Thanks for all the great encouragement! The quilt pic is from the book "Tile Quilt Revival" by Carol Gilham Jones & Bobbi Finley. The other tile quilts in the book are so interesting! And this will be great for using up scraps! I just discovered the "back basting" method and it works well for this without all the messy paper & starch I started with. I'll get some thinner needles & thread on my next trip to the store. I like experimenting with this. I'll post another pic as I get more pieces done.