Need easy pattern ideas
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Need easy pattern ideas
My 78 year old Auntie recently needed to become a resident in a Nursing Home and I want to make her a lap size quilt. I don't have too much free time so need to make something that I can complete in 2 weekends with these fabrics. Any ideas? Thanks
ok I have 10 fat quarters pinks, blues, and a little solid white. No fabric for sashing. Tried to post picture but unable to due to file extension. ( same extension as all my pics that I have previously posted)
ok I have 10 fat quarters pinks, blues, and a little solid white. No fabric for sashing. Tried to post picture but unable to due to file extension. ( same extension as all my pics that I have previously posted)
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Wickedly Easy is a free quilt pattern at Annie.com
http://www.byannie.com/patterns/free...ly-easy-quilts
It uses fat quarters, and each fat quarter will make 1 16" block. She shows sizes from Crib to Queen (I made a king size). A lap size 52x68 would use 12 fat quarters, so you may need to add a couple more for that size.
Hope your Auntie is comfortable in her new home!
http://www.byannie.com/patterns/free...ly-easy-quilts
It uses fat quarters, and each fat quarter will make 1 16" block. She shows sizes from Crib to Queen (I made a king size). A lap size 52x68 would use 12 fat quarters, so you may need to add a couple more for that size.
Hope your Auntie is comfortable in her new home!
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Just remember, the more times you cut the fabric, the smaller resulting size quilt. 10 FQ's is 2.5 yards. That's not much. There are several quick options I would think about.
Using the Big Block theory, you could just lay the FQ's out in a pleasing arrangement and sew them together, squaring up rows, quilt and bind the quilt.
Assuming your FQ's are a full 18x22, you can cut them twice and get 40 pieces of fabric 9x11. Arrange these pleasingly in rows and sew them together. You can get a decent sized quilt. I would draw a graph out and color it to see if you have enough of the FQ's before you ever cut the first one.
Just cutting the FQ's once, will give you either a 22x9 or 18x11. Using the 22x9, you could do a brickwork type pattern where you have no seams to match. These are great for speed.
Using the Big Block theory, you could just lay the FQ's out in a pleasing arrangement and sew them together, squaring up rows, quilt and bind the quilt.
Assuming your FQ's are a full 18x22, you can cut them twice and get 40 pieces of fabric 9x11. Arrange these pleasingly in rows and sew them together. You can get a decent sized quilt. I would draw a graph out and color it to see if you have enough of the FQ's before you ever cut the first one.
Just cutting the FQ's once, will give you either a 22x9 or 18x11. Using the 22x9, you could do a brickwork type pattern where you have no seams to match. These are great for speed.
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Wickedly Easy is a free quilt pattern at Annie.com
http://www.byannie.com/patterns/free...ly-easy-quilts
It uses fat quarters, and each fat quarter will make 1 16" block. She shows sizes from Crib to Queen (I made a king size). A lap size 52x68 would use 12 fat quarters, so you may need to add a couple more for that size.
Hope your Auntie is comfortable in her new home!
http://www.byannie.com/patterns/free...ly-easy-quilts
It uses fat quarters, and each fat quarter will make 1 16" block. She shows sizes from Crib to Queen (I made a king size). A lap size 52x68 would use 12 fat quarters, so you may need to add a couple more for that size.
Hope your Auntie is comfortable in her new home!
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My go to quick quilt is Yellow Brick Road. I can easily make this in a weekend start to finish. It finishes 57" x 75". It takes 12 fat quarters, and 2 yards for border and binding.
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[QUOTE= Assuming your FQ's are a full 18x22, you can cut them twice and get 40 pieces of fabric 9x11. Arrange these pleasingly in rows and sew them together. You can get a decent sized quilt. I would draw a graph out and color it to see if you have enough of the FQ's before you ever cut the first one.
Just cutting the FQ's once, will give you either a 22x9 or 18x11. Using the 22x9, you could do a brickwork type pattern where you have no seams to match. These are great for speed.[/QUOTE]
I sure like the way Barb in Louisiana thinks. To me, this way would be ideal.
Just cutting the FQ's once, will give you either a 22x9 or 18x11. Using the 22x9, you could do a brickwork type pattern where you have no seams to match. These are great for speed.[/QUOTE]
I sure like the way Barb in Louisiana thinks. To me, this way would be ideal.
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