A method of fabricating a combustor thermal shield to be used in a gas turbine engine combustor, the method comprising: shaping a sheet of material used to form a combustor panel of the combustor thermal shield by milling, grinding, laser cutting, waterjet cutting, or electrical discharge machining; additively manufacturing a cooling feature onto the sheet of material forming the combustor panel; attaching an attachment feature to the sheet of material forming the combustor panel; and after shaping the sheet of material, curving the sheet of material forming the combustor panel to achieve a curve profile according to a design of the gas turbine engine combustor, wherein attaching the attachment feature to the sheet of material forming the combustor panel comprises: creating a hole in the sheet of material forming the combustor panel; inserting at least one of a threaded stud, a screw or a bolt through the hole, the at least one of the threaded stud, the screw or the bolt forming the attachment feature; and joining the at least one of the threaded stud, the screw or the bolt to the sheet of material forming the combustor panel, wherein an attachment point of the sheet of material and the at least one threaded stud, screw or bolt is ground down or sanded down to create a flat surface on a hot side of the combustor panel configured to face combustion gases. shaping a sheet of material used to form a combustor panel of the combustor thermal shield by milling, grinding, laser cutting, waterjet cutting, or electrical discharge machining; additively manufacturing a cooling feature onto the sheet of material forming the combustor panel; attaching an attachment feature to the sheet of material forming the combustor panel; and after shaping the sheet of material, curving the sheet of material forming the combustor panel to achieve a curve profile according to a design of the gas turbine engine combustor, wherein attaching the attachment feature to the sheet of material forming the combustor panel comprises: creating a hole in the sheet of material forming the combustor panel; inserting at least one of a threaded stud, a screw or a bolt through the hole, the at least one of the threaded stud, the screw or the bolt forming the attachment feature; and joining the at least one of the threaded stud, the screw or the bolt to the sheet of material forming the combustor panel, wherein an attachment point of the sheet of material and the at least one threaded stud, screw or bolt is ground down or sanded down to create a flat surface on a hot side of the combustor panel configured to face combustion gases. creating a hole in the sheet of material forming the combustor panel; inserting at least one of a threaded stud, a screw or a bolt through the hole, the at least one of the threaded stud, the screw or the bolt forming the attachment feature; and joining the at least one of the threaded stud, the screw or the bolt to the sheet of material forming the combustor panel, wherein an attachment point of the sheet of material and the at least one threaded stud, screw or bolt is ground down or sanded down to create a flat surface on a hot side of the combustor panel configured to face combustion gases.