What pattern would you use please
03-05-2020, 03:36 PM
#12
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Originally Posted by Barb in Louisiana
Warm Wishes would be my first pick. Basically, pick the size block you want for the focus. Let's say 6 inches. Then you make strips of other fabrics 3 fabrics, cutting each strip with a width of 2.5 inches. Keep a constant center fabric. Then you turn the strips back and forth as you sew them in the rows.
This pattern is "Around the Block" that I made several years ago. You will notice that There were basically only 3 fabrics. The focus fabric, the 2nd focus which was the larger Center strip, then the fabric on both sides of the strip. The beauty of this quilt, is that you can make the focus blocks any size you want and just adjust the strips to match and you only have to match the corners. Goes together very quickly.
This pattern is "Around the Block" that I made several years ago. You will notice that There were basically only 3 fabrics. The focus fabric, the 2nd focus which was the larger Center strip, then the fabric on both sides of the strip. The beauty of this quilt, is that you can make the focus blocks any size you want and just adjust the strips to match and you only have to match the corners. Goes together very quickly.
Warm Wishes would be my first choice for use with your foxes. Barb in Louisiana your quilt is beautiful and great example of Warm Wishes.
03-06-2020, 04:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Rhonda K
Perhaps you can use the fabric for the backing. I wouldn't want to cut the foxes. Make the front from coordinating fabrics with the colors in the fox print.
Oh goodness you have so many good ideas to choose from. Well, ask a quilter and you will always get ideas and opinions.
Choose the pattern that fells good to you. Charming fabric.
03-06-2020, 08:06 AM
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Love that fabric!
You can have a browse through a Pinterest board my sister and I have (lots of new babies coming along in our family):
Baby Quilt Awesomeness.
I really like the idea in the one called "Scrap Quilt", sorry I cannot find the actual post address but it is from the Woodberry Way site, which has many lovely baby quilts. The band of little squares would be great for featuring your wee foxes : )
Whatever you do will be lovely!
You can have a browse through a Pinterest board my sister and I have (lots of new babies coming along in our family):
Baby Quilt Awesomeness.
I really like the idea in the one called "Scrap Quilt", sorry I cannot find the actual post address but it is from the Woodberry Way site, which has many lovely baby quilts. The band of little squares would be great for featuring your wee foxes : )
Whatever you do will be lovely!
03-06-2020, 08:33 PM
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I have made a couple of quilts like this. They're easy and quick, and look harder than they are. https://www.missouriquiltco.com/shop...SABEgKfiPD_BwE
It's a great pattern for showing off a feature fabric, and you can make the squares any size that suit you, with a little careful planning to get the HSTs to work. Google images of Ann Lauer's "Walk About Quilt" because there is the same pattern with less variety in the fabric. That's the one I used.
It's a great pattern for showing off a feature fabric, and you can make the squares any size that suit you, with a little careful planning to get the HSTs to work. Google images of Ann Lauer's "Walk About Quilt" because there is the same pattern with less variety in the fabric. That's the one I used.
03-07-2020, 05:32 AM
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Everyone has given you some great ideas. You could also make a fairly big churn dash block with you focus fabric for the middle square. I have also seen the Warm Wishes pattern made up with using a cute focus fabric too. Good luck on your decision and please share a picture when you have the top done
03-09-2020, 10:48 AM
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An idea for a quilt pattern that uses a little larger square for your focus fabric is Santa's Mailbag by Kate Colleran. The focus fabric square is six inches and the finished block size is 10 X 10.
Her pattern was published in the Nov/Dec 2015 issue of McCalls Quilting.
Her pattern was published in the Nov/Dec 2015 issue of McCalls Quilting.
