A question of symmetry and balance...
08-10-2011, 12:43 PM
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Here are a couple pics of some fabric I have for a QFK quilt. The panel with the sashing I added is approx. 24"X40". My question is this, I don't want to make it a whole lot longer, but want to make it wider. I was thinking of making pinwheels, 4 patches, or something along that line of the red (looks orange in the pic) the blue, green and yellow. But I only want to put them on the sides, not the top and bottom. Will this look funky? The brown mottle will be the border fabric, and the motorcycles on blue will be the backing. I will welcome any suggestions offered. Help!!!! I don't have a whole lot of the motorcycles on blue to add some to the front.
08-10-2011, 02:27 PM
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I would cut the panels apart, loosing the striped border. Then 2 rows of flying geese/pin wheels between the 2 sets of smaller panels, and a row on either side of the main panel. You could re join with narrow horizontal sashing made from the stripe. I think that this would make it look more integrated rather than just adding a row on either side.
08-10-2011, 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
I would cut the panels apart, loosing the striped border. Then 2 rows of flying geese/pin wheels between the 2 sets of smaller panels, and a row on either side of the main panel. You could re join with narrow horizontal sashing made from the stripe. I think that this would make it look more integrated rather than just adding a row on either side.
08-10-2011, 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by fabric_fancy
just about anything coming down the sides would look nice.
i would personally do flying geese because the block suggests movement to me.
i would personally do flying geese because the block suggests movement to me.
08-10-2011, 02:47 PM
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I'm with cutting the panel apart and putting a border between the two small pictures and then putting borders on the side of the longer picture.
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