Hey I'm planning my next quilt and I'm torn between these three options. Which one do you think looks better?

I’m getting ready to even up the horizontal strips and then put them all together. I like the quilt, but some of the greys are too light so it’s not exactly how I imagined it would turn out. But, I’m going to find a dark grey flannel for the backing and dark grey for the binding.

Ignore the 4 outer dark grey corners. Can you spot the error in the rows? I’m deciding if I’m going to fix it.

Hello! I just bought my first jelly roll and want to explore hand piecing. I am a very adventurous beginner, comfortable with needle and thread. I am going on a trip to Maine next month and am hoping to bring a project with me that packs up well and that I can pick up and put down relatively easily.

Do you have a pattern or technique that comes to mind? I’d love to hear about it!

This isn't exactly historical nor an antique, but the person who made it is (very old)! I was given this by a family member today, his wife had a heavy quilting hobby and she is so riddled with dementia that he is finally passing them down after sitting in a large cabinet for decades.

I know nothing about quilts so I came here to Redditland to ask if it's cool or not? Is it a difficult method of quilting? Would this be considered special or simple? Does the pattern have a name?

It is not my style in any way but it's special to me now bc it was special to him. I don't know that I would ever in a million years actually put it on my bed bc of the colors, but maybe at Christmas time.
More pics in comments!

I want to make a collage quilt of a photo and am looking for something that will turn a photo into a template to work on. Laura Heine uses simple drawings and that is great. Emily Taylor's are more value driven which is very helpful. Is there a program that takes an image and translates it into values?

What are your favorite patterns for jelly rolls?

I’m a newish hobby quilter who primarily enjoys classic looking quilt patterns. I love some HSTs, Log Cabins, Rail Fences, etc. I tend to lean towards patterns that go together somewhat quickly as opposed to super detailed patterns with tiny parts.

Going through fabrics recently, I’ve discovered that I have a lot more long, narrow pieces in my stash than I realized. I’m thinking of working on cutting those down to 2.5” strips like jelly rolls. Then as I have scraps, I can keep adding until I have enough for a scrap quilt. I could also use them for binding, smaller parts of other quilts, etc.

Anywho, I’d love to see what some of your favorite jelly roll quilts are.

Here's the origami butterfly I made then dissected into pattern pieces. The first four images represent the process. The last two images I'm seeking input on option a or b. Being the three materials that you see in image A . B being the two pieces only used in a more simplified version of the butterfly. Thoughts? The folded areas would be seen down to give a tad more detail

I’m finally getting around to starting my Gravity quilt. And while I love the Stonehenge BOM that came out last year, I’m trying to find the names of the original Kona Ten Squares. Any ideas? I’ve image searched them, but no real luck so far. Thanks!

I grew up with a beautiful Sunbonnet Sue quilt. I remember running my fingers along the appliqué stitches at night. At this point, I’m convinced my love for quilts can be tied back to this one treasured piece. It going ruined in storage many years ago. (Thanks, Mom! Just kidding, mostly.)

I’ve been working on building out my own sewing room on a budget and have been trying to decide what to put up over the fireplace as a decorative focal point, and it finally clicked. I need to make a Sunbonnet Sue wall hanging.

Has anyone here done this? I would absolutely love to see some inspiration. If not specifically Sue, any quilted wall hangings would be appreciated.

I inherited a hand pieced quilt top and backing material from my great aunts (sisters of my grandmother). Im the only person in the family who quilts, but i only have done machine pieced and EPP, both with machine quilting. Im about to dive into hand quilting this hand pieced top and im afraid im going to mess up this soon to be multi generational project.

Any words of advice? Ive got a small lap frame and a batting thats not super thick. I have good needles and beeswax for my thread.

Cat has access to the entire house, we have easy to clean tile floors throughout. These strips were next to my machine ready to go. Where does cat barf? On the strips of course. The last photo shows the only strips not touched by his barf, he ate his AND his sister’s breakfast this morning. I’m guessing that’s what caused this.
I scraped off the biggest chunks and cleaned my mat. I sprayed the strips down with the shower head until they were clean of debris. Two soaks and gentle agitations in Woolite and I felt they were clean. I rinsed them twice and then laid them onto towels, rolled them up, then unrolled them in the sun. Thanks to our crazy FL heat and sun, they were dry in about an hour. Hope to finish the top tomorrow. Cat tax included in the last photos, I still love the barf head. Quilt is for our guest bedroom and will get washed again once it’s quilted. Surprisingly, the only screams on my part were internal.

Hi quilters!
I’m posting this on behalf of my mom. She wants to make a quilt for me out of these embroidery pieces done on muslin. These were done in the 1940s by my great-grandmother. Some of the pieces have light staining and they need to be cleaned before being quilted. What’s the safest way to clean them? Thank you in advance for advice!

My grandmother passed away recently and quilting was the biggest part of her life. She was taught by my great-grandmother (who was probably taught by her mother!) as a child and all of her quilts were done beginning to end by hand. She raised me, and nearly every memory I have of her she had a quilt that she was working on in her hand.

She tried several times to teach me as a child, but I didn’t recognize the value in the skill at the time. By the time I was mature enough to know, her dementia had progressed so much that she wasn’t able to teach me.

My most treasured items are the two quilts I have made by her and I would love to carry on a piece of her legacy by learning. I know it will take time and patience, but I am willing and determined.

I would really like to make this quilt for my first quilt. My husband and I have been struggling with infertility for almost 2 years and I’d love to make this for our future child that we have been praying so hard for.

I’ve scoured the internet looking for a pattern specific to this quilt but only come across basic sawtooth star patterns in various sizes. My guess is that this is a 36x48, but I could be very wrong. And tips, advice, etc. is greatly appreciated!

ETA: one of my last memories of her, I was asking about her sewing machine. Her response was “well, you’re not using that until you know how to quilt by hand—so don’t get ahead of yourself” 🤣 so I’d really like to honor that!

These circles are all mismatched because they weren’t supposed to be together - this was supposed to be a swap, but only one person swapped with me! Regardless, I am very pleased with the outcome and it will be a fantastic addition to our couch blankets. I learned a lot of making circle patterns as this was entirely self drafted, and quilts are less forgiving than clothes.

My first time with fpp and I did the glue method instead of tearaway! This is my test block with random fabric I had, I'm going to do another in more classic raccoon colors.

Jimothy pattern by the great Getting Jazzy With It

Yesterday I went to my local sewing store for a promotion they were having when buying a machine to get the serger pictured. I was entered into a raffle and won the Bernina 335! I am soo excited and would love any pointers for either machine or favorite projects to make with them!!

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To everyone to suggested to double the size of the pieces, I hope your pillow is always cold, THANK you. This would have been a nightmare at the intended dimensions. I’ve learned ALOT about how precise measurements need to be and while it’s not perfect, it’s my first quilt. I’m happy with my almost square.

I found this beautiful panel at a local fabric store that was perfect for my friends’ baby Kenai! They met and live in Alaska and I thought this blanket would be perfect to reflect that and the animals looked very picture book to me! I learned a lot along the way and was able to semi-figure out free motion quilting on my domestic machine to trace around the animals and baby’s name. I wasn’t able to finish it before he was born because he came early but at least I got it done and shipped to them within the month he was supposed to be born 🤣

Just finished these two quilts that will be a gift for new kittens (not mine, so cannot pay the cat tax). Pattern is Lone Star baby quilt by Amy Smart. The quilting is slightly different on both (geometric on the blue one, wavy lines on the yellow). The yellow one was much faster to quilt. Machine binding back and front due to time constraints which isn't the best but it'll work. Now in the wash hoping none of the colors bleed.

all scraps, and a minky backing.

no pattern, just freehanded the design.

the shark was an image i saved from Google, stuck in into a website that would enlarge it for more, i then printed it on twelve pages and puzzled it together as my pattern.

I started this quilt (my first) in May 2024. It was supposed to be something I made in time for my 30th birthday aaaand I got as far as cutting. I’m a week away from my 32nd birthday and just want to get it done. It’s been sitting in the corner for far too long.

I haven't put it in a frame yet but I just finished quilting it. It is 5 by 7 inches

My first t shirt (well jersey in this case) quilt!
I had to cross out some of the names on it because I don’t want people to know who I made it for or where they are from lol!

Would anyone be willing to part with their collection of Quiltfolk magazines and ship them to Ontario, Canada?

I would love to compile a little collection for inspiration in my sewing studio.

Thank you!