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06-08-2011, 09:55 PM

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the Ten Minute Block, kind of like a Cathedral Window... but way easier...

06-08-2011, 09:56 PM

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Thanks for this topic.

This is the greatest board. :thumbup: People are so willing to share.

My thanks to everyone!

06-08-2011, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DebraK

Thank you. That makes it a little easier to make suggestions. Have you checked out maryquilts.com or quiltville.com?

They both have wonderful free patterns and examples of simple yet complex looking patterns with very easy to comprehend instructions.

Thanks! I bookmarked them.

06-08-2011, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by hobbykat1955

Stack and Whack

Thanks I've seen these but didn't realize how easy they could be.

06-08-2011, 10:07 PM

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D9P, French braid is very easy. Looks way more complicated than it is.

Also, I've found that using busier prints on simpler patterns also makes the quilt look more complicated than it was.

I just picked up a pattern for the French Braid, but haven't studied it.

I want to study some of the colorways to see how to set them up for maximum effect. Thanks!

There are tons on here, just do a search. Here's the one I did. The hardest part is selecting the colors. Assembly is very easy! The first braid section took me 1 hr, 15 min. The rest were faster.

What tips can you give me on selecting color?

I had been collecting the yellows & pinks for awhile. I took everything I had and laid them out in what I thought would be a good order. Then I stared at it for awhile, re-arranged, stared some more. Then I got the camera out, took some pics and uploaded to the computer. I think it's easier to pick out the ones you should eliminate that way. I had one in particular that had one color background, but the foreground is what stood out to me, so I moved it and liked the result better. I say if you are selecting from your stash, pick several more than you need and arrange in color groups from light to dark. I think the book suggests the colors flow from one to another. Lots of experimentation! I'd love to do one in blues, greens, purples. Someone on the board (probably more than one person) has one with appliqued flower vines on the separator strips...gorgeous!

Thanks for the tips. I'll take a look at the board and see what I can find.

06-08-2011, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by BellaBoo

Warm Wishes pattern and Tube Quilt blocks are the ones that come to mind when I think of easy but looks complicated.

I like the Warm Wishes pattern. The tube quilt looks interesting. I'm spacially challenged so I'll have to practice. :wink:

06-08-2011, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Peckish

No curved piecing Drunkard's Path. I'm making a second one now!

Very Nice! I'll check it out. How did you get the color on the "curve"?

06-09-2011, 02:43 AM

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Any X block pattern.

06-09-2011, 02:54 AM

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Very easy while looking complicated...BQ Quilt by Maple Island. Love the 3D picture frame look!

06-09-2011, 03:06 AM

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a bargello is way easier than it looked at the start. I made a couple table runners to practice with before starting a bed sized quilt and was amazed at how simply it all went together.