Yesterday I posted a request for help on what to do with a large scale print floral fabric. My Mom wants me to make her a quilt out of this fabric. This is the fabric...very bright oranges and lime greens on a dark brown background. There were a lot of great suggestions. I've even thought of fussy cutting the large flowers and doing my first applique. Kind of scary for me since I'm fairly new to quilting. Anyway some asked that I post a picture. If this gives anyone an idea please let me know.

Fussy cutting some of the flowers for applique would be very pretty in blocks, and/or in a wide border. You could use the smaller floral sections in the blocks.

Maybe a Dresden Plate using the small green clusters of flowers as the plates and fussy cut/applique a large orange flower in the center on a lighter green background and use whats leftover to peice a border????

Maybe a stack and whack?

I would do a Stack and Whack. Check out the Stacked Posies pattern. It's like a Stack and Whack but made for a beginner quilter. I think you would enjoy it and not have any frustration using the pattern.

I am thinking of the Dahlia.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-16333-1.htm

This would be good for a latice quilt or an attic window or any design that uses a large square for a feature fabric. You can pull any of the colors from that fabric but I would stay more solid (tone on tone or small print) for the other fabrics to showcase those flowers.

Have you checked Quilter's Cache?

Sorry duplicate post.

I have not heard of the Dahlia pattern. The picture was beautiful. Where do I find the pattern? And is this a pattern for an expert quilter?

Cutebuns had a great tutorial of a one block wonder...Tip Toe through the Hexagons Cutie style. I used a large print floral and I think it turned out good. (not quilted yet so haven't posted pictures) It was my first quilt.

A One Block Wonder came to my mind as soon as I saw your fabric.

Yep - either stack & whack or one block wonder would be my vote!

There's a neat idea on the cover of Keepsake Quilting--just got it on the mail. It's called Garden Twist Anniversary. The basic idea is to make one block the large print, and coordinating blocks/fabrics in the alternating blocks. It's pretty!

Did you check Quilter's Cache? They have tons of free patterns.

Depending on how much fabric you have , warm wishes ? Use the fabric you have and fussy cut the flowers for the bigger blocks, get complimenting fabrics for the stripes

I would fussy cut and applique to a lighter fabric. God bless. Penny

I have to agree that cloth will be a challenge, its like Amish gone Hawaiin. Almost have to fussy cut the attic windows to use it for that.

As soon as I saw the fabric it said one block wonder.

You could use this as focus fabric on a large Disappearing 9 Patch..that would look great!!!

Debbie, when you first posted re: your large print fabric, I mentioned the latest Keepsake Quilting focus quilt, "Garden Twist". It is a new version by the same creator of the original "Garden Twist" pattern and it has very large on-point blocks of a large floral print alternating with pinwheel blocks and with rows of on-point small-ish squares between the blocks. I got my catalog yesterday and it is on the front cover. If you want to see it, go to Keepsake Quilting.com or call 1-800-865-9458 and ask them to send you their catalog, volume 23. It is a fabulous looking quilt and it wouldn't be necessary to do the fancy-schmancy stuff that's in the border. It looks easy to make. The biggest drawback that I can see (using your fabric) is that her flowers are on a white background which blend into white squares & triangles for the other blocks, etc.

Fussy cut, stack n whack are all new terms to add to my dictionary of new world talk. Wha? New to all this and learning fast!!! What a fun journey!. Can"t sleep, just think of QUILTING, QUILTING, QUILTING. You all are so very helpful and fun! Must go cut and sew.

I'd not see the white areas as a drawback - just substitute black for those areas. You'll have a striking quilt, I think.

A western theme quilt with orange, rust and brown with natural muslin for the light would work. I made pillows for my couch with these fabrics.

I love the fabric - how much of it do you have? Don't cut it into little pieces.

If enough, make wide borders with it (or use it on the back) and pick up the colors from it for the blocks.

I have about 4 yards. I hate to cut it.

I'd do a One Block Wonder or 4-Patch posy