Diamonds

I went shopping yesterday and found some gorgeous material.. I think it would make a great two tone quilt.. I need to decide what pattern to use.. Any ideas?

Quilting Aggi

oooooooooh what gorgeous shades!!!!!!!

There are so many beautiful 2 fabric blocks out there!!! I'll put my thinking cap on

Steve

I've learned this lesson fast: it depends on how big of project are you planning? An appropriate block needs to fit both scale and design wise. You don't want a block to get lost or overwhelm a quilt and true the two tones are of major consideration either way, but first things first. You can always scale a pattern to fit, but some are naturally inclined to a particular size. I mean you don’t want to make a triple Irish and miss the pattern making a tiny quilt. You might also want something graphically strong since you are working with only two colors.

I'm fairly new at this so I might be totally off on the observation.

Diamonds

I do want something graphically strong... Most of my quilts are king/queen size... However I am thinking more along the lines of couch throw size.. About 50x70...

littlehud

Those fabrics are wonderful. Let us know what you decide.

Calico92402

I like colorful quilts with lots of contrast, so I will be waiting to hear what you decide, as well as soaking up others' suggestions for my own future reference.

QUILTNUT

HI Diamonds! What beautiful fabrics. Would you maybe consider throwing a soft cream fabric? Either way, with just two (or three) colors, your design load will have to be carried by the intricacy of the block rather than a mass of color.

A larger sized block which allows for a variety of components (large and small) would be the direction I'd go..with maybe a sashing thrown in and a wide border of one color (which would give you a chance to show off some fancy quilting patterns!!) good luck, and be sure to keep us posted.