Three fabric quilts!
 

Does anyone have a name of a pattern that only uses three colors? I am making a gift for a lady who's colors are only three in her living space. I would like to make her a quilt, I have the fabrics already, but need a pattern to make.... I got the fabric at a GREAT sale only$2 a yard and have plenty of yardage... !

Rail fence comes to mind. But there are loads of patterns you can adapt to use only 3 colors. Google images of three color quilts, you will be blown away by all that are out there.

Here are my search results
http://www.google.com/search?q=3+col...39.8dfsjEWfI3U

I like modern, big block type of quilts and end up using either Warm Wishes or the original BQ. This is a Warm Wishes pattern I made for a DGD.

And this is a BQ made with the large block that I made for a cousin who is fighting cancer.

Edited to add: The BQ pattern doesn't show borders, but I like borders so I added them. It is a really quick quilt to make, if you don't use a directional fabric for the focus blocks with BQ. I am a slow piecer, but can cut this out in one day and have it ready to sew the blocks together the next day. Unfortunately, that's about my real attention span. All you have to do is see my WIP list to know that is the truth.

I think most of the BQ patterns can be made with 3 or 4 colors.

I use the disappearing nine patch for 3 fabric quilts. I cut the squares 5 inches and that works out well. Good luck.

Turning Twenty is my favorite three fabric pattern

There are hundreds of older patterns that use 3 fabrics.

I've also done a "turning 20" pattern in just three colors. They always look good.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh, I love the warm wishes with the larger center strip and the outer strips matching. I'm working on a baby quilt now, and may use that pattern.

BQ & BQ2 uses only three fabric and go together so quickly. I even shrunk the block and made a table runner.

I liked the larger chunks in the middle of the strip blocks, so I modified the pattern slightly. The print blocks are cut at 7" and finish at 6.5" The other blocks, also, finish at 6.5" If I remember right, I cut the small strips to finish at 1" each, which leaves the center chunk as a finished 4.5"

It's an easy quilt, and easy to change up - either upsize or downsize, according to your focus fabric.

Carpenter's Star with 3 fabrics is pretty too.

And here are some other suggestions from the board:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...s-t156978.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...s-t246931.html

You know, just because a quilt has only three colors doesn't mean it has to have only three fabrics. They are more interesting, lush, visually textured with several prints in each color, in my opinion.:)

Jan in VA

Here's an easy one. Click to the second page to see all the ways it can be arranged.
http://www.straw.com/equilters/libra...ick-quilt.html

What does BQ stand for?

Try Radiant by Daniella Stout at Cozy Quilts. I made one for my DD in dark gray, light gray and yellow. Very pretty and very, very easy.

My favorite also!!

Day and Night from Quilt in a Day.

Rail Fence?

Double Irish Chain
Around the World

Heirloom Elegance has 3-yard (3 color) patterns. Have about a dozen of the patterns, in fact.
Sandy

Just looked up Radiant on line. What a beautiful quilt! Can you post a picture of it? What size did you make?

I can't find the picture but I did an Irish chain out of 2 colors and used the 3rd for the borders.

It's an easy quilt, and easy to change up - either upsize or downsize, according to your focus fabric.[/QUOTE]

Thanks so much for posting your dimensions for this quilt. As soon as I saw it I was going to ask, but you beat me to it. It's lovely! :-)

http://www.quiltingboard.com/attachm...d=494941&stc=1I got this pattern from quilterscache.com. It's called Squares within Squares 2. Came together very quickly.

Warm Wishes comes to mind, Irish Chain, which I've done in red/white/blue for a family reunion, plus Quilt In a Day has several patterns that would qualify - I think Lover's Knot is a 3-fabric, but would have to check Quilt in a Day.

I did a Warm Wishes for the first time this past spring. It was such a joy and I will be using the pattern again.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t-t251600.html

I did a Labyrinth in 3 fabrics or 3 colors, depending on how you want to look at it. Dark blue batik, light blue batik and white on white batik. Came out great. I seem to be overwhelmed by color very easily, so actually steered clear of the Labyrinth pattern because of the picture on the pattern. Once I "drew" it out in EQ with my 3 colors, I loved it.

ETA: That's it in my avatar

I was wondering the same thing.

Check Quilter's Cache - there are tons of them! Good fun! Edie

There are definitely a lot of patterns that use only 3 colors. I love the rail fence, turning twenty and warm wishes. Good Luck

I just ordered the book "More Simple Quilts with Splash Dash and Panache." There is a GREAT 2 fabric quilt and a GORGEOUS 3 fabric quilt in it. I bought it through Amazon (haven't received it yet) but if you just google it, I was able to find the book and able to flip the pages in the online book to see the patterns before I purchased.
The 3 fabric quilt that I am thinking of (and going to make someday) is a blue, yellow, and white one. Check it out!

I did hunters star and it looks great

both so nicely done

There is a book "3-fabric quilts by Leni Levenson .Wiener. It has some neat ones. I bought to use for charity quilts. Made a black, yellow & white one. Was hard to give away (lol)

Double four block is very quick and easy and great with three colors

Well, now there is 3 of us wanting to know what BQ means. Unless I missed it or it is being answered while I ask,
Please...what does BQ mean? I bet I know it-but right now--I don't! :(

I thought BQ meant big quilt but not sure why I'm thinking that- seems like another quilter said that when she was making the quilt..now I"m curious!

It means Big Quilt as in The Big Quilt by Maple Island http://www.mapleislandquilts.com/quiltpatterns.asp

There is a wonderful video via Nancy Nieman http://video.wpt.org/video/2365057122/

The video will give you a GREAT overview of the versatility of this wonderful, quick and indeed easy pattern.