dorarudin

you can use any coloring pages or pictures that can be traced to make a quilt with my granddaughters are into horses and frogs so thats a fun thing to do can also put them on bookbags or anything else, got a grandson due any time now so will be looking for boy things now, this is our oldest daughters first child
hugs dora

LadyGem2008

I have done this too! I also am not a birds and flowers person lol. Right now I am working on a Pattern that I bought but am changing it up some not much but some. It's for a Lap Quilt but I will make it a wall hanging and I have changed the Mice ears didn't like the ones with pattern. Great fun

stichinluvr

Get a coloring book and use different shapes.

applique

McKenna Ryan, Toni Whitney, Country Quilts, Bee Creative, Pine Meadow, so many more as welol as wood carving and stained glass patterns. What exactly would you like to make??

charsuewilson

There's also cookie cutters, the foam and wooden shapes at craft stores. Sewing patterns that have appliques on them (e.g., a girl's t-shirt with a pony on it). Check all craft patterns (I see Free patterns for crafts - www.crazyforcrafts.com - at the bottom of the page as I type). Check stained glass window patterns, wood cutout patterns.

rainagade

http://www.fatquartershop.com/store/...55&Parent_Ids=

I have been staring at this one all morning......

Pepita

What about circles? Celtic images would applique well, and tile patterns would too. There is a prize winning pattern out there based on mexican plates I think. P3 is a lady who is makeing baltimore type blocks for each state. Texas has the Alamo, they usually have the state bird or flower, so sorry about that, but it is a variety of images, tall ships, steam engines etc. There is another book out there that does variations on hearts. You could hit amazon and google Applique and see if there is anything that strikes your fancy.

sundancer

Bigfork Bay Cotton Company is some fantastic designs!

HoneyBee620

Laser-cut applique is the way to go!!! Stitchin' Heaven has some really fun laser cut (and already fused) applique kits. Quilt Diva is super cute, Holiday Houses is AWESOME, Stitchin' Addiction is a new one that I plan to complete soon! Lots of fun options besides your typical nature or flowers. Look here: http://store.stitchinheaven.com/stor...Laser-Cut+Kits

nanacc

I have a collection of coloring books(giant ones are great), tole painting patterns, a lot of quilt mags have inserts of patterns. I will never use all of mine, but love to collect! Check out your library for paint and applique ideas!