Ive made a "sisters choice" all in green scraps. each block is a different green print on muslin background.
You can do sooooooo much with greens!!!! my favorite color for sure. |
Since you have such a large stash of greens, how about the obvious and do a scrappy Tree of Life? Here's the link to an example (and it's done in green!!).
http://www.how-to-quilt.com/articles...quiltblock.php |
Check out the pattern called "Central Park". It gorgeous and uses all greens. Its a free download - I think it's from Timeless Treasures
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Irish Chain is always an excellenet choice in greens.
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What a surprise to find your question - just as I sat down and signed in. It's a coincidence because I just drove home, with "how can I make a green quilt, to cut down on my incredible stash of green?" on my mind. My mind said - try a 2"square nine patch (all green - scrappy) and then an 8" neutral made into a snowball block. Using greens for the corners, of course.
I thought that with the larger neutral, the actual quilting (say, a feathered wreath) could bring one's eyes to the neutral patch, with the nine-patch squares, being a compliment to the neutral instead of overpowering ... make sense? I don't know, but it did to me. I think I'll try it. Or something on that order. |
OOOps, I made a mistake on my description of the size of the nine patch, I meant to say that the nine patch should of course, be the same size as the snowball block. I just got ahead of my self.
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A really good pattern for greens is the Eleanor Burns, summer porch pattern. It can be found in her book Quilting for the Seasons. I found it on the site QNN.com. It was so much fun, and using her methods, went together great. I too love green and might even make another using the extra triangles cut for the first one, a first for me. The overall size is easily resized.
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I have a really cute rag quilt made in the shape of a turtle. It needs 7 different green fabrics. It makes a quilt that is big enough for a young child.
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I made a Scrappy Mountains Majesties quilt for a friend who was moving from Oregon to Florida.
Very easy and it looked fantastic. http://www.quiltville.com/delmts.shtml |
When I was young and my Grandmother was teaching me to embroider, she often said: "As in nature, all greens go together" I have always remembered that,so never worry about greens 'matching' when I make a quilt! I made a log cabin scrappy green quilt, with all one side of the cabin in greens,- from light to dark, the other side of the cabin, all beige. The center squares were red. To this day, it is still one of my favorite quilts I have ever made.
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I love green with purple.
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How about an Irish Chain with cream or white or a log cabin--You could do light greens on one side and dark ones on the other.
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Originally Posted by Pineapple Princess
How about an around the world quilt?
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If you are into making kids quilts you could make frogs quilts!!
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did anyone say log cabin? darks on one side and lights on the other? maybe with a yellow or blue center instead of red. red might be too xmas-y.
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There is a fabulous one in the June 2010 American Patchwork and Quilting mag, page 63.
Calls for three yds dark green print, 6 ea one yard assorted green prints and 1-1/2 brown print sashing. I have my eye on this one for sure. |
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Have you seen Christmas Pickle, which is a New York Beauty pattern?
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Does anyone know the faceted jewel pattern? I did that in all greens with a cream backgrround. It was lovely,I thought.
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I think a green/blue/taupe log cabin would be awesome.
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Originally Posted by jdavis
Have you seen Christmas Pickle, which is a New York Beauty pattern?
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