Hi folks, good to be back :) Well I say what the Quilt Police don't know about won't hurt them LOL.
I also love applique work, am currently starting on my long awaited baltimore quilt. I've only been mulling it over for about 10 years LOL. I'm so excited I just have to tell someone, just finished drawing the central block, and it works! You know that feeling you get when you not sure if something is going to work and it just does, I was so wrapped.
It' taken a week to draw, started out with photos of flowers I liked, photos make a 3 dimensional into a 2 dimensional one, makes it easier to simplify for applique. Then arranged them in a traditional baltimore basket, which took ages cause i had to keep rubbing it out and changing it to get some thing I liked. Then I had a problem with some filler flowers, just wouldnt work, in the end I made up some imaginary flowers.
Anyway I pinned it onto the wall and sat back to look at it and I just couldn't believe that I'd achieved this, I don't mean in a boastful kinda way but more like how did I do this, my daughter is always telling me I should believe in myself more, sorry guys didn't mean to get too personal :)
I can,t wait to show everybody what I've done, working on my photographic problems as we speak.
Anyhow cheers for now, catch up with you all again soon