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whinnytoo 06-10-2010 01:18 PM

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.

meemersmom 06-10-2010 02:14 PM

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

Crickett Sweet 06-10-2010 02:31 PM

Check out the pattern called "Central Park". It gorgeous and uses all greens. Its a free download - I think it's from Timeless Treasures

juneeloonee 06-10-2010 02:44 PM

Irish Chain is always an excellenet choice in greens.

gingerella 06-10-2010 03:11 PM

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.

gingerella 06-10-2010 03:17 PM

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.

judi wess 06-10-2010 04:07 PM

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.

Gwyn 06-10-2010 04:09 PM

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.

njgrl4evr 06-10-2010 04:55 PM

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

quiltingnonie 06-10-2010 05:36 PM

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.

Oklahoma Suzie 06-10-2010 05:48 PM

I love green with purple.

fktsewing 06-10-2010 06:04 PM

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.

mom-6 06-10-2010 06:24 PM


Originally Posted by Pineapple Princess
How about an around the world quilt?

My suggestion as well!...I've almost completed an around the world that uses 10 different greens....graduated shading dark, medium, light, medium, dark, then repeating out to the corners. It is hand pieced starting at the center and adding the rounds as stairsteps. The biggest round has 19 squares of the darkest green on each side of the diamond.

betlinsmom 06-10-2010 09:37 PM

If you are into making kids quilts you could make frogs quilts!!

puck116 06-11-2010 09:31 AM

Check this out:

http://quiltville.com/jaredtakesawife.shtml

It is scrappy but almost all greens.

butterflywing 06-11-2010 03:12 PM

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.

gingerella 06-12-2010 11:14 AM

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.

jdavis 06-20-2010 11:59 AM

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Have you seen Christmas Pickle, which is a New York Beauty pattern?

jolo 06-20-2010 01:01 PM

Does anyone know the faceted jewel pattern? I did that in all greens with a cream backgrround. It was lovely,I thought.

pollyjvan9 06-20-2010 01:25 PM

I think a green/blue/taupe log cabin would be awesome.

butterflywing 06-20-2010 03:47 PM


Originally Posted by jdavis
Have you seen Christmas Pickle, which is a New York Beauty pattern?

lovely.


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