Need help using 4 fabrics quilt pattern

[Arloony]

Hello everyone,

My first attempt to a quilt (lol) is finally done. yyyaaayyyy! So nice to see a finished project!
I made a few (a LOT of!) mistakes...but I have enjoyed everything about it and now ready to make another one.

I have only 4 fabrics (+ another for the backing)...what would be a nice (easy but yet looking amazing) pattern for me to work on using only 4 fabrics on the front?

If you have made one...have you got any pics to share?

Thanking you in advance
Arlene x

[Deafoldbat]

Before we can bamboozle advise you we need to know more about the fabrics, colour and quantity of each...

[BrendaP]

I'm a big fan of Rail Fence for a beginners quilt pattern - rectangles are as straightforward to sew as squares.  It can look good with just four fabrics - but you really should be thinking about starting a stash of

[Lilian]

My first thought was rail fence too 

[Iminei]

Julys Brucie Bonus Block of the Month only uses 4 fabrics .... Dark, Medium, Light and Background.

But it is an intermediate level rather than beginner (in my opinion)

[Pearl]

Stitches used to have a very effective rail fence as her avatar.  Do you have a pic, @Stitches ?

[BrendaP]

A few Rail Fence quilts pulled from the web.  All made with 4 fabrics.

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[Stitches]

@Acorn this one it was the 1st quilt I did

[Arloony]

They look all so beautiful...thank you all for your feedback.

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[Arloony]

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[BrendaP]

Your colours all look good together  :thumbsup:
but be aware that you will loose the jungle theme as soon as the fabrics are cut into strips.

[Arloony]

Yes Brenda, this is my worry. I don't want to lose the theme. so perhaps it is best to have squares (disappearing 9 or 4 blocks?)

So difficult to find the right pattern for the fabric.

[Acorn]

Something like this might work, although you might want to turn it through 45 degrees so that the animals were upright in the squares!

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[Iminei]

Disapearing 9patch could work as long as you position your Star fabric in the corners ... I would say you need a plain bold Bright pop pf colour in the centre to be your quarter squares

[Arloony]

Amazing!!! you are all so talented!!

Yes!! This is what I will do 9patch...

The big squares can be the 2 jungles colour, the small squares can be the stripes and the long ones can be the small elephants.

Do you think I need more fabric then?

Has anyone made a quilt with only 4 fabrics on the front? Can you share any pictures if you have?

Thank you all so much