Hi, I'm new here.
I made an impulse buy at a quilt show and found out I'd bought the exact same fabric the previous year! So I have 2 sets of 16 fat quarters--hand-dyed in the most intense colors of the rainbow from a brilliant yellow to deep purple. This year I have vowed to avoid buying new fabric and use up my stash, as the cupboard doors can no longer be shut. Fat quarters limit my options--I saw a pineapple pattern in Fons and Porters magazine this month, but I don't know if you can do pineapple blocks with FQ's. This fabric is so beautiful, I'm afraid to cut it, but it isn't doing anyone any good in the closet. |
I'd like to see it in a jewel box with a black background!
I'll going to do one of those someday. |
How hard a pattern do you want? Double wedding ring comes to mind, so does a log cabin. Another one is a floral applique or a double pinwheel. A good place to look for patterns would be quilterscache.com
OR you can just send all to me!!!!LOL!!! |
Can you do log cabin with FQ's?
Oh, nonononono applique!. *shudder* I like the idea of double wedding ring, but am afraid of curves, as I am a beginner. I will check out your website, thanks |
Originally Posted by IreneAdler
Can you do log cabin with FQ's?
You may have to add lights or other contrast. Are these FQs all high intensity? Oh, nonononono applique!. *shudder* OK, no go on that one! I like the idea of double wedding ring, but am afraid of curves, as I am a beginner. Curves just take practice. I will check out your website, thanks |
If you have two sets make a bigger quilt. There are many beautiful patterns out there for rainbow fabric selections.
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A simple sampler quilt with a bunch of 12 inch squares, white or off white background- show off those colOrs you loved when you bought them!
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I think the "Summer Porch" pattern by Quilt in a Day and using black for the lattice would be gorgeous!
http://brendasredbarn.com/summer%20p...ed%20glass.JPG Or, a Double PinWheel by Quilt in a day. It's fat quarter friendly and easy once you make the first block. http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo...XxaQicjifIFaGw |
You must really like that fabric!
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I think some of the more geometric patterns, like a French braid quilt, would work well.
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Maybe an Amish type pattern- those colors sound like they would be wonderful set with black.
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I like the idea of the double pinwheel on white--a lot faster than pineapple blocks--thanks!--these are really intense, vibrant colors.
Although I admire Amish quilts, I have a hard time working with a lot of black--it's too dark for me. Although I may make an exception in this case. I also love the stained glass window effect, although I may save that for my batik collection. I was very surprised (and pleased) to discover I'd bought the same 16 FQ packs twice. Now it's time to use them! |
what about simple squares & half square trianges?
here's the link....... http://www.avlyn.com/media/projects/...sion_quilt.pdf |
Beautiful! I never thougt of carpenter's star
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There's a post going on now on Trip Around the World quilts with a link to a Quiltville tutorial on making the TATW check it out, making sure to look at some of the pics sent of quilts others have done. Your fabrics would look great in that pattern and you could skip the black.
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I made a lone star out of fabric colors that swirled around the star points. I used yellow in the center and the colors went around and out. There was a pattern for this in a quilt book. If you are interested I will look it up.
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I've got a lone star pattern lying around here somewhere, thanks for the suggestion.
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