just enjoy the process; no stress over making mistakes.

I love making fast and easy quilts because finishing a top gives one a great feeling of accomplishment, regardless of the complexity. Doing it in a couple of days, even more so. So I always a 'quickie' in progress.
Having said that, I also believe that life is unpredictable, so I am also working on my 'bucket list' quilts. I use the good china every day and think that desserts should be eaten first.

I have been working on the quilt by Darlene Zimmerman (Oopsie daisy) since the first of summer. All of it s hand appliqued in reproduction fabrics. Praise the Lord, I am on the last block and then I can start puting it together. I love to do appliqué!

With me working still- the quick quilt is the way to go.

Oh, so do I . Applique is my all time favorite! And I love Civil war reproduction fabrics the best. Only no one within 3 hours of me sells the fabric. So, even though I banned myself from online buying, I will buy Civil war fabric online. And I like to do easy quilts mixed with harder quilts. The harder quilts sometimes twist my brain! So, to feel like I know what I'm doing, I do an easier quilt and untwist my brain.

I love the intricate patterns. I have at least 4 going at any one time. I like to do quick quilts that I know can take a lot of wear for the grand kids. They get a lot of use and sometimes don't get the best care.

When first started quilting I loved doing sampler quilts. It taught me alot with all the variety.
For large bed sized quilts, the simpler the better. I just finished a top for my bed with the yellow brick road pattern.
Most of my quilts are lap or baby size and it can be simple or more complicated, just no PP as I do not like that.

I do not like these modern quilts. I do like a challenge when quilting. When I don't want a challenge I sew on string quilts that have foundations. No brainers, so to speak. Scrappy quilts are my favorite. I just finished Abby's Jacks from McCall's Quick Quilts Aug/Sept 2012 magazine. My challenge on that quilt was to put the blocks on point which I had never done before.

Quick Quilts
 

I agree with you as I am the same say. Will do table runners, etc.. along with lap quilts or baby quilts but get tired if I try anything else.
Dodee

I also like quick and easy quilts. Have made a few more difficult ones and won't make them again.
I enjoy making charity quilts then you can practice on fmq or try different easy quilt patterns also.
Love the scrap quilts.....i have tons of scraps....

I prefer simple patterns or string quilts with scraps. I enjoy quilting, but not stressing over anything intricate. Love to see the work of those who do the more complicated stuff, though.

I like simple ones with muslin backs. They are just as colorful and are loved just as much by all I pass them on to. Have only been quilting for 2 yrs now and have way too many to make to get over fancy. enjoy seeing others though. smile

I get bored easily, so I limit my quilts to about 50" x 50". No matter how complicated the block, if I'm only making 9 of them then it's an "easy" quilt.

That is why I love Jenny on Missouri Star Quilt Co. she has some of the best tutorials... I do like a challenge though.

I love modern quilts and scrappy. i do one with all those small pieces every now and then. i like the fabric to make the quilt look intricate and complicated instead of me!

I have made the more intricate ones, by hand as well as machine but these days I prefer the simpler ones, log cabin, trip around the world, d-9 patch and all of the scrappy ones I adore. Fun and they move right along..