This link was posted earlier today ... a great FQ user-upper!

http://www.fatquartershop.com/store/...42&Parent_Ids=

I just bought 15 today at the consignment store for $10. There are three of each 5 prints. You can never have too many fat quarters. Something will inspire you.

I would go for scrappy.

I just made a Twin Sisters lap quilt with fat Quarters. i love fat quarters. especially when JoAnn/s has them on sale for .99c.

I always use the 'Turning Twenty' patterns for my fat quarters, it takes 20 fat quarters and they make beautiful quilts!

Hay Gang.... Did she say TOO MANY!!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock: :roll:

I'm making a disappearing 9 patch throw with mine to use this winter. Real country look.

Do What? Maybe you could trade them for some skinny quarters! Just Joking! LOL!

d9p

Disappearing 9 patch as someone mentioned is a great idea...also Turning Twenty...that's my suggestion

Christmas is coming \ I made bags for sunday school
for class, I made teachers sockings, tree skirt for
sister and brother, church sectary a book cover for bible.
I added some christnas trim on some rick rack, ribbon,
gold and silver trims. Last year - I made kids at grandson's
school bags for the books mom's put 2 books in each also
gave the neighbors children. I was surpised how well fabric
and trim made them look like christmas, and for kids any
colorful fabric not christmas to use all year.
Some christmas fabric, mostly used fabric of all kinds to use
everyday. - This year my mother in law is in nursing home and I will try to fix them something.

I would sort them by color, pick out two colors that go together or oppose each other on the color wheel, like red and green or purple and orange, then make a scrappy quilt! There you go!!!

I agree

This thread has inspired me to make one of those puzzle quilts. Having some electrical work done today and was exiled from my sewing room so I spent the afternoon cutting the pieces. Now I'm just laying them out.

I would use them on scrapy quilts too. I love them. The scrapier the better. String piece on paper.

How can one have too many fat quarters?

If you are stuck, pull out a color wheel and choose a color scheme. Then go to your FQ stash and sort out the colors you need. Pull a variety of values of each color. Then get cutting.....

If you have lots of different colors maybe a twister quilt would be fun. You need some contrast between squares when you make it.

For those-" why did I buy it FQs" cut them up for a block that has some small pieces.... It's amazing how uglies plus a solid (red, black, etc) can make stunning quilts.

Try the wickedly easy quilt it is designed for fat quarters!

I have seen a couple of books at my library -Fat quarter quilts and Fat quarter quilts 2, so there must be patterns out there that use them. Haven't read all the posts but Yellow Brick Road is based on fqs and I think a couple other patterns are too.

May I suggest the International Fabric Swap that Carsey is hosting. We're exchaning FQs world wide. See the Swap section for more details.

ditto :roll:

Came across this while surfing.
Marti Michell's (FQ friendly) Scrappy Sedona Stars
http://www.quilterstv.com/channel/video/1273?item=3

I'm in the same boat you are, so here's an opportunity for you. I'm doing a Fat Quarter Stars Quilt Along on this site, it's just starting. http://moosequilts.blogspot.com/ Her QA's are alot of fun! Try it.

Now this one seems like it would be for me - not too difficult to do and easily understood. I am a beginner quilter and have trouble reading patterns yet, so this tut is very helpful.
Thanks, tinliz

I collect fqs. I sort by color blue. green burg, brown I cut them up in 4.5 squares . when i have a small tub i put them to gather. I have a long arm quilt them. then i put 3 borders on. hand quilt or machine quilt the borders with my embroidery machine. border 1 is 5" the 2nd is 8 to 10" appliqued, pieced. the the 3rd is 5" the same as the b-1 this makes the quilt very cheap but a nice queen size. i will dig some pictures out. the long are operators have got so expensive. Im still addicted to quilting. susie

Ha-ha. I think so too!

yellow brick road

Could they be arranged for a bargollo?

There are many books and patterns that use fat quarters. Look through them. I'm sure your fat quarters would MOSTLY fall into 4 piles that go together. You just have to work out what those piles are.

I too have a large fat quarter collection (many from a New Years Day door prize). So, I get where you are coming from. I have made 2 fat quarter quilts from them already. I traded ones I absolutely couldn't use for something that I could use.

I fall for them too and have collected them. Signed up for a class tomorrow "Krazy Kurves" and supply list calls for 20 fat quarters! I almost didn't make it! Imagine that. Anyway looking forward to it. The sample quilt made up in the quilt store is a king size and done in batiks. It is gorgeous.
Vernell

Thanks. I love finding new free patterns.

What a great problem to have. There are many inspring ideas on the web and in this board. There are also magazines that are devoted to scrap quilting. If you have a few that go together, make a table cover or runner. Do you have daughters/granddaughters/friends with daughters? make doll quilts. Good luck and have fun!

I have made sudoku quilts from them

Turning twenty is a great quilt to make for fat quarters.
I have made a few of them.

Never heard of a sudoku quilt! Will have to look it up!

This sounds very nice. I would love to see a picture. Great idea.

Therapy.......great idea!


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I made a Bento Box quilt for DMIL.. I used everything from Civil War to Batiks.

As long as you can match the fabrics into pairs, you'll be just fine!

I bought too many FQ on a Shop Hop last year so I used several of them and made a patch work purse/tote. The pattern is in the Spring 2010 issue of Quilts and More on page 26. It was very easy plus I learned how to make Prairie Points in the process. So I made another one the next day.
The pattern doesn't even use much of each FQ so you'll have plenty left over to make something else. Go for it.

Your avitar is an lovely applique. I like fat quarters to make them. Perhaps you could plan some large plants or floral themes, or town scenes - in appliqued wall hangings to use them up?

The Turning Twenty patterns are great for this. There might also be some central theme you'll find in a group of the FQ.