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    Old 05-02-2014, 03:19 PM
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    Originally Posted by Misty's Mom
    Dont have time to rest. BIL is coming sometime this month and I wanted to get them finished. Bargello quilting has to wait a bit longer.
    Oh well, you didn't want to rest anyway, did you?? The Carpenter's Star goes together really quickly. I clicked until I got a real close up of your fabric, and then I was able to see the silver in it. That actually goes really well with your gray fabric. Were you thinking of the gray as the second color in a Carpenter's Star...what would you use for the back ground then? Or maybe the gray as a background and your red or black that you said you had, as the second color in the star? Anyway, whatever you decide, be sure to take pictures!! (I am no good at visualizing and would have to pull out my graph paper and colored pencils to see what it would look like.)

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    Old 05-02-2014, 03:33 PM
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    Originally Posted by Dina
    Oh well, you didn't want to rest anyway, did you?? The Carpenter's Star goes together really quickly. I clicked until I got a real close up of your fabric, and then I was able to see the silver in it. That actually goes really well with your gray fabric. Were you thinking of the gray as the second color in a Carpenter's Star...what would you use for the back ground then? Or maybe the gray as a background and your red or black that you said you had, as the second color in the star? Anyway, whatever you decide, be sure to take pictures!! (I am no good at visualizing and would have to pull out my graph paper and colored pencils to see what it would look like.)

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    I was thinking the gray as background and putting red with the print and binding in black. What do you think?
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    Old 05-04-2014, 01:31 AM
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    I've been wanting to make a Magic Squares quilt. Here's a link to MSQC's tute (I hope....you might have to copy & paste): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XddS...69C28&index=63 It looks like it's really easy and fun, and with your beautiful fabrics, it should turn out gorgeous! Good luck!

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    Old 05-04-2014, 02:56 AM
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    Misty's Mom, if you look for houndstooth quilt pattern (in a google/pinterest search) you will see that it is a quilt pattern that can be made with just two colors and it looks REALLY complicated. But it is not. If you cannot find the pattern, please let me know :-)
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    Old 05-04-2014, 03:40 AM
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    Check out some of the more modern quilts........that gray just calls for modern......the mag Quilty has some rather easy ones that would work for you
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    Old 05-04-2014, 04:07 AM
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    I'm not sure about Carpenter's Star, which IMHO I think works best with small prints or near-solids. The larger the print, the more obvious is the "join" of each HST that makes the star points. There's a lot of movement in that lovely floral that will point out every join. If you add a third color, black would be great. I think that would make the silvery gray parts show up even more.
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    Old 05-04-2014, 05:09 AM
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    I've recently made 2 quilts using Warm Wishes. Quick and easy and I can see it working with these fabrics, too. Love the gray you've put with this!
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    Old 05-04-2014, 05:46 AM
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    How about a BQ? That way your beautiful fabric will show. Put the grey and red for the strips.
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    Old 05-04-2014, 07:55 AM
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    I'm sorry, but no pattern comes to mind, however, your fabric is gorgeous.
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    Old 05-04-2014, 09:12 AM
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    I like that pattern, too! Just not sure about that particular gray fabric with the fabulous red.

    Originally Posted by DebbieJJ
    I've been wanting to make a Magic Squares quilt. Here's a link to MSQC's tute (I hope....you might have to copy & paste): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XddS...69C28&index=63 It looks like it's really easy and fun, and with your beautiful fabrics, it should turn out gorgeous! Good luck!
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