Sisty88

Hi everyone,
My next door neighbour has asked me to make him a quilt. He would like it to be a single bed size quilt. He has asked me to use a piece of embroidery that his father brought back from Egypt during the war as my inspiration.
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I have never done embroidery before so am thinking that would not be the best way forward for this quilt!
I have made a panel using a technique called 'pile and plunder' by Abbie Searle. This came out looking pretty good (apart from the fact that one of the pyramids is floating in the air!), but I am concerned that the raw edges would not be ideal for a quilt that will be used and washed regularly, as I made this a little while ago and it has quite a lot of thready bits all ready, and it has just been sat around.
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I am just not sure how to proceed with this one and thought you guys might have some good ideas! He is happy for it to be done using any technique and doesn't want it to be exactly the same as the piece of embroidery, he said he would just like some pyramids, palm trees and maybe a camel!
He asked me if I would do it at the start of the year so I feel I have procrastinated enough and need to get started on it! I'm just at a complete loss really!
Any suggestions will be gratefully received!