i just love the colors in this one.

For anyone interested in the Cascade pattern, or for using that technique to create other quilts, I just wanted to mention that the block size (after cutting, marking, and sewing diagonally across the 10.5" squares) will be a little over 9.5" unfinished. At that point, if you want precision, you can trim the blocks to an exact 9.5" centering your ruler on the diagonal line.

Also, I wanted to mention that a similar technique is used for a quilt pattern called Hidden Wells. Here is a link to that pattern:
http://www.reddawn.net/quilt/hwells.htm

The difference is that Hidden Wells ends up with blocks that have bias edges; the technique used in Cascade has the advantage of sewing the diagonal before cutting *and* of having the block edges end up on the straight-of-grain.

If you can manage the bias edges, Hidden Wells appears to be a very fast and interesting pattern that does not require matching seams. Someone posted here on the QB that a Yahoo group has formed exclusively for the Hidden Wells pattern (as a spinoff from the Stashbusters group). The name of the new group is HiddenWells and you can join at groups.yahoo.com

Last year I made a quilt by Eleanor Burns - it was one of her "quick trip" quilts. YOu sew a bunch of strips together in a set, per the size you are making. Then you cut the strip sets into strips, - easy. Then you sew these strips together and they make a pattern because you offset the seams. This is made easy by simply cutting the first block of the first strip in half so you are offset by the width of 1/2 block and just pedal to the medal. (Maybe similar to something called a brick quilt.) First you sew four pieces, top left, top right, then bottom left and bottom right. Again, you are automatically offset when sewing the top and bottom of each side together, so yet again no matching, because the seams come together being offset. . However, when you sew up the center of the quilt, putting left and right sides together, to complete the quilt top, then you do have to match the seams. That is however, the only seam that is actually matched up. It goes like wildfire. I think Blanche Young used to have this quilt also in one of her books. This is the trip around the world, and on Eleanor's DVD's and her book Quick Trips which is in stores, is readily available. I made three of these, one a king size, and two toddler quilts, and they work up rapidly and are quite striking. If anybody is interested, I could give the directions - (but is that against copyright laws?) I want to obey the rules. I know Eleanor gives the dimensions free on her tv series for the lap size quilt.

Possibly referring to a whole cloth quilt. You draw the pattern onto a plain piece of material, make up a quilt sandwich and then quilt the design.Then you bind the quilt.


http://youtu.be/Gvuobb8zkug

Here's a link to Eleanor Burn's tv show where she demonstrates her her Quick Trip Quilts that much2nice mentioned. they are beautiful and no seams to match as you sew them together. http://quiltinaday.com/theater/3100/3101.html

I just made a quilt from byannie.com, called Wickedly Easy Quilt. The link is: http://www.byannie.com/media/images/...s_patterns.pdf

It was super easy and quick, and only the block seams have to match. [ATTACH=CONFIG]366044[/ATTACH]I made it as a hostess gift for my college roommate who has graciously opened up her home to my husband, myself, our son, DIL and DGD while we visit my mom and celebrate her 88th birthday next month. Hope she likes it.

I agree that Eleanor Burns'Quick Trip Around the World
is a great one for not having to match seams. The only seam you have to match is the last one. I have some pics here in my album: http://www.quiltingboard.com/members...bums17442.html

I love this! Very modern and I love the colors! People who think they don't like "quilts" would love this one, I think. Terrific job!

I love this, too! It's pure art, like an abstract painting. Your former roommate will love it!

trying looking up the tutorials at Missouri Star Quilt company - Jenny has mentioned in several of her tute's that you dont' have to match seams. here's link to one of the patterns
http://quiltingtutorials.com/all/dou...uilt-tutorial/
http://quiltingtutorials.com/all/lay...ly-roll-quilt/