thanks for heads up re the DTA fabric, I've gotten totally hooked on this patchwork and quilting malarky. I'm posting a pic of my stepping stones quilt the pattern (recipe) was on the Moda Bake shop and it takes a jelly roll and a layer cake. Rozminis why don't you start of with a mug rug. (a larger than normal coaster with a space for a drink and a treat) I'm attaching a pic of one I've done for my friend 6 x 2.5" squares on one side sewn chequerboard a small applique on top and the 3 x2.5" x 6.5" strips sewn together longwise attached to the chequerboard sandwiched quilted using a decorative stitch on my machine and machine bound, these little mats take about 20mins to run up on the machine but you could just as easy sew them by hand. stepping stones.jpg mug hug.jpg