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> Hmmm, maybe you need to work a deal with Polly - sounds like her "aquarium
> of rowdy fish sashed in lime and then
> bubbles of bright blue" might give you some ideas for your son's
> wallhanging!
> --
> Louise in Iowa
> nieland1390@mchsi dot com
> http://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa
>> I finished a baby quilt for the ex's daughter- she gave him a baby
>> grandson on Sept. 4. Pic of the folded quilt and my coiled fabric bowls
>> are posted in another thread. I LOVE making those bowls and am having
>> fun thinking up variations to make each one individual.
>> On the quilting front, my son just moved into an apartment with the
>> ho-hum off white walls and deep beige carpet... and his new sofa is mud
>> brown. He's always wanted a salt water/reef fish tank, so I am making a
>> colorful wallhanging for him that will appear like you are looking at a
>> salt water tank. I hope it turns out as cool as the picture in my
>> mind.... VBG
>> And, of course, I always have the required vast number of UFOs begging to
>> be finished.
>> Someday.
>> Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
>>>I need to stitch a quilt in quiet gentle pastels, because? Just finished
>>>is a Red Dog crib quilt and also a zoo animals quilt sashed in tomato
>>>red; on the design wall is an aquarium of rowdy fish sashed in lime and
>>>then bubbles of bright blue.
>>> What Are Little Girls Made Of? from the Emma Louise and Ethan Michael
>>> collection will probably come next. Those prints are just as soft as a
>>> rose petal and I'm tired of having to apply sunscreen to quilt. Polly
>>> "Louise in Iowa" > Love that wall hanging, Kate! I can't wait to see it
>>> in your colors.
>>>> I have a red/white/black quilt on the machine to be quilted and I need
>>>> to start creating a wall hanging for my DSIL to give to her brother for
>>>> Christmas and a quilt in my DGD's school colors for Christmas. As soon
>>>> as I can (hopefully this afternoon) I'll be working on those two (the
>>>> red/white/black isn't high on my priority list - the other two are more
>>>> important). I haven't done much at all for the past week - some virus-y
>>>> thing invaded my system and took hold, but I'm feeling much better
>>>> today, so I'm looking forward to working on them.
>>>> "Kate in MI" <.>> What project is on your sewing table... in your
>>>> machine or in your lap
>>>>> right now.
>>>>> Me -- I just finished binding a lap sized kitty quilt (Darcy Aston
>>>>> appliqué patterns).
>>>>> I have another baby quilt that needs the label.
>>>>> And I have 13 small quilts (6" x 9") to bind. They are a Santa and
>>>>> numbers for Calendar (1 & 2 repeat). They will hang from a tabletop
>>>>> rack as a countdown to Christmas.
>>>>> So that's the handwork for the Family Room.
>>>>> On the machine is a paper-pieced circular quilt -- now I'm trying to
>>>>> add the corners to square it out. It's called St. Mark's Wall
>>>>> hanging - you can see it here:
>>>>> http://www.bellabellaquilts.com/shop.html
>>>>> It's in green & white and black for hubby's new office at Michigan
>>>>> State University.
>>>>> Your turn....
>

> On the quilting front, my son just moved into an apartment with the ho-hum
> off white walls and deep beige carpet... and his new sofa is mud brown.
> He's always wanted a salt water/reef fish tank, so I am making a colorful
> wallhanging for him that will appear like you are looking at a salt water
> tank. I hope it turns out as cool as the picture in my mind.... VBG
> And, of course, I always have the required vast number of UFOs begging to
> be finished.
> Someday.
> Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

> Here's a great (aka FREE) applique pattern website (with FISH)
> http://www.fatcatpatterns.com/fish.htm
> ME-Judy
> .
>> On the quilting front, my son just moved into an apartment with the
>> ho-hum off white walls and deep beige carpet... and his new sofa is mud
>> brown. He's always wanted a salt water/reef fish tank, so I am making a
>> colorful wallhanging for him that will appear like you are looking at a
>> salt water tank. I hope it turns out as cool as the picture in my
>> mind.... VBG
>> And, of course, I always have the required vast number of UFOs begging to
>> be finished.
>> Someday.
>> Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
>

that would work well. Just need time to sit back and make up my mind! <G>

>I need to stitch a quilt in quiet gentle pastels, because? Just finished
>is a Red Dog crib quilt and also a zoo animals quilt sashed in tomato red;
>on the design wall is an aquarium of rowdy fish sashed in lime and then
>bubbles of bright blue.
> What Are Little Girls Made Of? from the Emma Louise and Ethan Michael
> collection will probably come next. Those prints are just as soft as a
> rose petal and I'm tired of having to apply sunscreen to quilt. Polly

>What project is on your sewing table... in your machine or in your lap
>right now.