Have you ever bought a piece of fabric 'cos you love it ....
 

and then found you didn't know what to do with it? I have more times than I care to mention but there was one particular fabric that I paid an arm and a leg for, a yard of Kaffe Fasset Paper Fans fabrics : http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...ansfabrics.jpg

Well I found a perfect pattern for it just by accident. I think some of you may remember me mentioning a really good and well known quilter who lives her on the Island, Angelika Monks, originally from Germany.

On my first patchwork class she gave me a pattern that she had put together for newbies but I didn't get around to making it then but I have some really new NEWBIES at present and this is a foolproof pattern for them, but oh so useful when you have a striking fabric.

Of the focal fabric cut 4.5" strip WOF (Width of Fabric)
Of the toning fabric cut 2 x 1.5"strips WOF

Sew, with 1/4" seams a 1.5 strip either side of the 4.5"

Press and cut 6.5" pieces of the strip, giving you 6.5" sqaures!

Rotate every other one 180 degrees and stitch together and this is what you get, I call it the Brick Pattern. :-)

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...ickpattern.jpg

Just beautiful, great job and thank you for sharing. I have done that so many times, I quit counting. LOL
Have a Blessed day
Ellen

beautiful.great pattern for the print-frames it nicely

Sometimes a little goes a long way: I'd cut any scraps up into small pieces and add them to scrappy quilts--it would be a great fabric for adding some spice to a quilt.

It will be very striking when completed. Thank you for the directions.

Very pretty indeed.

And if you will come in my sewing room with me, I will show several pieces of fabric that I have bought, just because I loved it!!!!!!! I think that is how stashes get started. LOL

Gorgeous fabric and a great way to use it

Suzy

thank you. i have seen several quilts like that, but didn't even stop to think how it was done. might try that. thank you ever so much.

I would have bought it also

I agree! You don't know how many cuts i have that are like 13 years old..cause I liked it at the time. It will be vintage and "in" by the time i get to it. LOL

What a very pretty fabric. The colors are gorgeous. Sue

Wonderful fabric and choice of pattern alows you to enjoy it as sort of a study. Very nice. I may borrow this idea.

peace

I love your fans too. Great pattern for them. I've done a pattern very similar to yours, but the horizontal focal pieces have one color accent, and the vertical focal pieces have a different accent color. Actually, mine have always been larger than 4.5" with 1.5" accent.

Linda

I have that fabric (and several other colorways as well). That is a great way to showcase the fabric. I like the 4.5" width of the fans. Great idea.

If my pencil serves me right, you can make a quilt that is 48"x52" with your yard of focus fabric, before borders. Love the fabric and the strips that frame it.

piney

I. Love Kaffe too!

I too have bought a piece of fabric just because I liked it. I guess that's one way of building up a stash. haha I love fabric!!!

My thoughts exactly! I saw this Kaffe fabric & loved it, too! It's so happy!

That is a wonderful way to use this fabric. You didn't have to cut it into very small pieces, so the fabric design shows to full advantage. Beautiful! Thanks for the tutorial.

Yes something like that Piney, also what I will be doing is that of course there are odd cuts and the end of each strip so I shall be making a Till roll/Adding machine border with all the oddments v:)

I found this fabulous tip on this Forum http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...er-t56940.html and make a lot of borders this way now.

That was a great idea. Yes I have bought fabric often just because it was gorgeous with no idea of what to do with it. I wonder if anyone on this board has not.

I love that fabric. You picked a great way to show it off.

Gorgeous fabric.

Cool pattern!

The problem is that one of my LQS stocks a huge range of his fabrics, oh dear my bank balance will never be the same again now I know a way to use it economically and show if off.

What I haven't mentioned is that there is virtually no waste with this pattern as the end cuts will be made into a piano key border.

FANtastic use of that fabric. Makes me feel like someone is using fans for a fan dance. AND yes, I have quite a few of those "to die" for fabrics on my shelf. The most I ever paid was $20 for a yard. Yes I eventually used it in a wall piece for my DD.

"[h=2]quote: "Have you ever bought a piece of fabric 'cos you love it .... "[/h]no...never...*wink wink*. kaffe fassett is a little wild for me...very likable though. i'm glad you found a pattern that you can use.

Only every time I shop for fabrics.

Good idea. Yes, I have bought fabric just 'cause I liked it. I have used some of it, but some of it I still have.

Fan Fabric is beautiful , an the pattern fits to a tee. joyce j

Thanks for the pattern. I too buy fabric at times with no idea what to use it in, but just had to have it. That's part of my fabric addiction. ;O)

Yes, and I still have some just to look at. :-)

Lovely job

So beautiful!

Here is the top finished
 

It is such a quick and easy pattern that I finished if over the weekend and then did the Till roll border, it is the most economical of patterns that I ever used. I have posted a pic of the scraps that I have left, most of which will go into a scrappy Till roll border for another quilt.

I must admit to loving the finished top, and some of my Patchwork group are doing a version of it as well, will post pics of theirs when they have done more.

It measures 4' 4" x 5' 4" a great result from a yard of fabric, about 1/2 yard of the Orange fabric and a few bits n pieces from my stash IMO

I'll grab my passport and fly right over. That is stunning and I love the piano-key borders. Now you must let Muffin know this is you quilt...to be shared.

piney

Thanks Piney, Muffin would not listen to a word I say to do with quilts she just in love with all of them. I will be making some more of this pattern as they are so economical and fun to make, perfect for my Project Linus quilts!

I just saw that quilt today on another thread. It was called Take Two. And the other picture on p. 3 is a Disappearing 9 Patch. It's so cute, how putting different fabrics in the same pattern results in such a different look. These two quilts are very beautiful.

I too have a pretty fan fabric that I didn`t know what to do with...thanks for sharing the pattern and picture,,,,:)