Mariah

Need ideas for a quilt for a 4 yr. old for Christmas next year. She definitely wants it to be Purple, but don't know where to go to get some ideas for a pattern. Help! Mariah

sahm4605

Now the question is does she have discriminating tests for quilt blocks? If not how complicated and large donyou want to go? I have done a very very complicated bed quilt for my dd and now am finishing up a dnp cut on differently. There are thousands of ways to go. Go out and pick up two purple fabrics that you a love and think she will like the go from there once you have a couple fabrics you can get an idea of how many more you will need for what ever pattern you end up with. I found this works well because you might have a fabric that works better in one pattern than another. This is just me though.

As for simple patterns for an older "toddler" I would say a dnp or rail fence. If you want to get more complicated there is one called summers sun on quilters cache. I love it for little girls. I made it for my dd as part of a bigger pattern for my DDS bed quilt. It can look like a flower when you are done depending on fabric placement.

erstan947

This is a darling quilt and can be customized with size, color, graphic, etc. Jelly roll friendly and no pattern needed. Just a thought https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...4490162&type=1

dakotamaid

Try modabakeshop.com. They have kinds of lovely patterns that are easy to make. Also Missouri Star quilt company. Enjoy the process.

RedGarnet222

You could start with buying purple embroidered little girls. Joanne puzzle has some really cute ones there on E Bay. I have used a few sets for my niece's quilts and they love them. She is reasonable and has lots of her blocks on sale now. She does lovely work and I have bought many of her block sets.

RedGarnet222

Here is one link to some real cuties...

http://www.ebay.com/feed/238833112

Just look for the little girl ones and ask the gal to make them in purple.

Boston1954

How about Warm Wishes? This is one I did with Fall colors.

Dina

Well, my default quilt is a purple quilt. Let me see if I can find any pictures that might give you ideas. Yup, here are a few.

Dina

Dina

Well, of course, I forgot to say what they were. In order they are What Knot by Rita Fishel, puzzle quilt (don't recall where I found that), Take Five, hmmm...just a focus fabric and four patch, and Trip around the World. You can't go wrong with purple quilt. A Rail Fence in three shades of purple is also good, but I can't find my picture of it.

Hope this is helpful?

Dina

momto5

For little girls, I usually make a large Sunbonnet Sue, dressed up in a fancy dress, bonnet and apron; I use lots of flowers and balloons, sometimes adding honey bees or little birds flying around. And sometimes I will add the little girls' name vertically on one side or the other. They are cute and don't take a really long time...only about 10 hours or so. And the little girls and their Moms really love them....