EdieClay

My son recently moved into a high-rise condo and has asked for a new quilt. I purchased a great wall hanging titled, "Concrete Jungle," because it reminded me of high-rise buildings. How can I make a quilt out of this wall hanging? I thought I could make the wall hanging, but add enough of the background fabric all around it to make it a quilt. The wall hanging is 32 in. by 20 1/4 in. The quilt needs to be 72 in. by 88 in. Any thoughts on how to make a quilt out of this?

charsuewilson

Is it a pattern or a finished wall hanging? If a pattern, you could make the high rises wider by duplicating some of the "buildings." If it's already finished, I could see it as a stripe on a solid color quilt.

Or put something like Central Park in NYC below it. Or put coordinating color stripes at intervals below it, based on your son's color choices.

nativetexan

so far I found this one-still a small quilt but may lend itself to being made larger http://www.victorianaquiltdesigns.co...CityLights.htm or City skylines here http://quiltinspiration.blogspot.com...-by-karen.html

DOTTYMO

Turn it 90* into portrait.more square blocks upwards and you could also put 2 or 3 across. And use possible charm pack . It is only the top of each building need to alter flats tops . Look. At a sky line picture of New York it may he. Hope you can understand it is clear to me as yours is. Helping me figure my skyline I have been planning or a year.

ckcowl

remove the binding- then using a quilt as you go (the Elenore Burns 6 Hour quilt is a good method for this one) add borders in a 'round-robin' style- you could extend the design (add a narrow border then a wide one that duplicates the design-carries it out, then another narrow...keep going until it is the size you want it to be)

alleyoop1

Why not make a quilt using the wall hanging as your inspiration! Then give both to your son.

Jingle

Put borders on it and then put more buildings, another border or two to get to the size you want. OR, put on border or borders with a strip of building colors and finish with border or two.

Holice

I am still not clear if this is a finished wall hanging or a kit yet to be made. Knowing this will make it easier to give suggestions. You say ...I purchases a wall hanging...and then refer to making it....

EdieClay

Thanks so much for the suggestions. Holice, I meant to say I purchased a pattern for the wall hanging.

petthefabric

What good brainstorming!