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I want to make a lil lap quilt for my mom, but I'm not sure what one to do...I'm a beginner and I have only made a rag quilt (almost finished then I'll show pics) but now I want to make one for her, but all the easy tutorials I can find are for like babies and kids and not really for a mature woman...any ideas?
Check out Jenny's tutorials. She's got several that are easy.
Hey Kapree -- it's only that fabric that makes it look "baby" like -- Get a lovely print in colors that go with where she likes to sit and you can still use one of the Easy Tutorials. Very Easy is a Jelly Roll quilt -- a nice lap size in various colors she'll love!
Good luck and can't wait to see photo's!
Ohh another thought, check out the album pictures to see if any Strike your fancy - the style or fabrics and someone will help you figure out that pattern and/or fabrics.
:-Debbie
Disappearing 9 patch is really easy and turns out nice.
I agree with Debbie........it's the fabric print or style that will give the quilt the look that you want. A D9P or Rail fence are pretty easy.
My first quilt was a paper pieced quilt. There is one that Jenny does that is simple, but looks like you spent a bunch of time on it. I found my paper piecing easy and fun!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et_AuPOcUlw
I was gonna say what Debbie said. The fabric is what makes the quilt. D9P is super easy to do. Even a simple charm quilt with the right choice of fabrics would be good. As long as you pic out non childish fabrics, your quilt won't look like it is for a baby.
A disappearing 9 patch would be great...it's the fabrics that make it mature or childish... chose your mom's favorite colors and go from there.
Any pattern or block you like can be changed from a baby or child project to an adult project by changing the fabrics. Even the tumbling block quilt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kapree
Cool! Thanks for sharing this. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by jennyann
I am just curious, Jenny says you can use charm packs if you'd like. I was wondering if anyone has done a quilt top (lap size quilt) with charm packs like she said you can? If so, how many did you use up as far as a charm pack goes?
Thanks. :)
Here is one I did for my dad using 1 Charm pack (bowling stuff cuz he likes that)... Different tut but you can see it's a nice sized lap and not baby looking :-)
Attachment 37589
Log cabin is nice, easy, and mature looking. My wife and I did a log cabin based on Eleanor Burn's book for our first quilt and it turned out really nice. Our gracious hosts also have a great how-to video about doing this block. The block she makes in the video is a little different from the E.B. way but both are beautiful and offer a lot of options.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEKqk45eXFc
Here is some eye candy to show some other possibilities with this block...
Log Cabin Quilts
The ladies have suggest a disappearing 9 patch, I have 2 that I am currently working on, 1 for my grandson and 1 for my cousin.
Its easy and fairly quick.
Attachment 37634 For my cousin
He is a truck driver, and just got done with his cancer treatment. And Thank the Lord is cancer free as of Dec. 1, 2012.
Attachment 37633 for my grandson.
Everyone is correct, its the fabric you choose that will determine if its for a child, teen, or adult.
