Which block or pattern would be best for these quilts?
 

A friend has asked me to make quilts for her two children aged 4 and 6. We choses these two different groups of fabrics for the children but I'm struggling with how to show these off to their best advantage. My instinct is to go for a large block or panel because of the size of the picture frames in each fabric but which one has me stumped. Any advice greatly appreciated.[ATTACH=CONFIG]439027[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]439028[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]439029[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]439030[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]439031[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]439032[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]439033[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]439034[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]439035[/ATTACH]

Here is a quilt I made for a child. The mother chose the fabrics and I had to design a pattern to show off all of them.

That is pretty cool

Top one can be shadowbox with top fabric and blue for background.

I agree I really like this design. Also at the kids' ages - they care most about the print designs and not the quilt designs!

I love those fronds!

For the jungle creatures/tigers could you do a mason jars pattern? (A tiger in a jar is an amusingly startling image, to me...)

And for the space themed ones how about one of the attic windows with the picture behind the lattice (would look particularly cool for the planets fabric.)

Love Holice's quilt too!

Alison

You can do big block quilts made of one extremely large block (i.e. odd 9 patch) or 4 - 6 big blocks (15 - 18 inch blocks). Any variations of 9 patches, square in square, or stars that have large center blocks would make fast quilts.

I would do a 4 or 9 patch using 4" squares so the finished square is really large and then fussy cut the prints and alternate 4 patch and print, etc. I do this alot with smaller squares and a print for a baby quilt.

For the space theme I'd do a shadow box. The space men will look like they are floating.

There is a pattern called "Just Can't Cut It" that showcases large scale prints. It would be great for both sets of your friend's fabrics.

I, too, would probably do shadow box. Also good would be just strips WOF 9-12" or so like you've shown the fabrics here, but you have at least 2 quilts. One for the animals and one for the Star Wars/space. Look at the repeat for the fabric and choose the width or size of squares from that.

Thank you. Excuse my ignorance but how do you shadow box? By that do you mean bordering each piece of designed fabric with toning fabric? So far I have got as far as dividing the fabric with spaceships into three 12 bands! I'm holding fire at the moment because I just can't make up my mind!

[ATTACH=CONFIG]439395[/ATTACH]I found a pattern to copy for shadow box which I can use for both sets of fabrics. I think I will gave to call this one my OCD quilt because of the amount of measuring that went on before I committed to the rotary cutters. I think three of these ought to be sufficient for a centre panel for the quilt.

Oops that poor astronaut has lost his head! I must make sure it pops up alongside?

I am laughing out loud right now!

(And I think those blocks look great.) (Even without his head.)

Alison