Is this even possible to make?
It's my adult daughter 's turn for a quilt and she has suggested she'd like one that incorporates a more architectural look and feel like the mosaics with beautiful colors she saw on walls, ceilings and floors in Turkey a couple years ago. She showed me some photos which are lovely but they seem a bit complicated/intricate. Anyone know of a pattern that might create this type of quilt?
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There are some beautiful mosaic fabrics on the market. Maybe they would work...that would certainly be easier than trying to recreate the look of Turkish architecture. Or maybe a combination of fabrics and applique. Or even photos for the quilt (using Bubble Jet Set or a good transfer medium). Good luck, and please share the finished product with us.
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I think it's doable. You'd just have to use pretty small squares. I saw a quilt made using a pixelated photo of a child and his teddy bear. It was beautiful! But you could tell it had taken a lot of planning to pull it all together. Lots of shades within each color group.
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Google images of Tile Quilts. You'll find something to suit both your daughter's desires and your skill level. They're very popular and there are a lot of books and patterns available.
for instance http://www.marinandcolusa.com/spinni...quilt-pattern/ http://www.marinandcolusa.com/spanis...quilt-pattern/ http://www.marinandcolusa.com/turkis...quilt-pattern/ |
Of course it's possible!
This page has a couple of pretty examples http://quiltinspiration.blogspot.com...uilt-show.html Bella Bella Quilts by Norah McMeeking are just awesome and are still available. https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q...orah+McMeeking A lot of the paper pieced patterns look like the Mosaics, especially Jacqueline de Jonge's and some of Judy Niemeyers. It will be fun to see what you decide to make. |
Here are a couple of books I've seen:
http://www.amazon.com/Quilts-9-quilt...ds=quilt+tiles http://www.amazon.com/Quilt-Fiesta-S...ds=quilt+tiles |
You might like the Labyrinth Walk pattern. It is a maze but done in browns it looks like marquetry. I have seen the pattern done in Roman mosaics on PBS.
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You might try to see if anything using hexagons will work. Paper Piecing goes together quickly especially with all the hints that have posted on this site.
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Whoever makes that Stonehenge fabric line has several designs that are "simpler" mosaic type quilt patterns.......in that fabric line they certainly look very good...
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I'd look up concentricity by maple island quilts. It has the feel you describe.
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