Which fabric?
 

I'm making a quick wall hanging for my daughter's bedroom and would appreciate any help with which fabric to use next. The sunflower fabric I've had in my stash since 2011, and would like to use it up! Any suggestions please?
Sorry, I haven't pressed or trimmed the block down. It will look neater here soon.

I like the tan flowers with green background.
The pumpkins seem too intense, and the blue seems to clash with the aqua in the block.
But that is just me.

The middle one. It reminds me of a lake in the meadow.

Sunflowers.

The sunflowers just make sense. Go with those.

I would go with the middle one, tan with sunflowers. Very cute ~smile~
Roseanne

i like the last one... since a waterfoul theme, i think it goes the best

I like the way the sunflower fabric lets the block shine.

out of all , the sunflowers look best. cute block.

I choose the sunflowers.

I love the middle one with it but I think I would like to a deeper shade of blue (aqua) for the bottom triangle below the duck.

For the subject matter of the block (duck on water) I think I'd look for something else entirely... like trees. Sorry to be a pain in the behind.

Of these three I would definitely use the sunflowers.

Of these three, I actually prefer the pumpkins for color and intensity, but what's a duck doing in a pumpkin patch? The next best is the sunflowers I think.

I"m not a fan of the pumpkin fabric. I like the sunflowers the best, but the last one is okay, too.

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I agree with sewbizgirl. I think the duck will float best on fabric that does not have a strong theme. I would go for a plain background and add interesting quilting to go with the theme of the duck.

I think that this would look great with trees around it. It would be like a lake in the forest. If not that then the sunflowers. Cute block. BrendaK

That.block.is.so.cute.I.have.to.agree....find.some thing.else.which.shows.it.off.better...is.the.duck .a.pattern?I.would.love.to.do.one.for.my.brother>
terry

I like the fall colours of the pumpkins, but not the print. A duck in a pumpkin patch just doesn't make sense to me. I like the way the colours accentuate the duck, though. I think a print of trees in autumn would be great. (...it's helpful when people suggest fabric you don't have, right?)

Of the ones you have, I'm torn between the colours of the pumpkins, and the appropriateness of the sunflowers. Either would be good. I really like your duck, though! It will be great in any setting.

Another vote for the middle one.

I agree with Jennifer. The colors of the pumpkin fabric really highlight the duck block but the pumpkins aren't right. In my opinion, neither of the other two choices work as well color wise, but their subject matter is better. I'd look for something else.

Thanks for all your suggestions! I agree with you, a tree fabric would be perfect, but unfortunately I don't have anything that will work...*sigh*.
Do you think a homespun red checked fabric would work? Kind of make it country looking? Just another idea.

I like the blue third one. Nice duck!

I like the sunflowers. The green and yellow pick up the green and yellow in the duck and all the other tones balance nicely. I think the blue check sort of disappears and the pumpkins don't really say 'I'm with a duck'. BTW - nice looking duck!

Ooh, the homespun red check sounds like a definite possibility! I would like to see that.

I like the sunflowers-seems like a nice background

If you want to use it up, then the sunflowers. I would probably choose (from my stash) something that doesn't compete with the center block, like a tone on tone or a sort of woodsy type fabric.

I agree with BJ. I would choose a muted tone on tone in a neutral color, especially since this is to be a wall hanging. I really like all of your printed fabrics but they do not frame the duck block, they distract. Really like the duck block too.

Of the three shown, I like the sunflowers the best. But I like Jennifer23's (post #20) suggestion of the fall trees.

Could you put the blue check on the top half, sky like; and the sunflower on the bottom half, meadow/pond like? I'm thinking I would like the looks of that.

The middle fabric!

Do you have more of the brown that you used in the duck? If so, how about trying it on the bottom half (like the banks of a pond), and a pale blue up top? Not sure the florals are right, but the blue check works.

LOL I was thinking the same but then a duck might be served around thanksgiving along with something pumpkin.

I think the pumpkin material sets off the duck block the best. If you were making a naturalistic piece the pumpkins would be incongruous but in this context they're just another pattern.

I like the neutral color as a background idea. But how about a tiny border around the duck block in a very dark - - almost any fall color. Love your duck.

Sunflowers

I would make a binding out of the scraps from the wall hanging and make the hanging on point I think that's called piano keys. Or bind it in the aqua. You did such a good job on the duck - the other fabrics may distract from that.