quilts made from panels
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quilts made from panels
Hello... my sweet little niece asked me to make her a quilt - how can I say no
She picked out this panel
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...bo0&ajaxhist=0
description says the panel is 44" x 36" and I am wanting to make a twin size quilt out of this. I can easily add to the panel to make it larger, but I am looking for ideas on what the best way to do this would be.
I can add small inner border and then an outer border, but to reach twin size I will have to add larger strips to the top and bottom than to the sides
Any ideas on what to add to the top and bottom.. that will have a nice design and balance out the quilt?
She picked out this panel
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...bo0&ajaxhist=0
description says the panel is 44" x 36" and I am wanting to make a twin size quilt out of this. I can easily add to the panel to make it larger, but I am looking for ideas on what the best way to do this would be.
I can add small inner border and then an outer border, but to reach twin size I will have to add larger strips to the top and bottom than to the sides
Any ideas on what to add to the top and bottom.. that will have a nice design and balance out the quilt?
#3
I am working on a panel quilt, large throw and it's Winnie the Pooh. I added sawtooth stars around it - 5 different colors matching the panel with white sashing. With the white sashing I fudged it a little on each side to make the stars fit right and added a border.
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I just finished making a panel quilt and just kept adding borders of co-ordinating fabric to get the size I wanted. The fabric was plain or tone on tone as I wanted the panel to be the feature and nothing to distract from it.
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I usually go look at ideas of what other quilters have made:
https://www.google.com/search?q=twin...w=1014&bih=600
What a pretty panel!
https://www.google.com/search?q=twin...w=1014&bih=600
What a pretty panel!
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That panel is almost square, so it's going to take some maneuvering to get it to a rectangular shape. Another idea (not easy, but would be very elegant) would be to enclose the panel in an oval frame (applique). That would give it more length than width, and you can add borders from there.
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