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I would get out my wedding album to influence my fabric color choices.

for quilts for graduates I Usually pick colors that cordinate with graduates school colors but if it is a male or female, make it more personal with masculine or feminine

I like doing tee shirt quilts if the person has alot of activity’s they were involved in at school.

Luckily,  I had a wonderful Grandmother that made beautiful quilts.  Each of my brothers and sister received a quilt for graduation and for any other milestones in our life like college or marriage.  I had a daughter recently graduate from college and it took her 7 long years as she is a single parent and also worked a full-time job while putting herself through school.  One nice thing about making a quilt for her as an adult is I know so well her decorating tastes and color choices.  When I made her high school graduation quilt it was a scrap quilt and I used fabrics from my personal stash and those of my grandmothers and my mother-in-laws!  It was a special quilt that holds great meaning for both of us.  Choosing a pattern for her quilt will be special for me as I always like to incorporate some of my grandmothers fabric or ideas into my quilts.  I was given all of my grandmothers fabric and patterns and I plan on using something that she had planned but was not able to complete due to losing her central vision.  I love the 100 block pattern books because they lend themselves well to scrap quilts - which I love.

Dear Jennifer,

I love your quiltblock and all the different colours and settings you offer us. I’m watching my mailbox everyday now, because I can’t wait to get started in your new book ‘the Wedding quilt’.
love from the Netherlands,
Christine S.

Probably change the colors to our school colors, purple and white (and maybe an accent of gold) to make a graduation quilt.

I’d probably use the school colors in choosing fabrics for making Commencement blocks, especially if the graduate is a die-hard sports fan.  Love your block & thanks for the different setting possibilities.  Thanks for the chance to win.

I love the Gettysburg block. Congratulations!

How I would choose fabric for the special quilt? I tend to fall in love with “the” fabric on site. Once that happens “the” fabric becomes the focus and I build from the colors in it. I

I love your block and congratulations on being in the 100 quilt blocks magazine! I am a new quilter and selecting fabrics is not easy for me. I always am asking for help at my LQS   At least picking for a graduate you can do their college colors or high school colors and add to it from there ~ at least there is a starting point. thanks for the giveaway.

If putting that I would use the Brown and blues(light) I love those colors together for a suttle look.

Lovely block! Makes a very nice quilt!
I would choose the favourite colours of the recipient and think about the livingstyle for choosing the fabrics.

I would try to use the school colors as the main colors and then add a few coordinating colors.  Thanks for the chance to win!

Great block!  Love the last quilt design with it set on point with sashing!  Our high school colors are red and black, so I would make a red and black quilt (perhaps a t-shirt quilt), using a variety of reds and blacks.  Got a few years to plan this, though, since my oldest just started high school this year.  Thanks for a chance to win a copy of this 100 blocks issue!

I love that you showed so many different colorations and layouts for your block.  Gets the creative juices flowing!  I have given quilts as high school graduation gifts several times.  I make them in the colors of the college that the student is going to attend.  I often piece letters for the border with the name of the college on one side and the student’s first name on the other.  Makes it personal and (hopefully) a keepsake.

Love your block options. and love your books,and appreciate the quilt options you show.

I would make the block in red, white, and blue as red and blue are the school colors of the school from which my children were graduated plus where I taught for 44 years.  I would include white so that the block would also represent the colors of our American flag.

I love your block.  Thank you for showing all the different settings.  And thanks for the chance to win a copy of the magazine.  Hugs

I absolutely love this block set on point. I will be making it in fall colors.
Connie W.

Since it is Civil War, I would probably choose blue and brown.  These are one of my favorite combinations

Hi Jennifer!

Love these different variations! If I ever get all my other projects completed, I would love to make a quilt similar to the last one (set on point) you showed using material from Red Rooster. I think I would actually make it for myself (to honor you and your Elm Creek novels!). Laurie

Really love your block and all the quilts, but the last one is my favourite

I think I would use Civil War reproduction prints in shades of blue and gray.
Lauri L.

Whenever I make a quilt for someone special, I try to use colors that the recipient particularly likes.  Sometimes that problematic for me, since I don’t always enjoy working with some of their favorite colors.  But, it is always worth it when I present the quilts and they immediately remark on how beautiful the colors are.
I enjoyed looking at your block in the different colors and settings on your blog.  It definitely gives me ideas!
Linda in Southern Illinois

Wonderful block. I like the on point settings the best too.  I select fabrics usually because of the colorway that I want to use but sometimes I will find a fabric that has been named after a family member or something important that I want to state about the quilt or the recipient.

I like to use the colors of the mood I’m in to make any kind of block, especially a traditional type. Sewing is for me and my time so I just go with what I’m in the mood for. Just got your Union book and can’t wait to begin.

I would select reds, whites, and blues.