This is absolutely gorgeous! I have some plums and a second set of greens and golds that this would work with. Thanks for the pic!

The red block that Peckish showed is a just a variation of the 4PatchPosie.
Let's call them the QST Posies. Same concept.

Starching your fabric would be good idea because of the bias edges that will be exposed. You don't want to stretch them.

-Stack four layers of fabrics the same way you would for an OBW/S&W.
-Cut out squares. Just keep in mind that the FINISHED Posie block will be about 1.25" smaller than the starting squares you cut.
-Cut the squares on both diagonals. Now you've got 4 piles of 4 triangles.
-Sew each triangle section/pile together the way you would a QST (Quarter Square Triangle). Once the block is done, it will be pretty stable as all the outside edges are on the straight of grain. If you have any disparity in the block sizes, just trim them all down to a common size.
- Add multiple borders.

And that's that. I think it's a bit more elegant than the 4PP. And way less work and stress than a OBW. ;-)


As for cyd's orginal question, it really depends on if the selection is made up of blender type fabrics, or large scale Kona prints.
The lantern idea is great for the first type, but wouldn't work with the second group. And those fabulous layouts showcasing the huge motifs would fall flat with the blenders.

Do you have any pictures?

Wow, ask and you shall recieve!

Oops. I was looking at the picture of Peckish's block, not the quilt.

In the quilt each block is bordered with the green fabric (probably with cut strips 1-1.25" wide).
Just enough to frame them and give a dash of color.
Then blocks are set on point with the Asian red tonal fabric used for the sashing and setting triangles.

It's really elegant layout.

So it wasn't really "multiple" borders.

But, heck, if you wanted to do it that way, why not?

They also make beautiful bags, if you don't have enough fabric or time to do a whole quilt :)

Here's one that I did: http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-31805-1.htm

That is a gorgeous quilt....I think that is the first dresden plate that I really like!

Those are beautiful quilts.

Lovely quilt!!! :thumbup:

That looks like it would take a whole lot of time. Lucky friend!