I've seen a couple here on the board that used a long strip for the focal fabric on one side of the quilt (I think it was a wall hanging or baby quilt sized) and then pieced blocks beside it for the other half. Like half the quilt was the focal fabric and the other half was pieced blocks. A different look than a center panel. But I don't know the name of the pattern. Maybe someone else will know what pattern I am talking about. You need a big chunk of that focal fabric in the project.