Patterns or blocks that have minimal piecing and show off the focus fabric?
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Patterns or blocks that have minimal piecing and show off the focus fabric?
I have about 3 yards of this fabric and I LOVE it so much. I generally don't like cutting up beautiful fabric into small pieces, I like showing off the focus fabric. I also just hate piecing in general (I prefer applique and embroidery) so I try to keep piecing to a minimum.
Any ideas please? I also have a bunch of fat quarters that would coordinate well with this fabric. I don't have a final size in mind, I just want to make something beautiful because this is one of favourite fabrics ever.
Any ideas please? I also have a bunch of fat quarters that would coordinate well with this fabric. I don't have a final size in mind, I just want to make something beautiful because this is one of favourite fabrics ever.
#2
It is beautiful! Cutting it vertically you could put long strips of coordinating solid-ish color between the wide strips of main fabric. There’s also a pattern called Oh, Henry that uses large pieces of a theme fabric.
#3
It's beautiful. You don't have to cut it. You can take a large central block of it, and just add a wide border or perhaps a small and then a wide. Quilt it in overall, edge to edge stipple (medium), to give it great texture. "Simple" works when the fabric is a knockout.
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I would use the coordinating fat quarters to make a quilt top that would need about 3 yards of backing, and use the 3 yards of this beautiful fabric as the backing and have a reversible quilt.
You are right this is a beautiful piece of fabric.
You are right this is a beautiful piece of fabric.