HELP!!!I need some suggestions for a wedding quilt square !!!!!?

Question

My nephew is getting married and I am one of twenty some people who are pitching in on a quilt. They are getting married at Thornewood castle. The theme is Celtic/ Nordic .She suggests things like celtic knots or designs,mandala designs, celtic crosses runes, heather, animals like ravens or?... I'm thinking applique as I am familiar. Some will be doing embroidery or cross stitch but I don't do that. I could do something with gold braid maybe, in the designs of knots or patterns, maybe even paint. The date has already been claimed, asis thistle, trinity knot, Thors hammer. Maybe I could do heather?.... The quilt will be off white linen squares; a titch of the blue green tartan similar to the kilts (he is wearing a kilt!) and may be used as small border or divider, and the main wide border and back will be a beautiful amethyst9thistle) colored velveteen. Gold braid or trim will be used somewhere in the border or trim.
I am on a 2 week deadline. Please help!!!!!!!

Answer 1

There's a great website that has at least 100 quilt blocks free. It's www.quilterscache.com. Go to their dropdown menu & look for the free blocks,then use their alpha listing, like for celtic. You might not find exactly what you can use but you will likely find inspiration.

Answer 2

That is pretty unrealistic of her. If you otherwise like and appreciate the quilt, get a piece of fabric you think is pretty from the local Joanne's and get a seam ripper. Carefully remove the offending square and replace it with a square from the fabric you bought and like. Even the simplest of stitching would do here. You can then use the quilt and display it proudly. It will be a work of art that you and your mother both contributed to. If you don't feel you have the skills to do so, many drycleaners have mending services and could replace the square for you. A local quilting club could also do it. It would just take a few minutes to make the alteration, and there's no reason or need to discuss it with your mom at all.

Answer 3

I would suggest using the premade bias and appliqueing a celtic design with it. That would be the quickest. finding a design should be fairly easy since you know the theme. Do an internet search. If you make your own bias strips, you can stitch them with fusible thread making it easier to keep your design in place while you hand stitch it. Good luck.

Answer 4

If you do machine embroidery Skeldale House has some beautiful quilt designs as does Oregon Patch Works.

Answer 5

Not sure but I think the heather sounds great. Are you going to this wedding? If so take lots of pictures and post them I would love to see them sounds like a Beautiful wedding. And a picture of the quilt to top it off.

Answer 6

cut continous bias http://pir8.freeservers.com/quilting/CBT/

and applique a celtic cross from a pattern like the one here
http://www.white-works.com/knotcross2.jpg

or make your own design with ideas from http://kipliscage.powerblogs.com/posts/1144354505.shtml

Answer 7

Here are some pretty celtic appliques. http://www.secretsof.com/content/189

Answer 8

This block is called celtic sunrise: http://www.quilterscache.com/C/CelticSunriseBlock.html

Answer 9

triskel would be simple, do it in the gold braid.

Answer 10

http://www.personalcreations.com/shop/thumbnail.asp?world_code=2&category_code=312&subcategory_code=31202&search_type=subcategory&r=7436TS&WT.srch=1&GCID=S16519x003-wedding>kw=wedding+quilt&OVMTC=advanced&OVKEY=wedding%20quilt&OVRAW=wedding%20quilt%20square%20pattern


http://home.howstuffworks.com/give-and-take-wedding-quilt-pattern.htm

http://www.craftown.com/quilt/weddingring.htm

http://www.quiltingworks.com/scrapbook/weddingquilt.htm

http://www.how-to-quilt.com/


http://canadagoosedesigns.com/quiltpatterns.html

http://www.quilttownusa.com/mom/QuiltPattern.htm