Merry, I never thought of printing on the back to embroider! Does it work well or does your work wander? Sounds like it is worth a try! If it does not wash out, you won't see it!
I thought Calendula Patterdrip's Cottage was cute as could be when I came across it. It is a little expensive for my budget, but I can put it on a wish list for the future! You know how it is, I was looking for something else and it kind of jumped out at me! I don't even know if it is new or has been around for a while. I liked the woman's other things too. It was cute for the fall. I have worked with crayons before and it is done with the same method. (My crayon piece is not done yet either! Ugh!) Not good at sticking to one project.
That is what I thought you could do for the Hawaiian quilts. They look like they are freehand, although I have seen patterns for them. If you use both the positive and negative of each, you get 2 blocks! I saved some pictures of some (where they are right now I don't know!) but I think the maker of the quilt did that and used it as an intrinsic part of the design, placing them next to each other. I have to get my sewing room in some kind of order so I can find things since I have such a horrible memory!
On the board I started in applique, but have not yet made it to embellishments. I had some housework today, not even the sewing area! But maybe by the weekend I will be able to delve into it. We had a couple of storms that snuck up on us. I was online and had to get off due to thunder. I was afraid of lightning. When I had dial-up I was warned about it. I guess this is the same. Not sure. KastleKitty