No ideas whatsoever. :cry: I was not blessed with much creativity.

I do want to say though that I think this is an excellent idea and I do hope that you'll be able to figure out what you need to do to get this done!

Keep talking it through--it'll come to you. What's on your mind about it now? Hmmmm?

I'm afraid I'm only helpful in the "You can do it!" category--your thoughts go beyond mine. :wink:

My advice would be not to worry about scale. The whole thing is make believe so just make it in such a way that is pleasing to you. It is an art quilt and as such there is nothing in any rule book in existence that says it has to be accurate. If it looks good to you, and you enjoy it, thats what matters. I for one missed the train that handed out creativity but have lots of opinions :lol: :lol: :lol:

What a cool idea! I'd have to say that's my favorite Zelda game. I know there is some un-chartered territory in that game, but maybe you could quilt it from the path your boat has to make to get from island to island.

Isn't there also some nasty stuff that attacks you in the water? I'm thinking of a water spout or something like that. Maybe you could quilt in those little details too.

Just a thought.

OK- Go to about.com/od/fabricdyeing/Fabric_PrintingandDyeing_Techniques.htm
This site is GREAT. Janet Wickell is the quilt goddess. if I didn't look up the right thing for you, just go to the about.com web site type in quilting. You can be on this site forever, an answer for any question-an addicting resource guide. Let me know how it goes. Fellow Wisconsin-ite (Hartford) :lol:

I'd like to see the picture you want to quilt!!!!

If you are going to put the islands on individual blocks, you might try some trapunto (sp) to add some dimension to them.

I know for sure your going to want this program. Go to
http://www.cosman.nl/software_en.html
it's free and it will help you do what you want. It's called the Quilt assistant.
Let me know. At least look at the first two pages of the manual-see if I'm on the same track here.
If that link doesn't send you there let me know

"V" You are so creative!!! I can't wait to see what you come up with for your final design. Its is a lot like watching one of those "to be continued" shows. Its so fascinating to watch creative minds at work--mine isn't--I just copy commercially prepared patterns! :lol:

Ooh this quilt is going to be so cool!

Do you have a map already? I looked at your first thread about this quilt and saw that you put up a map. Is that the one you're going to use?

I know you want it to be the from the game. I don't know if this in the game, or just fan art, but I thought maybe it would be helpful.

http://www.nintendoclub.it/download/ww.JPG

Billy Tee:
Have you used this program?? Just wondering- if it is too complicated I probably wouldn't use it, but would like to do quilted wall hamgings of grandchildren's faces if it would work for that.

Another program that my frickenVista won't run!!!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

It is not difficult at all. Especially if your a good quilter, I promise. Download it and print the maual out right away. As you start up, go step by step with the manual on your lap. You'll get it the idea, you just have to play around a bit :D

at the bottom of the program website it has updated versions for your computer. I have to run and pick up my 5 yr old, I'll be back in 10. If you have problems I can walk you through it.

I made this from a pattern I bought. My first attempt at paper piecing.It was a challenge at first but I got the hang of it. This is for my older sister who loves turtles. Can't wait to give it to her.

I forgot to attach the whole view. :roll:

Could you fuse the islands on and then zig-zag the edges?

Even if you just straight stitch at the edges after fusing, lots less complicated than trying applique. Wonder Under or anything like that is not terribly expensive and you just use bits of it--the size say of your islands or the samlll pieces you would want on the map. I wouldn't beginn to know how to print on fabric. I am doing good just to answer messages on the board. Thats about as complicated as I can get with a computer! :lol:

Maybe you could embroider the islands. Satin stitch?
Or paint them with fabric paint?

Besides cross stitching, I'm no good with embroidery. And I don't have one of those fancy machines that would do it for me...I can imagine it would be a pain trying to program the machine to do 49 different island designs.

Fabric paint? Its not a bad idea, but I don't think I'd like the effect the paint for this quilt. It would...I can't think of the word...where the design is raised. Anyways, the islands wouldn't be flat and I want more of a map-like feel to it. And in my experiance with fabric paint, when doing large areas, I can never get the paint to go evenly.

I'm really liking the screen printing/silk screening idea. I kind of remember how to do it...basically just a wooden frame with a fine mesh on it and you place it on the fabric, put the ink on one side of the mesh, and swipe it through with a sqee-gee type thing. But I don't remember exactly how the design was transfered onto the mesh. There's the "traditional" way of doing it where you put a stencil of your design over the fabric, but there's a way you can get the design transfered directly onto the mesh. I can remember bits and pieces of it. The design was transfered onto those plastic sheets they use for overhead presentations, put onto the mesh, and some sort of stuff was put onto the mesh (I just remember it being neon green) and I think a light was shined through...something like that...but the stuff that was applied mesh would stick to the mesh and when you washed it off it wouldn't come off except where your design was. I've been trying to find a website that would show me how to do that, but I've only found one...and its video demenstrations...never will be able to see them with my internet connection so I don't even know if its what I'm looking for.