Pattern Ideas please

I'd love to make a quilt for our room soon and have a stack of red and cream fabrics 3 dark red, 4 mid tone, 6 cream base with red/pink/brown patterns) - each piece is approx 1/3 yard wide and WOF + 2 larger pieces of about 1 metre - 1 is red with black script and the other a maroon with gold flowers. Our bedroom is fairly neutral cream/grey with burgundy and gold oriental style flower curtains.

Tried to attach a picture but when I click manage attachments nothing happens!
Maybe these links will do instead.

http://forum.missouriquiltco.com/alb...chmentid=21816
http://forum.missouriquiltco.com/alb...chmentid=21815

(The maroon one with gold flowers is not nearly so 'purple' in real life)

I love your fabric choices and when you figure out what to do with them........could you help me out with mine? I'll be interested to see what the others suggest!

I quite fancy a 'magic square' one but with smaller squares than Layer Cakes. If I cut 8" - 9" squares I should have just enough left over from each piece to do the block borders.

Any other suggestions?

Jane,
Your fabrics are lovely, I think the magic square would really showcase your fabric,

Liz

Hi, Jane. First your photos are way to big to load here... resize and try them again.. I do love that fabric!!!

Here are a few links to block patterns that you may want to consider... Please let us know what you decide.

http://quilting.about.com/od/blockof...s_ladder_2.htm
http://sleepyowlstudio.wordpress.com...lock-tutorial/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=ORH13QQKoWs

oh oh oh I know what I would do with these fabrics......It looks like you have a lot more of the plain red than the others........ I would do 10 minute blocks! Use a different print for the centre of each block and keep the four outside squares plain. Kepp one print to boarder the blocks. Utterly divine!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbTHlGGKMPM

I have no suggestions for a pattern but your fabrics are beautiful! I need (want?) that one with the bird on it. It is in the bottom left corner. Can you tell me who the manufacturer is and/or where you purchased it??? :)

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Originally Posted by Granny Judy

Hi, Jane. First your photos are way to big to load here... resize and try them again.. I do love that fabric!!!

Here are a few links to block patterns that you may want to consider... Please let us know what you decide.

http://quilting.about.com/od/blockof...s_ladder_2.htm
http://sleepyowlstudio.wordpress.com...lock-tutorial/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=ORH13QQKoWs

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Sorry about that - don't know what happened there were OK last week!

Must have pressed the wrong button somewhere - will have to fathom out how to change them back to regular size again.
Managed to paste a smaller one but no idea how to resize all the others in my albums which have changed.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8017/7...587b14dc_m.jpg

.... and another one for the family room. I think a disappearing 9 patch might work and I'll pick out a plain darker brown for the centre square to echo the pastel colours edged with brown in my hand knotted Turkish rug.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7221/7...c9863e62_m.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7076/7...c6a8c648_m.jpg

The carpet is cream, pink, pale green, pastel blue, coffee and a little brown

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Originally Posted by Auntpiggylpn

I have no suggestions for a pattern but your fabrics are beautiful! I need (want?) that one with the bird on it. It is in the bottom left corner. Can you tell me who the manufacturer is and/or where you purchased it??? :)

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http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8145/7...5f283cdd_m.jpg

This is the only information I have - bought it at Patchwork-by-Sea in Brighton, Adelaide, South Australia!

Love your fabrics. I cannot for the life of me think of a pattern right now. What ever you choose will be beautiful with your fabrics.

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Originally Posted by Divine Daisy

oh oh oh I know what I would do with these fabrics......It looks like you have a lot more of the plain red than the others........ I would do 10 minute blocks! Use a different print for the centre of each block and keep the four outside squares plain. Kepp one print to boarder the blocks. Utterly divine!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbTHlGGKMPM

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E, that were a good idea! (Sorry about the Yorkshire accent)

I think I may try a variation, as none of the fabrics are plain, using equal numbers of light and dark squares for each 4 and the burgundy fabric with gold flowers for the centres - maybe I'll try to curve them like cathedral windows and hand sew the edges. The red fabric with script should be enough for a border and then I'll see what's left of the prints and join the pieces to make a long strip for the binding.

Which part of Yorkshire are you in? I have friends around the Huddersfield and Kirk Heaton area. (Only left the UK last October for our new life Down Under)

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Originally Posted by Poppytree

E, that were a good idea! (Sorry about the Yorkshire accent)

I think I may try a variation, as none of the fabrics are plain, using equal numbers of light and dark squares for each 4 and the burgundy fabric with gold flowers for the centres - maybe I'll try to curve them like cathedral windows and hand sew the edges. The red fabric with script should be enough for a border and then I'll see what's left of the prints and join the pieces to make a long strip for the binding.

Which part of Yorkshire are you in? I have friends around the Huddersfield and Kirk Heaton area. (Only left the UK last October for our new life Down Under)

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I live in West Yorkshire, near Howarth, up on the moors, in fact I can see Wuthering Heights from my bedroom windows

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Originally Posted by Poppytree

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8145/7...5f283cdd_m.jpg

This is the only information I have - bought it at Patchwork-by-Sea in Brighton, Adelaide, South Australia!

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Thank you!! I just sent Patchwork by the Sea an email requesting more information!

Made a practice 10 minute block with some spare charm squares I had left over from another project. Yes, it is much harder with smaller squares but I'm sure it would look better using 10" ones. It really did take less then 10 minutes and 3 seams!

How, where and when do you press it so the centre square (whichis double fabric and has a lot of hidden seams) lays nice and flat ready for rolling and stitching?

I know this example is very uneven but I wanted to see if I could understand the instructions - they always make it look so easy.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8028/7...289c842b_m.jpg

it is easier with the bigger block, but do another and i am sure it will lay flatter. Comes with practise. If mine is a little poofy I wack a load of spray starch on it press hard and its fine.

Press before you roll your sides. Oh and dont fanny about doing the rolled sides by hand. Throw a pin or two in and slide it into the machine. Sew slow and it will be canny. If you are still having trouble, spray starch you middle square before you start the block. So much is dependant on the fabric.

Have another bash at it.