Framed blocks pattern for Japanese fabrics - can anyone help?
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Thank you! My friend loves them and at first I wasn't too sure how to get the best pattern to do them justice. As I'm new to quilting I was struggling to know what pattern would be the best. I'll Google it and see what I can find out.
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Here is one example of an attic window from the board -
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...d-t213385.html
And another -
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...s-t207659.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...d-t213385.html
And another -
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...s-t207659.html
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Gorgeous fabrics!
Yes, I agree, Attic Window may be just the pattern to use.
You don't have to have the center of your 'window' square......could be rectangle. You can add the window 'sills'/ 'ledges' to 4 sides but if parts of the surrounding kimonas are contained in the cut area, it may work better to add sills/ledges to just 2 adjacent sides.
http://www.crystalpalaceyarns.com/eq...ticwindow.html
http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltbl...ic_windows.htm
http://www.hgtv.com/crafting/attic-w...ays/index.html
This one has all sides sashed.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pz8eid7Sg_...ssarts.com.jpg
Yes, I agree, Attic Window may be just the pattern to use.
You don't have to have the center of your 'window' square......could be rectangle. You can add the window 'sills'/ 'ledges' to 4 sides but if parts of the surrounding kimonas are contained in the cut area, it may work better to add sills/ledges to just 2 adjacent sides.
http://www.crystalpalaceyarns.com/eq...ticwindow.html
http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltbl...ic_windows.htm
http://www.hgtv.com/crafting/attic-w...ays/index.html
This one has all sides sashed.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pz8eid7Sg_...ssarts.com.jpg
Last edited by ranger; 02-17-2013 at 01:53 PM.
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These fabrics are gorgeous! I think something along the lines of what DottyMo posted would showcase them beautifully. Let the fabrics do all the talking in this quilt, don't mess with a more complex pattern. I don't think attic windows would suit them.
Last edited by feline fanatic; 02-17-2013 at 03:09 PM.
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Long strips of fabric the length of the quilt at different sizes or all the same size would be pretty with the black sashing in between the strips. I think I saw some Japanese quilts made in this fashion with fancy hand stitching all throughout.
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Hi feline fanatic. Thank you for the advice. I love both DottyMo and the attic window ideas but I've never done anything like attic window so I'm a bit nervous about it. If I go with DottyMo's suggestion, do you think it would look ok with the main kimono in the cut being surrounded by parts of other kimonos (hope that makes sense), because if I cut it in a square or rectangle, I'll still get parts of the other kimonos in the cut.
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Thank you to everyone who replied to the thread and for your suggestions and help. I'm just trying to figure out if I go for the design DottyMo suggested if it would look ok given the print on the kimono fabric.
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My recommendation would be the Oriental Garden quilt! It's stunning with all sorts of fabrics, but especially Asian prints, and it's actually incredibly easy to put together!
http://www.spotlight.com.au/inspirat...-garden-quilt/
http://www.spotlight.com.au/inspirat...-garden-quilt/
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Thank you Jennalyn, that's a gorgeous pattern too. It's the kimono design that's confusing the issue for me at the moment as to how to include it in the quilt pattern. I need to get my head around it!
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