[QUOTE=Jan in VA;5991134]There is no "cheating in quilting....everything is allowed!!
So, I call these "efficiency" panels.
After all, you made a very efficient decision for your class at Houston, right?
Jan in VA I like your attitude. I agree with you 100 percent. For kids quilts they are the bomb. As long as they have their favorite theme, animal, etc, they don't care. I am working on one now, but it's not a full cheater. What I actually am doing is I copied the pic of the panel, and then I cropped and blew up the images, and am using them to alter the quilt design. The mom likes owls, and this one had birds, but I had an idea of a quilt in mind, found this pic and said "yes" this is what I was thinking of. I have purchased a cheater for my grandson (didn't start it yet) of trains. Red and trains are his favorite.