I am a real fan of asian fabrics and am in the process of creating a table runner incorporating the bargello. I also wanted to incorporate the Japanees symbols for live, love and laugh, but have not been successful in finding a way to do this in an oversize style. May need to put in fans instead. It's hard to describe, but the bargello is in the center and the top right and bottom left are spaces that are perfect for placing either a set of the symbols or one of the other patterns. All this is on a background of faintly gold speckle on ivory to create a table runner or wall hanging. Maybe this would be an idea to get used to working with these fabrics which are absolutely gorgeous.