NewFO.......or is it?

It is nice to report that I have finished off my NewFO from May (click here if you haven't seen it yet) and I have also been working on my June NewFO (Exploding Blocks) but being involved with these and other projects this month means I didn't give any kind of thought into what I was going to do for July's NewFO until last Saturday morning (5 days till the end of July! ... Oi!)

And then I thought that it was time to get with my inspiration from the 9-Patch Pizzazz book that I had borrowed from my friend Zita earlier this month.  A few of the girls had made lovely quilts inspired from this book and I have been trying to find a copy for myself but it must be out of print as I haven't been able to find it ANYWHERE.  Zita was kind enough to loan me her copy.

There are some lovely projects in this book but I am not going to attempt any of them, instead, call me ambitious, I want adapt it to try and jazz up this attic window Tiger panel that I did earlier this year. It was a last minute decision to join a class and to do this panel and I didn't have anything else planned for it.

This is where you could ask: Is this a NewFO or simply a UFO? Well I am calling it a NewFO as I am using a new idea to turn this neglected panel into something different.

I found some of this lovely forest fabric a while back.  I think it is supposed to be themed on an American forest scene but lets just pretend it is a Forest on the Indian Subcontinent.
 

I am also using some  yellow and a  green/brown multi-toned batik.

As I was sewing up the strips for the 9 patch, I liked these two fabrics together, but when I crosscut them......I wasn't so sure.......

I have come this far, I might as well finish making the units but how will these go on the quilt?

Actually, they look alot better in real life than they do in the photo but I am not happy. Back to the drawing board....or at least the fabric stash.

When my mum left Australia, about 10 years ago, she gave me her fabric stash and this multi-toned grassland fabric was included.  There is metres of it and I was going to use it as a backing for this project but I think it will work on the front. I am prepared to give it a go.

 strips cut and sewn....actually the colour is more acurate in this pic.

 Here is what I have ended up with so far and I like this so much better.

As I see it, I have two choices here, I can could continue with the forest and add a darker brown  or continue the tan grassland and add a darker green....mmmmmmm! The last option would work well with the idea I have for the outer border.....mmmmmm!

Decision was made and I have finished off the central part of this project.  I want to add another narrow dark brown border before the outer borders but I don't seem to have any dark brown in my stash so this is as far as I have travelled with this quilt.

I love the 9-patch pizzazz book and I love the inspirational result for this quilt.  Without it that tiger panel would have languished forever and a day amongst my orphan blocks.

I am linking up with the NewFO challenge that Barbara hosts at Cat Patches. 

And because I have used a book this month, I am also linking in to Let's Book It which Sharon hosts over at Vrooman Quilts.

And while I am at it don't forget FNWF tomorrow night.....Head over to Gone Stitchin' to sign up.