Need Help with a Pattern Selection
#25
Originally Posted by Slow2Sew
I am getting a new DIL this year and would like to surprise the newlyweds with a quilt. Her favorite color is green and lots of it, but not a lime-color green. I was thinking of something with several shades of green with some purple worked in. Any suggestions for a pattern would be appreciated.
#26
what about collecting batiks with green and purple? Or really any collection with green and something added in? I've been doing a bunch of scrappy quilts lately and there are some patterns which are quick and easy to do. I'm thinking the disappearing 9 patch or split decision or simply squared. The 9 patch uses charm squares and the others use 2 1/2" strips (or jelly rolls/bali pops). I guess a lot depends upon your future DIL and your son's taste...are they more contemporary or traditional? what's their "design style"?
#27
Originally Posted by chris_quilts
Originally Posted by Slow2Sew
I am getting a new DIL this year and would like to surprise the newlyweds with a quilt. Her favorite color is green and lots of it, but not a lime-color green. I was thinking of something with several shades of green with some purple worked in. Any suggestions for a pattern would be appreciated.
Thanks for your good suggestions. I sort of had a bargello in mind, but the split rail would also work great - don't know why I have to make this hard. Do you recall how many strips your friend used in her quilt? E-patterns has a pattern, Spring Garden Path, that I also had not thought of until you mentioned the split rail.
A floral quilt would be too "frilly." I would probably estimate the newlyweds taste as somewhere between contemporary and traditional.
Thanks again to everybody for great ideas. Love getting great feedback!
#28
Originally Posted by Slow2Sew
Originally Posted by chris_quilts
Originally Posted by Slow2Sew
I am getting a new DIL this year and would like to surprise the newlyweds with a quilt. Her favorite color is green and lots of it, but not a lime-color green. I was thinking of something with several shades of green with some purple worked in. Any suggestions for a pattern would be appreciated.
Thanks for your good suggestions. I sort of had a bargello in mind, but the split rail would also work great - don't know why I have to make this hard. Do you recall how many strips your friend used in her quilt? E-patterns has a pattern, Spring Garden Path, that I also had not thought of until you mentioned the split rail.
A floral quilt would be too "frilly." I would probably estimate the newlyweds taste as somewhere between contemporary and traditional.
Thanks again to everybody for great ideas. Love getting great feedback!
#29
Originally Posted by jljack
I have recently fallen in love with triple Irish chain, and it would certainly look wonderful with shades of green and a purple chain running through!!
#30
Originally Posted by Slow2Sew
I am getting a new DIL this year and would like to surprise the newlyweds with a quilt. Her favorite color is green and lots of it, but not a lime-color green. I was thinking of something with several shades of green with some purple worked in. Any suggestions for a pattern would be appreciated.
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