DonnaFreak

Howdy y'all 😃

A couple of weeks or so ago, I ask how to flesh out a panel I bought on my recent trip to CA. Several people said it would be easier to give advice if I could show a picture of it. I finally got around to getting it out and photographing it. So what do y'all think? I don't really care for the ones that have blocks on just one side, and this is so pretty that I don't want to just add strips to it and call it done. So does anyone have any suggestions on what blocks to add that would look good with it? If it helps, it measures 22 1/2" X 43". Thanks for any help!! 😊

Donna

DOTTYMO

I'm sure I've seen this panel on here. Hope someone can put you in the right direction. The birds were trapunto style even the ones in the sky.
i would put flying geese around the block.

Bree123

I'm not sure I'd keep all the teal/green down at the bottom of the panel, but other than that, it's really beautiful and the fan shapes are very prominent. My first thought was to do a solid border with Baptist fans quilted in the border. But then I thought maybe actually piecing fans into the border would look nice & allow you to bring in more of the colors from the panel into the border(s). I would maybe do a row of Grandmother's Fan blocks all the way around the panel (maybe even 2 rows of the fans, off-set). The other option, if you'd like something a bit more modern would be to go with Robert Kaufman's free pattern for Cleopatra's Fan http://www.robertkaufman.com/quiltin...leopatras_fan/

Or maybe even if you could find a pattern for a Half Dresden Plate (or foundation piece to achieve the right size), that could look really cool. Such a beautiful fabric. It really lends itself to many possibilities.

ManiacQuilter2

Lovely panel. Geese with bring out the colors would work great. I would go looking to see what you would like to do with this panel:
https://www.google.com/search?q=pane...Fcc4iAodQgIDVg
Here is a free pattern from RK:
http://www.robertkaufman.com/fabrics/beau_monde/

calla

PP fans and Japanese lanterns, also asymmetrical setting............actually the pattern I used was called Chinese lanterns at about.com ...........calla

Evie

Mountain Peek has some great patterns for panels. One of my favorites is "Sidelights." Check them out: https://mountainpeekcreations.com/patterns.aspx

DonnaFreak

Thanks for the suggestions y'all!!! Bree123, I really like the Grandmother's Fans! I had to look them up to see what they were! Thanks again everyone! ��

Donna

mckwilter

You could do something like this with the teal borders. This wall hanging finished at about 16" square. The curved blocks are basically drunkard path blocks, or you could use the blocks where you fold fabric squares on the diagonal, place them on top of a full square, and turn back the biased edge into a curve (I don't know what the technique actually is, but Jenny uses the technique in her new Cathedral Window tutorial).

This is not my original idea. There is a book out (this WH was done about 5 years ago).

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roserips

The art deco pattern from Robert Kauffman would look great. Let us see what you do with your panel. I recently did a program for my guild and there are some great books at our library. A couple come to mind Clever quilts making the most of panels, borders, and theme prints, then The Quilters Edge Borders, Bindings and Finishing Touches
by Darlene Zimmerman. They might give you some more ideas.

milikaa1

I think I actually have small amounts of coordinating fabric for that, it is so pretty.