I still haven't had time to study and practice her method, yet. I'm working on a "beast" of a quilt - a 116" square with my trusty 1947 Singer 15-91. It's a doll of a machine, but 116" is a lot of quilt when you're at the center. Yeepers!
But I wanted to say that I ordered a metre of this cotton satin on The Thimble Lady's site and as soon as I touched it, I knew I wanted to make a full-length nightgown out of it. It's beautiful, fine cotton with a hand that will make you cry.
I ordered two 5m lengths of it - one for the nightgown and one for a wholecloth quilt or maybe a quilt backing or an applique top - I dunno. There's free shipping on all orders over $100 - from Australia, even! - so I ended up paying about $9/yd on sale, which to me, seems a very reasonable price.
I also ordered the full spectrum of her applique fabrics - 10" strips of 54" wide multi-shade fabrics. I now have fine fabric in just about any color I could want for my next applique project - just can't decide what to do first. It's gorgeous stuff.
One thing that surprised me is the short time it takes to get here - five days has been about the average, so far. She seems to ship the day after she gets the order and there are automated notices of when the order is packed and when it's picked up by the post. Then it's in your mailbox before you know it!
I would definitely recommend her as a reliable seller.
Loved the books and the DVD's that came with them - just haven't had enough time to really study them and practice. Now that I've got some of the craziness settled, I might have time to sit down and work on this stuff.
Happy quilting!
Elizabeth
PS - here's the Lady of the Lake I'm wrestling with!