Carol34446

And if you go to sewingwithnancy.com there are two vidoes to do the big block quilt, 12" square and block ends up 18" each. And easy too. How you lay them out depends on pattern you get in the end, but it is great and FREE directions.

quiltingbuddy

I've never seen this one before, but I really love it! Now I'll be looking for a fabric to do this with.

squires1042

I agree this is my go to works great with panels that have 8pics in them

BettyB

I love this one too. I have several pieces that will be great for this pattern ---thanks

cathyvv

I think I would just put several borders around it. I've made several this way, and, with the right fabric choices, they come out very striking. The borders can be pieced borders, or just contrasting or complimenting fabric.

Kris P

I used fishing motif fabric and plaid flannels and homespuns to make a graduation quilt for my nephew a couple of years ago. It was super easy, and really highlighted the fishing fabric. It was a kit called Easy Breezy. Here is the only link I could find, but you get the idea.
https://www.etsy.com/nz/listing/2312...ern-from-quilt

sprice

I love this fractured quilt panel. Full panels can be so boring.

ansew

This certainly would be Easy and Quick!!

ansew

I am leaning toward keeping the panel as "whole" as possible. Either with various borders, or fractured. I even thought of making it with borders, but in the corners making HST's and turning it into a giant shoofly/monkey wrench block. Another option would be to "strip" it in various widths alternating with homespuns/solids and then adding borders.

I will keep mulling it over for a couple of days. Hmmm??? Decisions, decisions.

Feel free to give more ideas.

mckwilter

A pattern I use which is great for large print center quilts isn't really a pattern, but a construction. I usually use at least a 2-yd. length of fabric squared to 40" x 71". In your case , 1-1/3 yards = 48", so I would take some coordinating fabrics (at least 6-8), cut them in various widths and cut your center fabric and insert the coordinating fabrics to make the center fabric longer, but at least 71" long. Add a 2-1/2" wide border around the center fabric. Then, using the same coordinating fabrics, cut various width strips and sew them together. Cut the strip sets to the width that you would like piano keys (I usually do 6"-8", sew the strip sets together, then measure and cut the borders. Add a solid border, then quilt and bind.

Using these measurements, you will have a quilt approximately 60" x 90" and according to my "cheat sheet", a twin is usually about 68" x 88".