Judy Sisneros published "9-Patch Pizazz" that has an approach for which this fabric would work quite well.
She mixes large blocks from (mostly Asian) large-format designs with 9-patch blocks. Something of a variation on blooming 9-patches.
Here are google image results:
http://www.google.com/search?q=9-pat...ls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=HqmqTt_EH-ry0gHdp_GSDw&ved=0CFUQsAQ&biw=1067&bih=540&sei=%20KKmqToGqI6P20gHQs52eDw