Dee in TX (DBRADFOR3) said:

Both reverse applique I have done and enjoyed were with batik.  Regular quilting cotton would not be as much fun

Thus speaks the Voice of Experience.   

Where were you when I was picking out my base fabric?  Never mind that you had no idea I was going to do this project.  You should have offered your suggestion anyway. :-)

Reverse applique is very portable. You just need a different pattern to get your creative juices going.  I am on my 2nd pattern from Eye of the beholder patterns. I like the two color concept, very easy prep, just outline the stitching lines.

Love your zinnia!  You are going to have a very colorful garden!

Cathy (cacnurse1) said:

Great double pinwheel quilt.  Very colorful.  Should make the baby notice.

Thanks Cathy!

I love lantana, but we don't get enough sun for them to really flourish.

Mary, your double wedding ring is absolutely fantastic!

3carats (MaryDinFL) said:

My brother built his own house a and the workmanship is perfection. He also does woodworking on the side. He is retired now and is a contractor supervising building  Houses For Humanity. Lisa loves everything I make for her. She doesn't sew but has beautiful gardens and is active in garden clubs.

They sound like people who will truly appreciate that beauty of a quilt you have created.

Love the red flower!

Mel Harris (MelHarris1) said:

Oh, cute!

Thanks Mel!

I did bring the table runner to show & tell a couple of years ago - I'm "sure" I said something at the time about using batiks.

there are a lot of "inside" corners, which play much nicer with batiks.

Here's the one I'm working on now.  I did do "regular" applique for the little circles, but the rest is reverse.

I recently decided I wasn't using the precut novelties much any more, so I'm sewing them up, along with a bunch of piano key borders.  I've got 2 more kits made that are going to take some time, but these were quickies.  It was like a little quilt retreat in my sewing room last weekend, just me & a new (to me) series of audio books.  I loved it - but my back/neck/shoulders didn't.