Beautiful fabrics! Try Asian Fabrics magazine where I got the pattern for this:

http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/6639.page


judee

hi there,
am new to the posting, however have been using this site for over a year if not two. i lived in japan for three years and have a great paper piece pattern for the fabrics which i must say they are lovely. i am still getting oriental fabrics from a few of the japanese ladies that were in the guild while stationed in okinawa. they are very talented when it comes to very intricate and hand quilting. not to discount any of the ladies i have read about and seen pictures of on this site, because we have some wonderful jaw dropping talent right here in the good old USA. i would be happy to mail the pattern to you and a picture of two of the quilts i have made using this and another pattern i have. am not so sure i could duplicate the paper piece on line or not. anyway feel free to post back and maybe you would have an interest.

debbie

debbie

i would love to see your quilts and patterns.

can you post them on this site or should i just send you a private message

Debbie please be sure to share those photos with us, we love photos!

warm quilt hugs, sue

The article includes a drawing 6 1/2" talll and 5 1/4" wide. You can probably access the article with picture/drawing in their archives.

If you like applique, the fan or the Dresden Plate come to mind. Those two patterns are some of my favorites. But if you can't decide, just send them all to me and I will give them a good home! :lol:

Beautiful fabric imade a quilt and made circles with orenital fabs and the love knot pattern everyone likes it , also used black background on another and made the fans in asian fabs , lots of ways makes beautiful classy quilts happy quilting

Pam-your fabrics are really pretty--I am partial to the red ones

Pam--the fabrics are fabulous. Love your layout. I just know you will come up with something amazing. Have fun with those fabrics!

Sue-- your quilt is beautiful. I tried to chose a favorite row, but I just can't. I don't remember ever seeing an origami pattern before.

Pam--thanks for the link to the pattern of the flower. I will have to see if I can do fabric better than paper.

Cathe--your quilt is wonderful. I have one along a similar line that I need to get quilted, then I will post it.

PATTERN IS CALLED WINNER'S BOUQUET......IT DOES USE TEMPLATES, BUT IN ARTFUL QUILTER (LOCAL SHOP HERE IN NO. VA) THEY HAD A SAMPLE DONE WITH THE ORIENTAL FABRICS WITH AN IVORY BACKGROUND AND IT IS REALLY BEAUTIFUL............THE PIC ON THE PATTERN IS NOT AS NICE AS THE REAL THING..........

hey,
have not forgotten to get you a picture of the asian quilts and a paper piece pattern. just busy with the weekend. will have my daughter help me with that this week. am not so computer savy in my old days. lol any way just wanted to let you. hope you having great weekend.

debbie

I am a real fan of asian fabrics and am in the process of creating a table runner incorporating the bargello. I also wanted to incorporate the Japanees symbols for live, love and laugh, but have not been successful in finding a way to do this in an oversize style. May need to put in fans instead. It's hard to describe, but the bargello is in the center and the top right and bottom left are spaces that are perfect for placing either a set of the symbols or one of the other patterns. All this is on a background of faintly gold speckle on ivory to create a table runner or wall hanging. Maybe this would be an idea to get used to working with these fabrics which are absolutely gorgeous.

Marilyn,

Your table runner sounds gorgeous. Please post photos when you get it all done!

warm quilt hugs, sue

I seem to be stuck with the design to use the Asian fabrics. I can't get it to look exactly how I want in EQ but this is close. I would applique the spokes of the parasol in the middle with a beige woodgrain fabric I have and turn the fans so that the tassels are all towards the center.

There are blenders in all the color ranges I got so those would be the backgrounds and/or the centers of the fans.

It's just a design with large pieces to show the fabrics. They don't show well in the parasol because EQ6 makes the pattern repeat so tiny.

I love your design, that EQ seems to be a very handy tool to have.

I like the way you can see large areas of the fabrics used too.

Elle

That is so lovely. Your Asian fabrics will be shown off so well.

Can't wait to see your photos as you work on your quilt.

warm quilt hugs, sue

No suggestions here. What a beautiful array of fabrics, I think I would hate to even cut into them. I'm sure whatever quilt you decide, it will be fabulous!

Why not use real tassels if you want. Especially if this is going to be a wall hanging. They are easy to make yourself. I usually use a heavier embroider thread to make mine for purses etc.

Di

I was thinking of that, wondering how small of tassels I could find. I didn't think of making them myself.

Pam,

I use DMC 5 for my tassels. It seems a nice weight; usually about 1/4 of a skein. Regular embroidery thread is DMC 25 and is too thin I think. You might even want a bit heavier. Di

Wow... I didn't find a fabric panel of cherry blossom branches like I wanted but I did find this. I have 9 of the floral appliques and I was looking at the site again and found the Bonsai patterns.

My original idea for the Asian fabrics was the parasol in the middle with delicate cherry blossoms on the parasol. I do like the idea of using the large pieces of fabric but I also love the branches idea. I'll work on the design again to incorporate this applique, probably without the planter. Either as the pattern for the parasol, around the edges/corners of the quilt or coming out from the parasol to the corners.

I wonder if any of the fabrics I have would have florals that could be fussy cut for the blossoms.

http://distinctivepieces.home.att.ne...l/bs_cherr.htm

Another idea, Pam - I saw some lovely oriental batik panels at the last quilt show I went to. Not sure who the vendor was, but you might be able to google 'batik panels' or look on Ebay - or look there for ideas for your appliques. Or not - you could end up with TOO MANY ideas! Sort of like I did for my black and white block for the exchange!

Fat Cats has some orential patterns :D

Thanks... I'll take a look.

Yes, there is a danger of overthinking a design when sometimes simple or your first idea is best.

Here are some batik panels, they also sell on eBay. I like a few of these though I didn't see any cherry blossom branches.

http://www.interactchina.com/servlet...172/Categories

These gals sell some marvelous Asian Kimono / yakata fabrics etc.
Not batiks but might make a fabulous statement in an Asian quilt.

http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/kimono...Q_fromZQQ_mdoZ

warm quilt hugs, sue