Finally got my fabric with the Geisha Girl.
I'm glad I ordered 48 inches and not the 24. I was thinking it was a panel because that is what it looked like on the website.

Coordinating fabric

It's beautiful! You MADE me buy the black! LOL! I have no idea what I'll do with it, so make sure you post your creation. I need direction! Isn't it lovely?

Well? Thinking it WAS a panel, I was going to Attic Window it. I'm still going to do it, but not exactly sure HOW. It definitely won't be a wall hanging, want it for a quilt. Just need to figure that part out now since there are so many of them girls on the fabric. UGH!!
I wished it had said that on the website before I ordered it.
Sooo...now I need to "hurt" my brain figuring this out.

OK, Tirnhi, get to work! We expect great things from you with such beautiful fabric!!! (Can't wait to see what you come up with!) :D

Those are beeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuuuuutiful!!! You're gonna have fun with them!!!

M

Wow!! That is beautiful!!! I think I like it even better with the repeating pattern than I did when I thought it was a panel! Can't wait to see your creation, it won't hurt too much terri! You're way too talented to cause yourself too much pain :wink:

I'm glad someone has faith in me!
Want to come help me hurt my brain??

gorgeous geisha girl fabric..looking forward to seeing what you create!!

Oh i am sure you will make something really spectacular with that, i can hardly wait to see :)

Tirhni your new fabrics are 'AB FAB' - I agree with you that to showcase the main fabric you gonna have to come up with something VERY special, you can do it girl!! :D :D

Just had a flash of inspiration - what about a harlequin centered on the geisha????? but hey what do I know, not having even finished one quilt yet tee hee!! :D :D

I was actually thinking of squaring off the fabric so that I had 5 Geishas. That would leave the bottom one on it's on piece of fabric. Then Attic Window the BIG piece, and make a pillow out of the last Geisha.
It would cut the bottom 2 Geishas at about the waist, but that' about all I can figure on cutting it. I'm actually scared to cut it. Not because of the cost, but because it's so pretty.

Chele....Not MY fault you bought. You just have good taste like me! :)
I'm thinking of ordering 48" more in the burgandy and 48 " in the black. Not sure...still up in the air on that. I do have my order from Joanns coming in, not that any of the fabric that I ordered will match it.
Have you gotten yours yet???

Wow, I can't wait to see what you do with this beautiful fabric!

Haven't finished one yet? GET MOVING GIRL!!!
What you waiting for, Christmas?
Early Christmas will be at your door soon!!

WoW.....it's really fantastic, I like all of them .

Wow what beautiful fabric, I would be afraid to cut it too!

I have a few pieces that I have bought that I'm afraid to cut. Not only because it's so pretty, but because of the price I paid. Sometimes I just pay WAAAY too much for the fabric, but it's one of those....I GOTTA HAVE IT!!

Beautiful fabric! Can't wait to see what project you come up with. I know whatever you decide will be gorgeous. :lol: :lol:

That is just beautiful fabric. Can't wait to see what you create.

I can't wait either! lol
My head is still hurting from thinking

all your fabric is so beautiful. i'm not sure i could bring myself to cut it. i can hardly wait to see what you do with it.

I finally got to see my panels and as I ordered 3 panels.......you know what I have.......LOL! Now to figure out how to cut it up for 3 quilts.......you're not the only one who's brain is hurting :lol: I too am kind of scared to cut it......so I know what you mean.

Beautiful fabric though!

Linda

Are you done yet??? Can't wait to see what you do with that beautiful fabric.

Tirni:
You fabric is so, so pretty. When I was in the city a couple weeks ago I shopped at a Fabric Depot store and they had lots of Oriental Fabric just like yours in the different colors. They had one of Mt. Vasuvius in the background with the Geisha in the foreground in pale orange & coral colors that was absolutely smashing. My DSIL bought a couple pieces to make a wall hanging for her DDIL who has gone with the Oriental decor in the master bedroom. I can't wait to see what you do with your fabric.

I was so hoping these were actually panels and not just the length of the fabric. Good thing I ordered the 48 inches instead of the 24.
I'm probably going to order a couple more sections of 48, but going to get in touch with a friend of mine who is getting a stash ready to send to me and see if she can find the fabric near her house.

It's beautiful, and like all the others I'm anxious to see what you come up with!

those are beautiful. where did you buy them?

craftconn.com is where I ordered from

Those are gorgeous. I can't wait to see what you make with them.

I can't wait to see what I make either! lol

I got the same fabric collection in both colors! I made sure I got 5 geishas, but I only ordered one yard of each of the coordinating fabrics but not sure if I will use them.

I too think an attic window pattern is the way to go, but I'm looking to do varied sizes, and use some other images, like pagodas, or cranes flying through the moon, if I can get the colors close enough so the quilt doesn't get toooo busy.

My other thought was to use all 5 geishas, framed with an oblong churn dash, one in the center and the other 4 at the corners and a lattice in the alternating blocks.

I think I would like to do the borders with a black oriental lattice but have yet to figure out what I want inside the lattice. Maybe a fusion fabric from light to dark, maybe using gold to burgandy.

It is going to take me forever to make a bed quilt from this collection because I can't design it until I'm sure that I have everything I need to make what is in my imagination transferable to the quilt! I'm still looking for fabric for it and that can take forever!

Diane

For those of you that like the Geisha Girl fabric I got, Craftconn.com has it on sale for $4.82/panel. I paid $5.89/panel for mine.
But, just to warn you. I got the Geisha Girl in the middle, and 4 around her. For me to get that much, I ordered 2.
I just put in an order for more. This time I am ordering 4, so that will give me 2, which is what I THOUGHT I was originally getting.
Clear as mud, right?

There's also some Koi fabric on sale too!
Here is the blue koi like I have...
http://www.craftconn.com/Main.asp?Task=Custom&Step=Fabric+Details&productID =22127

tlrnhi, I'm still sitting here waiting to see what you do with that beautiful fabric!! I'd have to just carry it around for awhile to enjoy..I'm always afraid to cut fabric, any fabric and that certainly would scare me to death!
Its soooo pretty!

I'm waiting to see what I make with it too!
I don't like to cut REALLY pretty fabric. Maybe Shadow Dancer needs to come here and help me along! She makes AWESOME quilts!

What beautiful fabric. I just might have to get some myself.

Since I have started to hang out around here with everyone I am noticing that my credit card balance is getting larger. Coincidence :?:

That seems to happen alot to me too!
But, my "allowance" that hubby allows me is dwindling REALLY fast!
If I keep it up, I'm going to have to get a job!
OH NO!! Then I wouldn't have time to quilt or be here!

hi tirnhi , I could see that geisha girl appliqued on the bridge . That sure is beautiful fabric ! I like to see { in person } when I buy fabric . I have to touch and feel . Have any ideas what you'll do ?

Annie