my dau is pregnant and thinking of using a bug theme - i think she came up with this as she collects lady bug theme things - and lately dragonflys - so she figured she could use a lot of stuff she already had. She does not plan to find out the sex before hand so I found this fabric - yellow which will be good if boy or girl. My Q is what kind of pattern would you use so not as to lose too much of the print design? what other colors would you incorporate?




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What about alternating 4"- 6" blocks using this fabric too? :D:D:D

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That fabric is adorable. You could do a warm wishes layout. It has lots of colors you could use that are gender neutral.

Warm wishes has a bigger focal square :lol:

Here is one I did for my daughter's first baby and my first grandchild...it was the first quilt I ever made too.

p.s. i love the bug fabric.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-39816-1.htm

Attic window features fabric nicely but you have to deal with mitered seams.

My favorite pattern is the 9-patch (or 4-patch) with an alternating block from the feature fabric.

Big fan of the Warm Wishes here. http://www.quiltmaker.com/patterns/d...html?idx=5185_

I found the cute fabric for less here: http://www.quiltvillecreations.com/c...d=1#cw-y0357-9

I love this site to do searching in: http://www.quiltshops.com/search.htm

Good luck and have fun!

piney

I would use Warm Wishes or this Strippie quilt. http://www.maryquilts.com/quick-strippie/

I'd add green and blue for coordinating colors. That fabric is SO cute!

I have a pattern I'll send to you. (If you want it.) I used a similar bug fabric and used Giddy Dot fabric that coordinated with it. My co-worker loved it. PM me with your mailing info if you want the pattern.

Here is a link to a picture of the quilt I made:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...&id=1085785826

Happy Quilting!

Lesa