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    Old 01-23-2011, 06:52 AM
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    I am trying to design a queen size quilt that is a picture of one large yellow rose with a pink throat against a blurred green leaf background. The single bloom will be about 1/2 the size of the bed top. The quilt pieces will be 2" squares and I expect to have have about 30 colors of green, yellow, pink and cream. What catagory of quilt will this be? I am having some trouble with the design - am working from a beautiful photo of a rose. Those of you who have made one similar to this, would you please share your pictures? Or have ideas that could help on the design please share. Essentially I am trying to blow the photo up to bed size and reproduce it in cloth. Thanks
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    Old 01-23-2011, 07:49 AM
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    i have seen quilts like this cant think what it is called will try to find it sewing with nancy did a program on this called
    Picture Perfect Quilts
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    Old 01-23-2011, 07:58 AM
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    With Photoshop you can break up a photo into squares of color.

    Cool project! Will love to see pictures of what you do.
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    Old 01-23-2011, 08:08 AM
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    Thank you for the suggestions. Have you made these type of quilts?
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    Old 01-23-2011, 08:22 AM
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    look at this site http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2...t-pattern.html
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    Old 01-23-2011, 08:53 AM
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    I think it would fall under the category of art quilt. It is not a landscape, there isn't a back ground... Water color quilts are usually designed completely by using squares of fabric.
    I can't wait to see it, loving the way you described it :D:D:D
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    I've done it by hand on graph paper but it's very time consuming. Hope you share with us when it's finished.
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    Mosaic art quilt. I've got one in my head rattling around :)
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    Old 01-23-2011, 09:23 AM
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    Originally Posted by TanyaLynn
    I am trying to design a queen size quilt that is a picture of one large yellow rose with a pink throat against a blurred green leaf background. .....What catagory of quilt will this be?
    It'll be in the "Wow, that's wonderful" category. :mrgreen:

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    Old 01-23-2011, 09:46 AM
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    sewwhat85-Thanks so much for that fabulous site.
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