KWhite.....glad you found my method helpful, its needleturn but held in place with the basting on the pieces so makes it loads easier.
Ducky I am so pleased you are getting on great with your needleturn, looking forward to seeing your blocks.
Lesley, well believe it or not I went to my LQS today and I found a super pencil to trace my pattern on the blocks with it has transfer paper and a transfer pen cost 8.50€ was a bit much but I have been having trouble doing this. You trace the pattern on to their tranfer paper, turn it over and then place your fabric under the transfer paper and redraw it. It can be washed off or you canuse a waterspray. Then my eye caught the anchor threads and I bought (Like you said) a beautiful deep purple, a chocolate brown and a blue. got home, got the pencil, but not the threads, must have pulled them out when I was shopping because I distincly remember putting them in my bag. Oh well, certainly getting tested out at the moment.
Elle