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I am such a newbie that I don't have a grasp of all the quilt block names so that I can find what I am looking for.
I want to make a quilt that is fairly easy for a beginner and incorporates several colors. My color scheme is varied shades of purples and blues and I actually have approximately 14 different shades to choose from. I love a Navaho type design or something geometric that will incorporate a number of these colors. I don't want to do a scrappy, too many tiny blocks to worry with right now plus I want a larger design or one with a lot of strips. I am afraid I can't line up the strips good enough yet to make the quilt look even. I tried that with the Night and Day quilts by Jinny Byer (not sure that is the correct name). Suppose to be a good beginner quilt but way too small and hard to line up the strips. I tried the various free sites but there are so many blocks on the one, I don't know what to look for since I am not familiar with the names. So far, I have not been able to see the reason for the names of some of these blocks. Can anyone give me some advise? |
Have you checked out quiltville.com? Hundreds of free block patterns, and they are rated by skill level. One 'pin' the easiest, etc. etc. One easy block I have done is called Antique Tile... it was in the 12" block section, but possibly in the other sizes also.
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This site might not have the one you are looking for now
http://www.quilt.com/Blocks/AlphaBlockList.html but they do have lots to choose from. |
The best list of blocks I've found is http://www.quilterscache.com/QuiltBlocksGalore.html
I am doing Cotton Reels for my first project. If you look at page 2, Hannah's I am using that layout. I am doing it in a country look. |
My first qilt was a log cabin. It went well. A good quilt to practice your 1/4 inch. Have fun!!!
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Originally Posted by quiltingnonie
Have you checked out quiltville.com? Hundreds of free block patterns, and they are rated by skill level. One 'pin' the easiest, etc. etc. One easy block I have done is called Antique Tile... it was in the 12" block section, but possibly in the other sizes also.
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Originally Posted by no1jan
The best list of blocks I've found is http://www.quilterscache.com/QuiltBlocksGalore.html
I am doing Cotton Reels for my first project. If you look at page 2, Hannah's I am using that layout. I am doing it in a country look. |
My first quilt was a simple scrappy 9 patch. So easy.
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I recommend that you have a browse through About.com:Quilting which is a site i keep coming back to.
I've just made my first grecian square block and that was fun. This URL has a simple but (I think) lovely quilt using grecian squares. http://quilting.about.com/od/blockof...n_square_3.htm Good luck and let us know how you go. |
I like rail fence for a beginner quilt. I think it fits your specifications for geometric too.
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