pattym47

Don't know what I would do with it but if I saw it in a quilt shop I would buy it and figure it out later. Maybe something for a wedding or aniversary gift.

CAS49OR

Maybe just quilt it as is? It's so pretty! I bought some pretty rose fabric and some multi-colored thread and intend to do that with it. I bought the panel that has the roses centered, and some of the fabric in the same line to use as borders.

ube quilting

I would make one of those kalidoscope quilt. There are so many possibilities with this rich fabric.
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Friday1961

Not seasonal, just very romantic. Would be beautiful for a young girl's bedroom, quilt, pillowcases, wallhanging, whatever.

Greenheron

It looks seasonal to me: June, when spring is ending and summer begins. It 'feels' like a furnishing fabric; as previous posters suggested, I see bolsters, bed ruffles, valences, ottoman covers with ruffles. I could see it and a complementary fabric dressing up a wicker porch set or gracing a swing. I am not inspired to use it for quilting unless as a french-style bed covering--a lavender stripe or small figured print in a coordinating color with the swan/rose fabric a simple wide border.

It's very romantic and belongs with lavender sachets and doilies. My tastes run more to balsam and penny rugs.

Favorite Fabrics

You have guessed right, that sometimes I do post pictures of a fabric because I'm trying to gauge whether it has a wide appeal, or whether I'm the only one who likes it. And that is exactly why I don't put in my opinion at all, because I don't want to color the discussion one way or the other.

Then again, sometimes I post pictures of fabrics that have me so confuse that I have NO IDEA why they are made, and no idea what people would do with them.

In the case of this particular fabric, I ordered it for my shop a couple of months ago ... absolutely a knee-jerk reaction, because I like purple, and roses, and swans are graceful and pretty, the gold metallic makes it even better, and... well, you know how it goes when you just like a fabric.

And then it arrived, and I got to wondering whether it was too Valentines-y, or maybe only would appeal in springtime... and I'm not really ready to think about spring sewing projects right now, as summer is only a month old.

But then, if the Christmas fabrics start showing up in stores in May, then I suppose it follows that Valentine's fabrics would make their debut in July.

Personally, I'm not even in the mood for fall projects yet, much less spring ones. Maybe it's because I haven't gotten to go to the beach yet this summer. I'm just not ready to move on yet.

:-)

Caroline S

My first thought is use it to make an OBW with it. Who is the mfg and what is the name of the fabric? I am interested.

I was interested enough to search for it on your website. It is soo pretty and soo far out of my usual color pallet. Thinking hard about it.

joyce j

Make blocks the size you show an go from there. Colors to match an soon its a quilt. joyce j

cat2quilt

I think the fabric reminds me of spring and summer. Attic windows with a fussy cut or use as a panel with borders.

Rose Burnett

I love the colors! Use it as nearly whole as possible.