"The Quilter" magazine often has some designs suitable for large prints. There was one publication that was dedicated to large prints. One of the patterns had large squares of the focus fabric surrounded by alternating smaller squares of the focus fabric plus the sashing fabric, and then separated with just the sashing fabric. It looks stunning - and will be one of the ones I will start in the new year

I love this quilt, I went to site and downloaded it. One of my dgd wants a black/white and yellow quilt. Perfect.

Irish Rose, could not find the floral rails pattern on Benartex site. Help. It sounds neat. Up til now, I would have said the one I like for not cutting up beautiful fabric was snowball blocks alternating with 9 patches

Did you try the link on my second post (click on download). It worked for me. If it doesn't, pmail me your email address and I'll try to forward it to you. I like the pattern because the the big snowballs are alternated with smaller ones that would take a medium large print. I don't like to cut big flowers. If you aren't in a hurry, I can print a copy if my LQS is out of them and I will mail it to you snail mail. Let me know and I'll check Julie Ann's Monday so you can have a pretty copy. I don't think they are open on Sunday.

I love the site allpeoplequilt.com They have so many free patterns that you can download too.

funny how that works, isn't it. You can be away from the computer for a few days and get "demoted" so to speak

I use Irish chain for those fabrics.

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Thank you soooooooooooooo much!

I just looked up the Benartex website and spent the last two hours admiring and saving free quilt patterns to a file. What a gold mine! Not just large prints, but also oriental, art patterns, and simple stuff for people like me who don't want to be intimidated!

Personally I never buy the large scale prints.
They just don't work well for quilts. After cutting the fabric up you end up with a lot of voids.

Some day--------I'll make one with all my leftover embroidery blocks!

Thanks for sharing.

I like to piece large print FQs for backing.

Thanks for the tip!

Shy Sally (board member) posted a couple quilts she did that would be nice. Lone Star Twist. A take on Stack&Whack and Lone Star. Both are beautiful.

Hi Loretta!!! I have a book called 9 Patch Pizazz, my friends & I call it the potatoe chip quilt, because you can't make just one.The quilts call for large pieces of fabric surrounded by smaller pieced blocks. Some of the focus fabric is cut 121/2 x121/2 & others 121/2 x 61/2 , or 61/2 x61/2 , you get the picture You just have to see it ! Also you can use those nice scenic panels in these quilts too. Happy Quilting

I also love the "Just Can't Cut It" pattern. I have made several of them in different sizes and they all turn out cute. And it is an easy pattern to piece, which helps!!!

Love it! Bookmarked it. Thanks!

We just got back from Kauai. I bought 5 1/2 yds of Hawaiian print to make a one-block wonder for the first time. I want to make some of the other kinds of blocks like tje ones in your picture. how do I do tat?--Suzi