have any of you posted pics yet. I seem to be having problems with Pics her

Dog House Mom, the word is "ScotchGuard" spray at Wal Mart and spray your place mats.Prevents stains from ruining the place mat.

Romo, we have all posted photos of fabric here. Check out the hints on photos on QB help section. Picasa3 is the free service download that sizes my photos to post here.

That was my idea too DogHouseMom - I wanted to see how the fabrics played together in a block. I started over late this afternoon, but have not gotten too far. I found that one of the pieces I thought was long enough was not, so will have to recut that piece (same one I found was wrong with the first one)!

​Jan, I thought the pattern was a little confusing too! Glad it was not only me.

Jeanie, do you print an extra copy and use that as templates? I always do that with odd shapes, saves quite a lot of fabric :)

DHM, I had to laugh when I read your Chinese Food disaster and the stains matching your color scheme :D AFter all the work you've done on the blocks you don't want stains on them. And yes, it does take time to put one block together.

OK, glad you're with us again :)

Welcome SewExtremeSeams, you will have a lot of fun with us and we do like to chat..

Roma Bauder we have not posted pics of blocks yet just fabric choices, we officially start on the 3rd September.

You all have me intruiged, but I have to admit that I haven't even printed the patterns yet, if I print I sew!!! and I have to finish up some wip's and get stuff ready for retreat. But I am so itching to start:D, maybe if I finish the quilt I am working on at the moment I might have a little play...

Mirabelle, you could make just one testblock to see how it looks :D :D
Have fun at your retreat!

Anael as soon as I finish this Raggedy Ann quilt I might make a test block and audition my fabric, only 3 weeks till I go to retreat so plenty of time really but I am just getting so excited. I have had my embroidery machine working overtime for the past few weeks, working on a Peirrot quilt at the moment while I quilt the other.

Mirabelle, I tried that too but each time I don't watch my embroidery machine it makes a mess out of something. Either skipping stitches, making a birds nest or shifting fabric, no matter how many pins I use to secure the fabric :( So I don't have my embroidery machine running while sewing.

I like the idea of using one printout for templates! Thanks, I'm doing that on the next block. I have finished the first one, except the four outside triangles. I am happy at how it turned out. BUT, I have lots of peaches off of my tree that are ready to freeze today. So that's where I'll be this morning....

DHMom, I had to laugh about your home-cooked Chinese dinner (hey, if I open the box it's home cooked!). QNS is right, Scotchgard helps but not in my house. I use decorative runners and placemats but when it's time to actually eat on them, out come the plastic ones and after dinner I put the fancy ones back.