dixie_belle
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OK, I've got a ton of fabric here. All kinds. And since I just finished the quilt for my granddaughter, where I actually had to purchase fabric (because I wanted it a specific color), I'm now in the mood to start another quilt and use up some of this fabric that I have. Now, I have two thoughts:
1) I'd love to do a double Irish chain and use reds, blues and tans. I've easily got enough of all those colors. And I haven't done this pattern before so it would be something new.
2) I'm thinking of an Ohio star. Actually I guess many Ohio stars. Maybe a 6 inch block. All the stars would be a different color with the same beige background. And I could alternate the star block with a simple 6 inch 9 block. I'd probably do all the 9 blocks all the same colors just so it doesn't go too color crazy.
I don't want to do a sampler quilt because I've already done that. My problem is that I'm really um.....er.....ok, not real adventurous. (a nice way of saying boring.....ahem) I like my quilts to be "orderly" and not too crazy. I absolutely love a two color quilt or a three color quilt. So here I have tons of fabric and I don't know how to use it all. I've looked and looked at patterns and just can't find something that appeals to my sense of order and my need to use up all this fabric. Last year I did a barn raising log cabin and loved the way it turned out. But been there, done that. Don't want to make the same quilt again, even if it does use up my fabric stash.
Can you guys give me some ideas of things you've done that uses different colors?
1) I'd love to do a double Irish chain and use reds, blues and tans. I've easily got enough of all those colors. And I haven't done this pattern before so it would be something new.
2) I'm thinking of an Ohio star. Actually I guess many Ohio stars. Maybe a 6 inch block. All the stars would be a different color with the same beige background. And I could alternate the star block with a simple 6 inch 9 block. I'd probably do all the 9 blocks all the same colors just so it doesn't go too color crazy.
I don't want to do a sampler quilt because I've already done that. My problem is that I'm really um.....er.....ok, not real adventurous. (a nice way of saying boring.....ahem) I like my quilts to be "orderly" and not too crazy. I absolutely love a two color quilt or a three color quilt. So here I have tons of fabric and I don't know how to use it all. I've looked and looked at patterns and just can't find something that appeals to my sense of order and my need to use up all this fabric. Last year I did a barn raising log cabin and loved the way it turned out. But been there, done that. Don't want to make the same quilt again, even if it does use up my fabric stash.
Can you guys give me some ideas of things you've done that uses different colors?