some cute applique blocks

You did a fabulous job!

Trixie

i like how there are wee little extra bits that i'd never have thot to do there. like teensy wee edges on a jacket or the edge of a skirt that are folded back from the wind i guess. soooo very cute the all are. wish i'd thot of some of those. nayy j.

"Trixie" wrote ... You did a fabulous job! Trixie

"J*" wrote...

STOP is the problem with a Sunbonnet. It is just so easy to get carried away with happy details that you never finish. I reckon my own sbsue took about a year. Every block just called for a little more. Aren't they just precious fun? Polly

The Sues on page 2 are from patterns by Betty Alderman -- I did that quilt, too. It's a fun pattern. You'll notice that each girl is a "month" -- suitably attired!

these are precious. i remember my first applique was a SBS, plain, but cute, i did it when i was 14 or 15. this one is beautiful. and you're right Polly, they always call for more! amy in CNY

I don't do "cute", but my better half does (and thinks everything I do is cute), and you're right - I AM interested in, and can appreciate, the technical aspects of appliqu=E9. These are just about (apart from the subject matter) what I'd be looking at/for. Thanks. (Turns out our SM has a decorative stitch of SS and her beau.)

Doc

Just when I thought it was safe to go back on the internet:

Cindy > We're looking past obsession and entering the realm of mental illness. The work on the quilt BUILDING commences in the spring. You all better come to Kansas and visit me before it gets too cramped for guests

its spring here now, close enough to start there? are you really putting up a Quilt Building? dont forget a few drop down bunks for those folks who might need a nap during the quilting sessions. those type in submarines oughta do just fine as long as there is room between them cuz we quilters are not usually as skinny as submariners tend to be. a small kitchen space too might be useful cuz quilters do get hungry occasionally. when do you expect it to be ready for a quilting bee house warming? no doubt theres some will need plan-ahead time. j.

"teleflora" wrote ... Just when I thought it was safe to go back on the internet:

Cindy > We're looking past obsession and entering the realm of mental illness. The work on the quilt BUILDING commences in the spring. You all better come to Kansas and visit me before it gets too cramped for guests

"J*" wrote...

geez, i wish i could do that. of course, Kansas is only about 25 hours away!! LOL amy in CNY

Nothing but tornados move very fast around here, Jeanne. It will be our spring, March/April before they will be able to start, I would think.

And the plans I've drawn up have 2 bedrooms! But for the next few years, they will be DH's office and file room. That's how I'm getting to do this, tax wise - we're building a new office! It will have a kitchenette and bathroom, of course. And he needs a great big conference room, doesn't he? That's where the quilting room comes in.

I belong to a group of about 12 quilters and it's getting likely that my church is going to kick us out of the basement where we meet once a month. We had no idea where we were going to go and this will be perfect. I will get a couple of roll away beds and we will have a sofa for those that want to sew until they drop. We can have a place for our stuff that we now have to drag back and forth every month. Cutting mats and ironing boards. No more hauling paper plates and cups and ice. The one thing I am concerned about is lights.

I wonder where hospitals get operating room light fixtures?

Cindy

Cindy, that sounds just absolutely WONDERFUL! You are a lucky lady- and I'm sooooo glad that I'm only a few hours drive from you! VBEG!

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

Leslie, you and your babies are welcome any time!

Cindy > you know I meant FUR BABIES, right?

J/K