Pirate (PIRATE_SR) said:

It's not difficult; you just need to be careful

I'm sure you have all that figured out.  I would do it the other way.

1st applique block is done.  Prep'ing two others now.

I'm thinking about putting 3 together, on point, then adding pieced rows all around.  something like this:

I like that layout .. visually very attractive.

Wow!

Dee, if your daughter should decide that she does not like red when the quilt is done, I have the correct address of were you will need to send it.

Jo

Ooooo, aren't you the sly rascal, Miss Jo. 

(You beat me to it!)

sorry, she is very much the red lover.  but nice try 

Lynne, I love your houses quilt!  All the little guys peeking out of the doors is a great reflection of our cautious/nervous times.  But the bright colors show an optimism I hope comes true!  You have a most enviable stash to do all those cute blocks!

Sue in IL

Thanks, Sue.  I really did have fun working on it.  Yes, my scrap stash is pretty healthy!

woo hoo!   I have finished the top of my Hen House Forever Project!  It is roughly 56"x68".  I still need to make the binding for it and pin the binding to the top (so it doesn't get lost).  After the quilting, I'll sew on the teeny-tiny buttons for the eyeballs.

I already have the next handwork Forever Project started .. it's a Hidden Box EPP hexie project.   

But before I resume *that* project, I need to be longarm quilting the Stash Busting Stars and vine applique top for DD#2, who requested a new queen size quilt for herself.  I think I'm going to need to *think* about how to load the quilt, how to work with my Innova and generally, how to longarm again!  It's been a VERY long time since I last did any quilting!   That's probably not such a good idea ... to take such a long hiatus that you kinda forget things that once were second nature.  Perhaps I ought to put my hobbies in rotation ... a week on this, a week on that .. just so the knowledge doesn't become dusty.