Edyta Sitar....she's the pre-fused applique one, right? If that's her, then she is everywhere. Niemeyer is hot and all over. Stonehenge. Finally Hoop Sister's feathered star is in every store. All beautiful.

Oh yeah modern is big too...literally. some of it is okay. But it just doesn't look challenging to me. Kind of like those races....why?

What I've noticed recently is the trend for a white background to quilts. Looks good.

Check Phillips fiber art for the squedge ruler and free patten blocks. They look really complicated but the are easy.