Old 03-08-2011, 02:22 AM
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QM
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There are huge numbers of MC patterns, of which I have done a lot. Currently, I am doing a NY beauty quilt. This group of patterns mainly consist of peaks and valleys, not multiple layers of pieces, so they are much simpler to do, so I would suggest them for your first MC type quilt. In fact, they seem to be an ideal entry into paper piecing. I can't send you my patterns, as I know they are under copyright through Quilt Pro. They have a stand alone MC program which includes NY beauty. I would strongly recommend going at this through paper piecing.

I made a simple (as compasses go) template quilt, beginning the old fashioned way with folded paper. There are several versions of large scale drawing compasses which can also be used for this purpose.

I am also attaching a simple star I designed and a Dresden plate. I don't have pix of the NY beauties yet.

Good luck. these are highly addictive.

starburst
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MBs star
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Dresden
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