Panel Quilts
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I have never used a panel in a quilt before. But I found this beautiful Peacock panel that I want to use for my sister's quilt I'm making her this year. The problem is, I need to make it into a king size.
Any tips on how I can pull this off without pulling focus away from the panel? I have found a couple of really pretty quilts on Pinterest, but not sure how they would look as a king size. [ATTACH=CONFIG]576383[/ATTACH] |
I might put the panel in the middle and use French Braid columns in the same peacock colours. French Braids kind of look like long feathers to me.
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That would be awesome in Batik colors! Thanks for the idea!!
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Look at "medallion" quilts for ideas. I love panels in quilts, but they do take some imagination to make them work in a large quilt.
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I'd put a black border around the panel to divide the panel from the borders. Then I would alternate plain and pieced borders drawing colors from the panel. Love the idea of batiks but Moda marbles have some awesome tone on tone blues too.
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I'm wondering if the manufacturer makes that border print as yardage. If so, you could frame the peacock and use the fabric as succeeding borders alternating with the colors already there.
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I have a panel for my son. It's an outdoor wildlife scene and am thinking of doing an attic window. Not quite sure but printed a photo of it. ENlarged it and still not sure. There would be some of the panel eliminated so as not to distort. Still indecisive.
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That is a great panel. Love the French braid idea.
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Plenty of free patterns on the Timeless Treasures website. They produce a lot of pannels.
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Here's a link to a whole bunch of books devoted to making quilts with panels. And, if you own a kindle, you can download any that tickle your fancy right away.https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_s...=1X2JQ6KNLB8U2
I have seen many people use panels as the center of round robin quilts also. It's a beautiful panel and will make a beautiful quilt. Have fun! |
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