not 'busy' pattern
05-25-2011, 02:20 PM
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I would go with a 10 minute block quilt. It is basic but with a bit of interest in the insert portion of the block. You can really be creative with the blocks or you can tone it down as much as you want.
05-25-2011, 06:47 PM
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http://howaboutpinkplease.blogspot.c...oin-quilt.html
Well, tried cut and paste a couple of pretty examples of coin quilts that I found in the search feature of this board, but not sure what will happen when I send this.
Well, tried cut and paste a couple of pretty examples of coin quilts that I found in the search feature of this board, but not sure what will happen when I send this.
05-25-2011, 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by thenonnielady
My brother and wife would like a 'not busy' type pattern for a quilt. Does anyone have any suggestions for a quilt that has a not busy pattern?
take a book with lots of pictures of quilts to them
and ask them to explain what they think "not busy" is.
That could save you a lot of trouble, and could be a very interesting and entertaining conversation.
It could be tone-on-tone fabric or a pattern of blocks like an irish chain which is made of plain colors, perhaps a (two color) quilt made of lights and medium shades of the same color.
05-26-2011, 02:55 AM
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Thanks for the help. I appreciate it. Those Chinese Coins were interesting.
I am thinking that double Irish Chain is one of the finalists.
Need to look at quilters cashe and see if there is something good for me.
I am thinking that double Irish Chain is one of the finalists.
Need to look at quilters cashe and see if there is something good for me.
05-26-2011, 09:12 AM
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A monochromatic scheme is not busy. Look above at LoriEl's avatar. That is not busy but beautiful. It is a complicated pattern, but the color scheme idea could be adapted to any pattern. A center made of med to dark fabrics surrounded by a light. And you would not want a lot of pattern contrast in the fabrics. I think a group of batiks in the same color family and blenders could be really pretty and restful.
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