Thimbleberries block of month

Nothing is impossible and there are no quilt police. If you are determined, willing to ask questions (right here!), forgiving of yourself if you make a mistake and have the patience to work thru each block- then you

*can* do it! Just don't get into something that will discourage you and ruin the thrill of quilt making. Some suggest starting with a small simple quilt. That wouldn't have worked for me- I'd have been bored to death and never made another one. I guess it depends on how you learn and how you feel about a challenge??? ;-)

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

Recently saw a picture of the Thimbleberries Block of the Month quit for

2009, which was called 3's Company. Has anyone done that quilt? It looks pretty difficult to me, but it so beautiful. Are some of the blocks appliqué? The picture I have is so small I can't see the details...would I be nuts to try to do this? Linda

Here's a site where you can see each of the individual blocks:

There's no applique that I can see. It appears to be all squares, rectangles and triangles. Go for it!

Louise > Recently saw a picture of the Thimbleberries Block of the Month quit for

I looked at the individual month's blocks. None of them looks all that hard. Some a bit fiddly, but I'm pretty sure you could do it and not be considered nuts. ;) The complex look is achieved by bumping blocks with really different designs up close to other blocks, combining tiny little four-squares with a pointy something in the same block. Interesting, but doable if you break it down into pieces and don't let perfection become the enemy of possible.

Sunny (can't wait to see the blocks as you make them)

they seem pretty easy from my chair, too. saved the site to my favorites and maybe will figure the blocks out myself and do one on my own. good luck!!

Electric Quilt will make this kind of easy. I'd just like to know what the whole thing looks like together first.

Anyone have a quick link, or I do I "have" to sit here with a new cup of coffee and a piece of home-made chocolate raspberry cake and look for it myself? :-)

Kay Ahr in Reno/Sparks, Nevada USA

Here's a link to a page that shows it completed and with color variations. Donna

Thank you. I ate the one piece of cake before my Internet search even got started!

I looked at the fabric requirements for the quilt, and it refers to needing the "applique print" to do some of the center and the outside border. I can't find the print anywhere online (did just a quick search), but it appears the blocks that are appliqued are printed rather than actual applique.

I agree, Roberta, you could replace those with 6" pieced blocks - > Thanks Donna -The original question was whether some of the blocks are

Howdy!

hmmm... pretty quilt:

...doesn't look like any appliqué:

Try it. Good luck!

R/Sandy