Originally Posted by
TanyaL
It's a black cloth with jewel tone fleur de lis on it.
Sounds lovely - I bet the fleurs de lis really pop on the black.
Good luck with it!
And back to your original question - I'd probably refer to it as a wholecloth applique or appliqued wholecloth quilt.
I think other quilters would understand the term.
Some quick Google searches show both those terms being used:
http://eocq-gallery.blogspot.com/201...d-blossom.html
http://sunrisequiltstudio.blogspot.c...eing-made.html