I found the perfect fabrics for a quilt I want to make for our bed, what would be the best pattern for a 2 color quilt???

Thanks!!! :-D

Maybe alternate blocks of the two colors?

There are zillions of them. Google '2 color quilt patterns' and you'll get lots of hits. Irish Chain is one that I can think of off the top of my head. You might also want to Google 'Red and White Quilt Show'. You'll see over five thousand red and white quilts from that. Good Luck

I agree with Rose L.

If the two colors are high contrast Hunters Star is another nice two color quilt.

http://www.quilterscache.com/H/HuntersStarBlock.html

I love the old traditional blocks made in 2 colors, especially yellow and off-white. My bucket list has the Dolly Madison Star, also known as "Santa Fe" and "President's Block".

I also like the Basket quilt block done in 2 colors. Lots of neat ideas out there! Whatever you choose will be awesome!

Hugs and Kisses (yes, I mean the block patterns) lol

I recently did my first 2-color quilt. The pattern name is Peppermint Stars by Dani Sawtelle www.quiltedladibug.com

I really like the way this one was strip-pieced and the extra HSTs I got from making the Corn and Beans part of the block was incorporated ala Bonnie Hunter into the border.

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Beautiful Northwest Star quilt. It will be just what you want, no matter which pattern you use.

You could pick a 2-color block and then alternate the background and main fabric.

Thank you, Jingle! The pattern I used had been done in red and white. I shopped my stash to find adequate amounts of material to make this quilt. I love scrappy quilts but I really like the look of a 2-color quilt. I'll have to make more of these! Can't wait to see which pattern you choose and what you do with it!!!

Pinwheel or Drunkard's path

The answer would vary so much depending on what the two fabrics are like. Some lend themselves more to one pattern than another.

A good place for ideas would be to look at the blocks at QuiltersCache.com

Two colors? Churn Dash? A Strippy? Robbing Peter to Pay Paul?
Snowball is nice if you want to show off pattern in the fabric.....

That is a beautiful quilt!!!!! Perhaps one day I will get that good!!! Thank you for sharing!!

That is why I love this board, everyone is so kind and helpful!! Thank you for all the great information and advise !!!

Lisa

Saw a green and white improved nine-patch in a book that was beautiful. Now on my to-do list.

Thanks! It really wasn't very difficult because of the way the pattern designer figured out how to strip-piece most of it!

drunkards path, day and night, hunters star, irish chain are a few that come to mind

a quick and easy 2 color quilt is called "Two Step" also known as a potato chip quilt.

I recently did a Sew Simple Pineapple quilt that was only two colors. Light and dark, it was easy and looks great.

Great suggestions, I need to dig out some of my 'two color' combos

WOW - very nice

Look these up for ideas
http://www.mccallsquilting.com/artic...Something_Blue

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SOMETHING-BL...-/300596234593

I am making the one above but except in navy blue and white

pm me if you need help

Yesterday I looked at two colour 12" blocks on quilters cache and found these easy to piece blocks: Baby Bunting, Blazing Arrows, Broken Dishes, Broken Sugar Bowl, Envelope Motif, Hourglass #4, Jacobs Ladder, Pieced Star, Ruins of Jericho, Solitaire, Solomons Star, Star Puzzle, State of Arizona.
You might also want to check out the Missouri Puzzle block on the same sight. It is a 14" or 15" block.
Good luck.
Will look forward to seeing what you chose.

Jacob's Ladder

When I find the right two fabrics, this is the one I'm going to make:

http://www.janesfabricpatch.com/Hunter%27s_Star.jpg

I like delectable mountains in two tone. The only thing is I would use a traditional layout for a large bed quilt but use the method as described on Bonnie Hunter's website.

http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/...majesties.html

More traditional layout-
http://www.patternsfromhistory.com/p...-mountains.htm

Quilt in a Day has a good technique and book too. I have made them both ways.
http://www.quiltinaday.com/shoponlin...lay.asp?i=1125

The book has detailed information for all sizes of quilts and includes the special ruler you need for their technique.

Here is a website with all kinds of blocks. Just scroll down until you see the names of blocks. Take a look, and you will love it. I use it all the time.
http://www.quilterscache.com/Alphabe...stPageA_F.html

I agree, do a Hunters Star search here and see some really pretty ones.
This is one I really like.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-91207-1.htm