What pattern would you use
 

Hi all. I must confess I am one of those people that start my day reading QB, but never-rarely ever post.I love and admire all the beautiful quilts everyone makes and all the wonderful advice so freely given. I am hoping someone will be able to help me figure out something with this wonderful fabric. I look at it almost daily and love it but it also makes me sad that I've had it for over 3 years and haven't done anything with it yet. There is 5 yards of the print and about 3 yards of the purple. I'm open to adding possibly the pink or a taupe but that still doesn't help me with determining a pattern. All suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Linda[ATTACH=CONFIG]410432[/ATTACH]

Yummy fabric, I think a little pink would add a sparkle to your pallet. Sorry no pattern ideas come to mind. :(

Judy in Phx, AZ

What about a D9P?

I agree D9P came to mind when I saw this too! Beautiful fabrics!

If there were two I would want to do a Boxed Squares. I wonder if that would be something you'd like to try. Or are you looking for something a bit more complicated than that?

Those fabrics are scrumptious! I did a purple and white Night and Day quilt using the paper pieced pattern at http://www.quilterscache.com/N/NightandDayBlock.html. Please perform your own fabric calculations but I think it took less than three yards of two colors to make the center (I did a 4X5 block layout of 12" blocks. It was a total of 20 blocks for a center of 48" X 60"). Then, I added three borders taking the final size to 69" X 81". I'd play with the purple and print to the right for the blocks themselves and then play with combinations of your fabric to the left along with other fabrics for the borders. . (please abide by Terms and Conditions of Use when using patterns from quilterscache. :-) )

Good luck with your new quilt. Whatever you decide to make is sure to be stunning based on how beautiful those fabrics are!

Actually I'm open to all suggestions. I just want to get something made. I don't want to keep holding onto this fabric for someday and then someday doesn't happen:o

I thought D9P right away too. Don't think that adding pink would do well, but I am not a pink person. If you want to add another color, I would do the taupe, very elegant I think.

My concern with a D9P would be that the floral and bamboo fabrics are so close in pattern and value that they would get lost. If you aren't a pink person, what about a medium brown/taupe to pick up the other bamboo leaf.

Cheers, K

That is beautiful fabric. Please share the finished product.

If you do a dnp then I would do the prints in the corners and the purple in between and then maybe a pink or taupe for the center square to be cut up. that would keep the two prints from blending too much. but that is me. I would also do either a tonal or another batik for the smaller square. I have used that dark purple in about 10 different quilts. I love it to bits. It is really nice to work with and keeps its color well. I have about 5 more yards of it to be used in other quilts.

How about a chevron? Like this one. Replace the polka dot with the purple, add the brown/pink and alternate the floral and the bamboo. It's all HST, so it will go quickly. http://luciethehappyquilter.com/tag/...-quilt-design/

What about afternoon delight

How about a drunkards path with one of the blues used as binding and backing.

Lots of good suggestions - sometimes we just need to look at our favorite fabric and enjoy it! Your combination maybe needs a light to set it off.

Rail fence would be an easy pattern. If you make the strip sets with the dark purple on both sides of the strips, your rail fence ends up looking like a basket weave if you alternate the squares (vertically and horizontally). I also thought of a pretty Braid quilt. I think I'd add a pink fabric to the three, though. It would add a spark and pick up that delicate pink flower nicely.

Hey neighbor, you live just up the hill from me.
I just finished a quilt using a disappearing 4 patch. It was really fun and I loved how it came together. Would love to see you post your quilt and the satisfaction you will have, then carressing a lovely quilt in those yummy fabrics.

That fabric is beautiful. I would not want to do a small design pattern as it would lose the print on the fabric IMHO

I love those fabrics! I'm with twinkie...I wouldn't want to lose the prints on the fabric by using a small design. I'd also add a pink or another color to the quilt. I was intrigued about what I would do so I did some looking and thought these would look good.
http://modalissa.blogspot.com/2013/0...ilt-along.html
http://quiltersdiary.com/more-friend...r-quilt-block/
or maybe a Courthouse steps variation.
I'd love to see what you decide to do with it!

That's my thought also. Love the fabrics. If you do a DP9, you would need the brown/taupe for contrast. I would add a 4th fabric, use the floral as a border. Here are a couple of pics that show what happens when there's not enough contrast. I love the look of the quilt and the fabrics, but it doesn't work for me. Love the border treatment.

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Beautiful fabric. Have you considered the Garden Twist Quilt by Sharon Yenter?

If you added a background you could do a carpenter's star/wheel, maybe save one of the fabrics for the border.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/blogs/c...et-b11012.html

Contrary wife or Jacob's Ladder come to mind, as those are my favorites. You might check quilterscache.com for more ideas.

Love those fabrics. Though I like pink, I think that the taupe would be a bit more classic. I do think that the night and day quilt blocks would look beautiful.
Enjoy!

Your first and last fabrics are very similar in value. If you squint your eyes and look at them they appear to be practically the same. I would add a light fabric to the group. I don't really have a suggestion for the pattern.

I am horrible at deciding on patterns, which is why I frequently go for kits, if they are in my color choices. Some call it lazy, but I've been called worse. LOL

I have the purple and love it. I love the florals and think a soft pink would be a good addition, but then a soft taupey green would work too. I also agree about not making the blocks too small so you don't lose the scale. An easy pattern would be to just alternate solid blocks of each fabric, or the two florals, sashed with the purple.

I love those colors, and I think a sea foam green would be pretty with it, and also an ivory.

This is exactly what I was thinking, although I am a pink person and lean towards that instead of the taupe.

Go here and enter your colors and block sizes in the little place at the left of the playground part of the site and see what pops up.http://www.freequiltpatterns.info/ Be adventuresome because you have lovely fabric. Good luck and be sure to keep us in the loop

I think taupe would be beautiful with your fabric also. Sorry can't tell you a pattern cuz I'm too new to quilting. Hope you show us the quilt when it is finished.:thumbup:

Instead of taupe. try a olive green. I think if you look at the selvage you will see more colors that will blend nicely. I just completed a Fourth of July which was very pretty.Or maybe a BQ2.

what about a simple snowball, using the pattern as the snowball and the purple to make the corners( which makes a secondary diamond pattern when all joined together?

Get a pink/lavender batik similar to the purple and a tone on tone tan or even solid. Make drunkards path blocks with the floral and the purple and the floral and the lavender/pink fabrics. Use the tan as sashing. Use any remaining floral fabric as border fabric and the bamboo on the back. Bind in tan. It has an asian flare. very pretty fabrics. have fun1 Can't wait to see what you make.

I would add a pink and maybe a little green in a light color.

Yep me to DP9 love your colours.

I would like to see a nice pink added to the mix and made into the Warm Wishes Pattern. This pattern in a free download and I think I got mine from the Linus Charity Group, the bottom of my printout reads "AQG Community Quilts Project" if this is any help. I always get a lot of comments when I make a quilt using the Warm Wishes pattern.