Need easy pattern ideas
 

My 78 year old Auntie recently needed to become a resident in a Nursing Home and I want to make her a lap size quilt. I don't have too much free time so need to make something that I can complete in 2 weekends with these fabrics. Any ideas? Thanks
ok I have 10 fat quarters pinks, blues, and a little solid white. No fabric for sashing. Tried to post picture but unable to due to file extension. ( same extension as all my pics that I have previously posted)

Wickedly Easy is a free quilt pattern at Annie.com
http://www.byannie.com/patterns/free...ly-easy-quilts

It uses fat quarters, and each fat quarter will make 1 16" block. She shows sizes from Crib to Queen (I made a king size). A lap size 52x68 would use 12 fat quarters, so you may need to add a couple more for that size.

Hope your Auntie is comfortable in her new home!

Just remember, the more times you cut the fabric, the smaller resulting size quilt. 10 FQ's is 2.5 yards. That's not much. There are several quick options I would think about.

Using the Big Block theory, you could just lay the FQ's out in a pleasing arrangement and sew them together, squaring up rows, quilt and bind the quilt.

Assuming your FQ's are a full 18x22, you can cut them twice and get 40 pieces of fabric 9x11. Arrange these pleasingly in rows and sew them together. You can get a decent sized quilt. I would draw a graph out and color it to see if you have enough of the FQ's before you ever cut the first one.

Just cutting the FQ's once, will give you either a 22x9 or 18x11. Using the 22x9, you could do a brickwork type pattern where you have no seams to match. These are great for speed.

Thank-you DJ and Barb in Louisiana for your recommendations! Now off to work on some graph paper and cutting!

I downloaded it too. It does look easy. My go to easy pattern is the disappearing nine patch. Always works, easy.

here is my Wickedly Easy quilt i did long ago.

diss. 9 patch is my go to. I've used as little as 9 fabrics and as much at 20

My go to quick quilt is Yellow Brick Road. I can easily make this in a weekend start to finish. It finishes 57" x 75". It takes 12 fat quarters, and 2 yards for border and binding.
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[QUOTE= Assuming your FQ's are a full 18x22, you can cut them twice and get 40 pieces of fabric 9x11. Arrange these pleasingly in rows and sew them together. You can get a decent sized quilt. I would draw a graph out and color it to see if you have enough of the FQ's before you ever cut the first one.

Just cutting the FQ's once, will give you either a 22x9 or 18x11. Using the 22x9, you could do a brickwork type pattern where you have no seams to match. These are great for speed.[/QUOTE]

I sure like the way Barb in Louisiana thinks. To me, this way would be ideal.

Boxed Squares is very easy, also Nine Patch, and Tumblers.

Cut them 18X11, put a 2 1/2" strip of white on one narrow end. First column; Sew four together end to end. Second column; Cut a block in half crosswise. This is your first block so the blocks will be staggered. Sew the other half to the top end. Repeat from first column. Length will be 80", minus seams and the width will be 55" minus seams. So you'll have 78 1/2 X53, which will cover a hospital bed. 4 vertical blocks and 5 across uses your 20.

Do a search here for JeanneS quilt very easy and as a matter of fact I saw that the fat quarter shop has a new free pattern that's very similar to the one by Jeanne I think she called it the cubed quilt....not sure.

So nice of you. I'm sure your aunt will appreciate whatever you make. Be sure to post a picture!

Good luck on your journey. I am sure that your Aunt will love anything you gift her. BrendaK

My favorites for quick and easy are the traditional 9 patch and rail fence. Another that is fun is stack and slash (do not confuse with stack and whack). Be aware that nursing home laundry is hard on anything laundered there--or it can totally disappear! When my husband was in a care facility, I was there often enough that I requested they not launder his quilt and I brought it home for that. It depends on how often you or another member of the family visit Auntie if that will work for you, too. Be sure the quilt has her name on it and in such a way that it can't be removed.

Love this thread. Perfect for charity quilts.

Quick Strippie, a free pattern at Mary's Quilts. I have made this more than once and always comes out cute.

I think both a split rail and a churn dash are the fastest and easiest patterns ever. And they work well with fat quarter pieces.

love Yellow Brick Road; one of my favorite quilts to make and I have made several. and it's easy and quick.

A lot of Atkinson patterns are FQ friendly and I find their patterns to be fairly quick and easy.

Check out the post, kiddies quilts

I just posted this on another thread, but it seems right here, too, and it's conveniently still on my clipboard. 10- minute block: https://www.google.com/search?ei=jzH....0.Q9tB-5abJlM

You could make them with rectangles, such as cutting each fat quarter in half, but the center needs to start as a square, I think. If you sew down the center (by either method she shows) after you have layered your quilt, that can be part of the quilting. The same user on youtube also shows another variation using only 3 pieces per block.

One thing you can do that will also save a lot of time and make a soft, comfortable throw is skip the batting and use fleece for the back. It shows off quilting nicely and is easier to handle than I expected. I can't find a picture of mine, but will take one and brb.

Fleece back. This was quilted with the embroidery machine, but I did very simple wavy lines around the outer border, and that works well also. These are especially good for a warm climate where the person might just need to ward off the draft from the air conditioner.