Two-colour quilt?
 

What pattern suggestions do people have for a quilt in 2 colours? I want to make a quilt for a room I've just redecorated, and to use a bright pink(haven't look for my fabric yet). Having considered lots of designs, I've concluded that trying to use several shades isn't going to work, because so many pinks are sugary, which I want to avoid. So I'm thinking the magenta/fuchsia/raspberry sort of pink and a neutral. I've made an Irish Chain and a Hunters Star in the past, so not those.

Burgoyne surrounded
Bento Box
Storm at Sea
Pineapple

Google images of 2 color quilts, you will get loads of inspiration.

I just made a herringbone quilt for my granddaughter and it is fantastic. She wanted pink and grey and many different fabrics from soft clear pink and dark grey to raspberry and a soft white/grey zebra fabric. She picked the colors and I was amazed at how beautiful the different ranges of colors just flowed together in that pattern.

I have been really liking the hounds tooth quilt pattern lately . Super easy pattern . There are patterns for sale but I also found some blogs with free tutorials .

How about Hole in the Barn Door? This is one I did a few years ago.

many, many blocks made up of HST and solid blocks look great in 2 colors. Browse traditional blocks and you are sure to find one you like. In case you dont-----------try Annie's Choice-------------my favor ite of course but it is prtty

Irish Chain was my first suggestions but you have done that. I did a two tone Burgoyne Surrounded for a client. Made up of a lot of simple blocks to make the larger design. Not too many quilts that look stunning with only two colors. Good Luck in making your choice !!

What if you use black as your 2nd color? you could use all the pinks you want and it would never look sugary sweet.
Hst's set in one of the thousands of settings, diamonds, chevrons, spirals, furrows and rows. The list is endless.

I have seen a 2 color disappearing 4 patch that was wonderful.

A google image search or pintrest image search will give you tons of ideas, what about going trough your patterns and looking at them a little differently, try coloring them on graph paper and see what you think.

Hunter's star

Maybe a quilt that combines pieced blocks with appliqué blocks.
This quilt is from the pattern "Gathered Memories" by Kim Diehl in a recent Fons and Porter's magazine. She used cheddar orange and white. I liked her version very much but didn't have enough "cheddar" and I am only working from my stash for the next few months.
I named my quilt "Greensboro."

How about a potato chip (also called two step)?

I'm going to look that one up. Thanks. I have found that looking for 2 colors often produces only pictures of 2 fabrics, which is a very different look. I'm not that good at looking at a high-contrast quilt and imagining it in various shades of the given colors. It can be very frustrating.

hugs,
Charlotte

Winding Ways.

Eleanor Burns "Night and Day" or it may be "Day and Night" is a good two color Star quilt.

I, unfortunately, don't have a good picture, but Quilts, Quilts and More Quilts (the sequel to Quilts, Quilts, Quilts) includes a quilt called "Interlocked Squares". I think it's interesting enough that it wouldn't look "cute" even with pinks. I, unfortunately, couldn't find a made up quilt in the pattern on the internet that includes only 2 fabrics. Someone made a multi-fabric version here: http://www.epainke.privat.t-online.de/pailq9.htm

This is a VERY easy quilt but looks amazing. I made it up in a rainbow print with a black, and it was great. The book I mentioned is a classic and is probably available in most, if not all libraries.

JennyPenny, that is a beautiful quilt!!

That's beautiful. Anne - just the fresh and simple effect I'm looking for

How about a drunkards path... - Missouri Star Quilt Co has an online video tutorial that shows a quick easy way to make a drunkards path quilt using only two colors. I think it would look wonderful.

Annie's Choice would certainly be appropriate! I've just googled it and it's a pretty block. Hmm..

I hadn't heard of the Burgoyne Surround, so have just looked at some pictures, and I like it. I could even go up to 3 colours...

Curves and I don't get on, I'm afraid! A lovely idea though - I agree that it would look spectacular.

54-40 or fight! I made one in red/white. It would look great with raspberry. Raspberry is one of my favorite colors and I always pick up fabric if I see it. I get panicky if my stash of it gets too low.

Oh, that would be a great two-color quilt!

I am working on a 2 color double irish chain for a wedding gift. It is pretty simple but I love the look of it.

I have made two quilts, Illusions quilts.

Here is a group of patterns for two colored quilts. You have to subscribe, I think, but I just unsubscribed after a few weeks.

http://www.fonsandporter.com/landing/lp-two-color.html

I also have a two colored quilt that might interest you. It is pretty simple....9 patch blocks and rail fence blocks, set on point. Let me see i I can find a picture of it.

Dina

How about a Garden Maze quilt? Here is one pattern that I found online. It can be made two color or more.

http://www.quilterscache.com/G/GardenMazeBlock.html

Jacob's Ladder.

I just finished a two color Storm at Sea

That's gorgeous -wonderful colours, and I do love the Storm at Sea pattern - to look at. But I made one and was SO bored by the time I finished!

What an interesting pattern! Thankyou for that.

Great idea - very much the sort of thing I'm looking for. Thankyou.

So fresh-looking and pretty - that would certainly work in bright pink and a neutral.

Having checked the history of the 54-40 or fight block, I'm not sure it's the best choice for a Brit!! :)

I haven't been able to come back and say thankyou any sooner because I was having a weird problem where my keyboard almost stopped working when I came on this site, but I think I've sorted it now, so - thankyou all for your great suggestions. I'm really glad I decided to ask the question here, and now my problem has changed from not being able to think of anything to having lots of good ideas to choose from!

I am enjoying the pics of all the 2 color quilts.

They all look wonderful!

I made a two color using Eleanor Burns Night and Day pattern. It looks hard but it is very easy as it is just strips and then use the ruler that comes with the book to cut. I made mine to be a king size and the 8 year old grandson liked it and he has a large bed so that is where it went. I had posted it to the board may a year to year and 1/2 ago,

Jacob's Ladder

I love all of the suggestions. I saw one on here a few weeks ago. It was called red hot flash.

Sorry, ANNESTHREADS, I totally missed that you were a Brit! :) Sounds like you got some wonderful other ideas though.