*HELP* Block and Layout Suggestions
09-20-2011, 03:02 AM
#22
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You want a throw around quilt, not heirloom. So then why not just use the Iris fabric as the whole center as the focus? Add borders and then quilt it around all the different size boxes and around the flowers.
I'm not one that believes that every piece of fabric is made to be sliced up. Some say, just use me. :D
I'm not one that believes that every piece of fabric is made to be sliced up. Some say, just use me. :D
09-20-2011, 06:04 AM
#24
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In the Spring 2010 Fons & Porter's Easy Quilts there was a pattern for "Sunny Day" that would make up quick & would look very pretty with your focus fabric for the long strips joining the pieced strips rows. I used it as a pattern for a quilt top for my grandson using Hungry Caterpillar fabrics & it turned out really cute. Very easy to do & you could even work in some large squares of the focus fabric. You could probably find a picture of it at FonsandPorter.com. Good luck, pretty fabrics!
09-20-2011, 06:22 AM
#25
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WOW! Lovely fabric, the floral is stunning.
several suggestions.
Is there a "natural" block in the fabric that you can cut without losing too much detail? a 12" or 16" or 25" or whatever? Cut there & then alternate with 4 blocks that total that square, made up of your coordinating fabric.
Fussy cut the floral & border them with your coordinating fabric. 1 border or 2, bringing them to all the same dimension.
Use all the flowers. They are stunning, and even tho sis loves irises, they go so well together, will add much interest in the quilt. :-)
Use the floral as your center panel, just quilting around each element. Make the border sampler blocks, a variety of dif blocks that you enjoy making, or want to try.
If that is too much work, narrow inner border, chinese coins, then wider outer border, all out of your coordinates, still with the floral as your panel.
...(keep me in mind for your leftovers, love love love that floral, me green with envy!)
several suggestions.
Is there a "natural" block in the fabric that you can cut without losing too much detail? a 12" or 16" or 25" or whatever? Cut there & then alternate with 4 blocks that total that square, made up of your coordinating fabric.
Fussy cut the floral & border them with your coordinating fabric. 1 border or 2, bringing them to all the same dimension.
Use all the flowers. They are stunning, and even tho sis loves irises, they go so well together, will add much interest in the quilt. :-)
Use the floral as your center panel, just quilting around each element. Make the border sampler blocks, a variety of dif blocks that you enjoy making, or want to try.
If that is too much work, narrow inner border, chinese coins, then wider outer border, all out of your coordinates, still with the floral as your panel.
...(keep me in mind for your leftovers, love love love that floral, me green with envy!)
09-20-2011, 06:45 AM
#27
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Location: Montrose, Michigan
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Originally Posted by amazon
:roll: :?: :!: I am stumped, I think I have quilters block or whatever you want to call it. I started this over 7 months ago and have never had one stump me this long. I bought the fabric at Hancocks when they had they big blowout sale for $2 yard. Immediately thought of my sister, her favorite flower is the iris.Okay , here is what I do know:
1.I want this to be lap-size.
2. I want iris' somewhere on it.
3. I don't want heirloom quality, just so she can curl up and watch tv.
4 I want to use the colors below
Now here is the whishy-washy part, Do i want:
1. Large center applique w/ classic blocks around it.
2.individual flower blocks w/ several borders.
3. to use the other three flower in the fabric for blocks also.
4. Scrap the applique and just make classic blocks and use the focus fabric as my border.
I have searched google photos,the QB, my magazines & books,ordered books from Amazon. Nothing ! The Fabric part came easy this time, I collected it in three seperate shopping trips, but the pattern or layout part has me bumfuzzled.
Here are the inspirational pics. and the part of the problem too.
http://www.quilterscache.com/I/IrisWreathBlock.html
http://www.quilterscache.com/D/DaffodilWreathBlock.html Make a tulip and whatever the other flower is to go with these. And then there is the Amish quilt site here: http://www.amishcountrylanes.com/PHP/Tour2007.php #'s 476 & 634 enter one less and it jumps to the next. Any suggestions or picture would be great! Thanks
1.I want this to be lap-size.
2. I want iris' somewhere on it.
3. I don't want heirloom quality, just so she can curl up and watch tv.
4 I want to use the colors below
Now here is the whishy-washy part, Do i want:
1. Large center applique w/ classic blocks around it.
2.individual flower blocks w/ several borders.
3. to use the other three flower in the fabric for blocks also.
4. Scrap the applique and just make classic blocks and use the focus fabric as my border.
I have searched google photos,the QB, my magazines & books,ordered books from Amazon. Nothing ! The Fabric part came easy this time, I collected it in three seperate shopping trips, but the pattern or layout part has me bumfuzzled.
Here are the inspirational pics. and the part of the problem too.
http://www.quilterscache.com/I/IrisWreathBlock.html
http://www.quilterscache.com/D/DaffodilWreathBlock.html Make a tulip and whatever the other flower is to go with these. And then there is the Amish quilt site here: http://www.amishcountrylanes.com/PHP/Tour2007.php #'s 476 & 634 enter one less and it jumps to the next. Any suggestions or picture would be great! Thanks
09-20-2011, 09:13 AM
#28
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Join Date: Mar 2011
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I would make it a panel with blocks on the outer edge, then a border using the darker purple.
Just did a deer panel that looks simular to your flowers and I put a frame around mine, then 3 color tumbler blocks with a deer block in each corner. You might do something simular.
Just did a deer panel that looks simular to your flowers and I put a frame around mine, then 3 color tumbler blocks with a deer block in each corner. You might do something simular.
09-20-2011, 10:10 AM
#29
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Location: Some where in way out West Texas
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Have you considered making churn dash blocks with the flower blocks in the print as the center focus of the churn block, or perhaps doing an attic window with the flower blocks as the center. You could use all of the other colors alernating for different borders of the attic window and churn dash does this make sense? I think I would do one of these if this were my fabric and also use the pretty green with the liliac flowers in it as a border for the quilt. I love your fabric. You did well on your choices. BE sure and let us know what you decide.
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