Yep, placed my order for the "Fire" flower with Batiks Etcetera.

When this lovely piece of fabric arrives I will pin it on my design wall and allow it to collect dust until inspiration strikes.  This might take a year or two ...

I'm guessing you will not be inspired to chop it up and re-piece it, no matter how long it takes for inspiration to strike.

I have two different colorways. It's difficult to choose; they are all so gorgeous. 

I've been collecting images of the different ways they have been quilted so I can have some ideas but that's as far as I've gotten 

AND THEN, PIQF this year offered a *class* on quilting this panel.  SIGN ME UP.  This will be the first time ever (if I am remembering correctly) that I will be taking a class there.  So is Judy Akers.  I'm rather excited!

Absolutely!  I will preserve the integrity of the piece.

Maybe I would consider very mild trapunto work ––– or not.

Or merely consider fancy trapunto-ish work around the outside in some sort of cool frame ...

Or just let it hang on the design wall until it speaks to me.

judyinohio said:

Or just let it hang on the design wall until it speaks to me.

Honestly, you could absolutely do that.  It simply a gorgeous print.

judyinohio said...

I think I have to go shopping for that panel.

I have no idea what I will do with it but it needs to come to my house

Check Fabric.com.  They have a variety of colorways and they also have the newer Leaf Wreath design.  Looks like reasonable prices too.

Eta:  Sorry, I see you found one already.  Wait until you see it in person!

Pirate (PIRATE_SR) said...

AND THEN, PIQF this year offered a *class* on quilting this panel.  SIGN ME UP.  This will be the first time ever (if I am remembering correctly) that I will be taking a class there.  So is Judy Akers.  I'm rather excited!

Meeee too!  I have a couple of panels I picked up at PIQF last year (or was it the year before?!?).  The multi bright colorway is striking and I found a wonderful fabric that goes with it amazingly so for the backing and binding.  I'm not brave enough to sew on it yet so the PIQF class this year should help a lot with ideas and my confidence!!  And taking it with Shelley will be like having another instructor right next to me.  AND she's gonna sleep over a night or two also so you know how much chatting will get done!!!  I'm very excited!!!!

Judy (DJZMOM) said:

AND she's gonna sleep over a night or two also so you know how much chatting will get done!!! 

"Information dissemination"   :-)

Im not sure, but thumbs might be important. Lol. The silver lining.... Toby said “clearly your not good at asking for help, so I’m going to just do everything for the 2 weeks”. 

I agree. I recently saw the panels in 3 or 4 color ways. It was beautiful in its original way