Ideas and opinions needed please!
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Ideas and opinions needed please!
I found a pic of this fabric online and became obsessed with it. Spent 2 days trying to find any store that wasn't sold out if it! I now have 5 yards in my possession and need to buy matching fabrics to make a quilt.
http://www.fabric.com/ProductDetail....f-43ce06413af1
The reason for my obsession: I have a friend who is a realtor here in town that specializes in the Mid Century Modern homes. He also lives in a mid mod home and is in the process of restoring and redecorating the home. He has all this fabulous 1950s funiture and appliances, and a wonderful paint job in the house in the great colors used during that time period. I saw this fabric and wanted to make him a mid mod quilt.
Now I am trying to decide what kind of quilt pattern would look Mid Mod. The print on this fabric is kinda big so right now all I can think of is maybe a simple D9 patch with maybe the black diamond and orange dot prints used in the blocks of the 9 patch that will be cut. Any other ideas out there before I order matching fabrics?
http://www.fabric.com/ProductDetail....f-43ce06413af1
The reason for my obsession: I have a friend who is a realtor here in town that specializes in the Mid Century Modern homes. He also lives in a mid mod home and is in the process of restoring and redecorating the home. He has all this fabulous 1950s funiture and appliances, and a wonderful paint job in the house in the great colors used during that time period. I saw this fabric and wanted to make him a mid mod quilt.
Now I am trying to decide what kind of quilt pattern would look Mid Mod. The print on this fabric is kinda big so right now all I can think of is maybe a simple D9 patch with maybe the black diamond and orange dot prints used in the blocks of the 9 patch that will be cut. Any other ideas out there before I order matching fabrics?
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I was going to suggest what you said, keeps the prints integrity, you dont want to loose it.
if you really l o v e that fab, you can app a few of those do dadz on and do some funky quilting.
Have them kinda float. Make them out of your coordinating/contrast fabs, vary size then app on.
Show us what you do
if you really l o v e that fab, you can app a few of those do dadz on and do some funky quilting.
Have them kinda float. Make them out of your coordinating/contrast fabs, vary size then app on.
Show us what you do
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Look at some of the "Modern Quilts". Modern Quilt Guild has examples on their flicker pgs. Something with a good bit of negative space would highlight any of that fabric line (which I love, by the way!). Lots of white and or gray would be perfect. Love, love, love your fabric. Oh, look at Moda bake shop for ideas as well.
#9
Look at some of the "Modern Quilts". Modern Quilt Guild has examples on their flicker pgs. Something with a good bit of negative space would highlight any of that fabric line (which I love, by the way!). Lots of white and or gray would be perfect. Love, love, love your fabric. Oh, look at Moda bake shop for ideas as well.
Here's a few I found that could be terrific for this quilt.
http://hiptopiecesquares.com/blog/modern_quiltalong/ the "Big Dots" quilt
http://www.allquilting.biz/quilt-blo...ative%20space/ "orbs way" - I would use your fabric as the background
http://www.handmadebyalissa.com/ several idea's in her blog. I like the "Pink greater than".
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