Ducky

Welcome, Cornie! Do you know what center you will do? We love pictures... :lol:

kluedesigns

yes we call them chips - he always uses the british words instead of the american.

sew cornie

not a clue! just joined the board two days ago. this is all very sudden for me . . . . glad i have time to think about it. thanks for the encouragement!

kluedesigns

jump in with both feet cause its gonna be a blast

SazuBMidlands

One of mine is gonna be a lighthouse, on point, with a half mariners compass on each side to make it up to square.

The other is gonna be purple lilac-type flowers as a sprig (very loosely based on the Elm Creek Quilt novels "Elms and Lilacs" quilt)

Whats everyone else thinking?

Ninnie

they both sound really great!!!
Can't wait to see them

sandpat

Glad to have you join the fun cornie! Please send me a pm with your information (name, addy, phone and regular email) so I can add you to the list. I'd have to say you are in with a terrific bunch! We do like to have fun though while we are doing our sewing :wink:

sandpat

Sounds really beeuuuuteeemos for both! I might do a whimsical silly chicken so my group can just have fun with it, or I might do something more baltimore albumy...(yes, I just made up that word). I'm sure I'll know it when the picture appears in my head! Believe me, there is lots of room for it up there..not much else rattling around! :roll:

chewboo

This will be a first for me count me in you will probably get alot of pms with each round i get lost alot

ai731

Help!

I need help deciding what to do for my center. I've never done a project like this before, and I'm a beginner quilter.

Here are my 3 ideas:

1. A Mariner's Compass-type block, using Tim's Compass Star. It would be my first ever try at foundation paper piecing. Eeek?

2. A center made of four "Snail's Trail" (aka "Monkey Wrench") blocks, because DH and I both really like spiral patterns. I want to do a full-sized bed quilt in a "Snail's Trail" pattern one day.

3. This block from The Quilter's Cache:
http://www.quilterscache.com/T/TreeofLifeBlock.html
I love trees, I have some nice scraps I could use for the "leaves" and it would give people lots of opportunity to add interesting borders, I think.

If I did #1 or #2 it would be using the batik fabrics in the picture below.

All your input, ideas, suggestions, warnings, pointers would be very, very helpful!

Thanks,
Jan