Wednesday, October 6, 2010

How about some fabric?

Here are the newest Christmas Fabrics I purchased…

PINK and Green



Red



Blue




My stash… (Shh I have more in a box)!!!











Now here is my problem and I hope you can help! I have so much and so much is different. From vintage, to modern, to novelty.
All colors all shades.

I want to showcase the fabrics but not just in a scrap way.
I have no idea what block I should use?
Maybe a modern log cabin?
Squares within a square?
Stars?

Any ideas for me? Links? Pictures?

Thanks!!!!

Any Christmas fabric you do not want? I would be happy to send you my address!!



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27 comments:

  1. LesQuiltsOctober 6, 2010 at 6:21 AM

    hi Jane!
    On my blog, I have a picture of a quilt I made in August.
    I used 5 inch charm squares and made snowball blocks. The background "snow" was the same fabric I used for sashing and then a main colour for corner stones. I took the sashing and cornerstones to include an inside border.
    Then I used a main fabric from the same line, for a 6 inch outside border.

    It went together very quickly.
    Hope this helps, take care, Leslie
    lesquilts.blogspot.com

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  2. PatOctober 6, 2010 at 6:24 AM

    I agree with the comment above....a snowball is a good choice for a block that will let you feature some of those great fabrics without having it look so scrappy.

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  3. Abby and StephanieOctober 6, 2010 at 6:53 AM

    Someone has a serious Christmas fabric love. Since some of the prints are large I love Terri Atkinson's Happy Hour. I made one using Christmas fabric and Love it. I'll see if I can find the link and email it to you.

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  4. NedraOctober 6, 2010 at 8:27 AM

    Cute stuff Jane. And it doesn't surprise me that you have a lot of pink in there!

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  5. RumiOctober 6, 2010 at 9:22 AM

    Lots of Christmas Love there! Looking forward to seeing what you decided to do with them.

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  6. Needled MomOctober 6, 2010 at 9:24 AM

    Who knew Christmas had so many colors?????

    I just saw a blog with some great ideas. Check it out at http://janeweston.blogspot.com/2010/10/ideas-for-scrapspart-2.html

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  7. Miss HillbillyOctober 6, 2010 at 9:41 AM

    Oh my gosh, I love the pink set and the blue set!!

    I would do something showy like snowballs or stars. You simply cannot cut up some of that for log cabins. No way. Too pretty!

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  8. Donna~~October 6, 2010 at 9:48 AM

    I copied this quilt as an idea for me yesterday--maybe it would work for you: http://www.marcusfabrics.com/makeit/projects/fresh_mixerz/fresh_mixerz.pdf

    To give credit, I found the free qult link on the site: quiltcrossing.com under Marcus Brothers fabric--they've got several of the Jan Mullen line called for in the pattern, but I think it would work for your Christmas fabrics too! Happy Stitching! (I'm curious to see what your come up with!)

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  9. Donna~~October 6, 2010 at 9:49 AM

    http://www.marcusfabrics.com/makeit/projects/fresh_mixerz/fresh_mixerz.pdf

    Hopefully it will print all of that this time!

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  10. Donna~~October 6, 2010 at 9:51 AM

    Ok so it didn't work--search Fresh Mixerz by Jan Mullen and you'll find it I hope!

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  11. quiltingnanaOctober 6, 2010 at 10:02 AM

    great Christmas stash...since I love star blocks...what about doing stars that would feature a special fabric in the center then have solid (or reading as solid) points on the stars

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  12. Glenna @ Hollyhock QuiltsOctober 6, 2010 at 10:25 AM

    Oh Jane-- You make me want to go upstairs and sew! You can just send all those pink and green fabrics to me. I'll help you reduce your stash!

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  13. Mary Grace McNamaraOctober 6, 2010 at 11:07 AM

    Jane, those are some fun fabrics! I really like the quilts I've seen lately that have a big circle, then a smaller circle and then an even smaller circle, all inside a solid color square. Something like that might be a good way to show off these colorful fabrics.

    Whatever you do will be beautiful!

    MGM

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  14. AnonymousOctober 6, 2010 at 11:33 AM

    I see ornaments of different shapes, sizes, and fabrics.

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  15. sewfunquiltsOctober 6, 2010 at 11:42 AM

    mmmmh! luscious, and love the pinks and blues. Have fun, and definitely whatever you choose, you want the blocks to be big enough to show off some of those wonderful prints. The log cabin is definitely OUT!

    Thanks for sharing with us...I'm drooling.

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  16. WoolenSailsOctober 6, 2010 at 11:43 AM

    I had that problem too and finally rearranged my fabrics by types. So much easier when I want to make something. But you have a lot of beautiful pieces and I would think a design that you can mix and match, like stars, hexagons, etc.

    Debbie

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  17. Sandie @ crazy'boutquiltsOctober 6, 2010 at 11:46 AM

    Oh I love Christmas fabrics! I know whatever you come up with will be cute, cute, cute! Have fun!

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  18. BarbOctober 6, 2010 at 11:49 AM

    What about a snowball quilt....those fabrics are just yummy..

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  19. EllenOctober 6, 2010 at 12:04 PM

    I saw this cute Halloween quilt yesterday & think it would be great for showcasing prints you can't bear to cut up. http://kheaney-writeitdown.blogspot.com/2010/08/spookily-quilt.html Quick too! Love the large poinsettias in your first picture.

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  20. TheresaOctober 6, 2010 at 4:23 PM

    Gorgeous fabrics - some of them would look great in the middle of a sawtooth star.

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  21. BrowndirtcottageOctober 6, 2010 at 4:26 PM

    That's a good selection there Jane...hey....aren't you supposed to be quilting on your halloween quilt..???? HA!

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  22. ElaineOctober 6, 2010 at 11:03 PM

    How about that curved log cabin I made for the show? Or 9-patch and snowball alternating? Manana!

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  23. JenOctober 7, 2010 at 1:03 AM

    I was going to say snowball blocks, too! You could do a Circle Around quilt too. Maybe add in some GO! cut snowflakes too. Can't wait to see it!

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  24. AnonymousOctober 7, 2010 at 11:14 AM

    Love the pink and green...not sure what you should make, but can't wait to see!

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  25. Quilts And PiecesOctober 7, 2010 at 3:14 PM

    I started one but don't have any pictures using xmas fabrics and making "candy" blocks. a rectangle with a quarter square triangle on each end to look like wrapped candy.

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  26. LoralynnOctober 7, 2010 at 7:59 PM

    What darling fabric! I especially love the pink and the blue colorways!

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  27. MickiOctober 8, 2010 at 1:33 PM

    What gorgeous fabrics. Squares would really showcase them..lots of small ones.
    Micki

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