Your southwestern flair is really appealing to me, Nancy, with this design. Almost makes me want to join in the fun!...

Nancy, I LOVE this!
That has a lot of personnality.. I'm curious to see how the echo on the outer blocks turns out, I like that idea a lot.

Andrée

Although I started this project late March (getting earlier starts, huh?) I have completed everything up through Month 4. I did not do Month 2 as I'm making the wall size quilt. I have not decided what I'm going to do in the 4 blocks in the Month 1 units, however it will follow the color scheme of burnt orange and turquoise (southwest). I'm thinking about doing some bobbin work on the outer blocks that replicate the center block that will be stitched with the double blanket stitch.
Looking forward to your critiques, thoughts, ideas.

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idaho wrote:
Now that sounds pretty interesting. I don't have the book or instructions. But that is certainly something to think about. Thanks.

Lois...I'd use Bethany Reynolds' methods and" Stack and Whack" that piece. It's a print with "air space" between
the elements and that is hard to find. ! Do you have mirrors ? two taped together like Sharon Schamber was
using in her demo ? Even a "four-sy" would be pretty...if you don't have enough repeats. Try it out.....and see
how it would kalidescope.( spelling )

Hi Gail, thanks for that suggestion. It's probably a little late now as I have already started fusing the fabrics. But I like it and I will use it at some stage on something else.

loise98 wrote: That fabric is beautiful, I love anything with a black background really enhances those lovely colors. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with Lois.
I have some Japanese friends and they have sent me fabrics I just can't bring myself to cut into, some are embroidered and have that wow factor too.
Gail

Reetzbobeetz wrote:
Rita,
I have only just caught up with the posts. I was thinking about your centre motif and the ones you have chosen look great. Just a suggestion with those striking red and white colors you have in your quilt, would your family crest or Coat of Arms will that space?
Gail

Echoing Margo! I thought we were supposed to bring them home and love on them periodically. Didn't know we were supposed to MAKE something.

:shock: :shock: She was supposed to MAKE something with them??? :shock: :shock:

I've done several things with large prints. I have one quilt on my bed that is a large piece of fabric that I really loved, that I just spliced some solid black strips in as inner borders and then just quilted it up. I've also cut up nice fabrics like this in large squares to piece into a quilt. Keepsake Quilting has a wonderful pattern for large scale prints that uses a poinsettia fabric in their sample. My friend has made that one up with several different large-scale floral fabrics and it looks great. As mentioned, broderie perse would work really well with this fabric. So many choices! I try to never shy away from any fabric that calls to me. That might account for the size of my stash..... (And the diminished size of my checkbook!)

You can always fondle it in its raw state, but I also love to fondle it in a finished quilt.

Nancy

Lois, that's gorgeous! How about FMQ and enhancing the colors?

Beautiful fabric, Lois! I am very curious to see what you do with it. Whenever I see large scale designs on a fabric, I tend to shy away because I don't know what I would do with the fabric (except admire it), but then remember those who purposely purchase these kinds of fabric because the flowers, for example, have many colors, shades and nuances that might be perfect in a quilt, and when done, you would not even know the fabric was flowers.

loise98 wrote: How do you cut into that?! Which flower to cut (or not - maybe broderie perse???)

Andrée