Panel Quilts
 

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.
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That would be awesome in Batik colors! Thanks for the idea!!

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.

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.

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.

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.

That is a great panel. Love the French braid idea.

Plenty of free patterns on the Timeless Treasures website. They produce a lot of pannels.


sandy

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!