I read that in the pages and pages of comments on ravelry, I think I’m going to settle on 100 stitches and size 7 needles
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Yes, I think that is about right! I do remember size 7 needles! Have fun!
Yes, that sounds a good size to me too. Also, the short rows form the little button holes, and there are several, so the size is still adjustable when you finish it. Looking forward to seeing your headband!
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I took @roler challenge of stretch yourself and boy did I. I had planned to make an entire illusion quilt top yesterday, but between cooking etc, I didn’t get it all done yesterday, but I finished it today. And I absolutely love it! It took about 7.5 hours in total, but that included drafting and troubleshooting the pattern-it’s slightly different than most of the other illusion quilts I’ve seen online, because I added a black border around each piece, I think a border really makes things pop.
@AIMR I was thinking this could be a way to showcase those vintage kimonos you have. As it happens most of the fabrics I used are Japanese patterns. As @Magpie keeps re-iterating, I used the good fabric so piecing was a joy. It was worth the sacrifice of a grey bedsheet, to get the exact right colour for the shadow 
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Oh that is just spectacular!! Wow!!
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I have a collection of Hawaii prints that this would work for! The Japanese fabrics I have are silk and are a bit too fragile for something like a quilt, unless I used it as a hanging…I love illusion quilts…great job!
I have never even heard of such a quilt. It is incredible. Well worth the extra effort and yay! Use the good fabric! It IS a joy to work with the best supplies.
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So gorgeous! I’ve never seen anything like this either!
Oh wow @Edel! That is so beautiful! 
@Magpie, I hope your rose will make it and all your seeds will blossom.
Oh, yes I do know how hard it is to cut foam and the thicker, the harder to get it even, round or whatever you want. I bet it will be so pretty when it”s done! 
That is absolutely stunning!!!
Use a serrated turkey carving knife…I have an electric one and it goes through foam like butter!
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I did use that sort of knife 
. Not electric but I am told I’m pretty energetic so…
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We used an electric turkey knife, too, when we made cushions for our new couch.
I used @endymion’s geometric prompt to finish sewing the pieces to my daughter’s soccer t-shirt quilt. Lots of squares and rectangles circles (soccer bals). I just need to add borders tomorrow.
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Oh @Edel that’s beautiful … good job on doing it so quickly.
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Such cool quilts!!!
This is gorgeous. Wow!!! So neat and symmetrical. I always get stuff a bit wonky, yours looks 100% perfection.
This is soooo fun! love it! And a nice big quilt, too, which is really nice.
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This is so inspiring to me, it really makes patches much more appealing. Hubby has a pair of tatty Kuhl pants that he swears he’ll “only wear around the house” (except, of course, when he forgets and grabs his keys to go pick up dog food, etc.!), I’m going to sneak them off overnight and use some of his old, holey jeans that I’d stashed for a future project to patch the holes, muahahaha!! 
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My challenge from @jemimah was IN THE FOREST. I finally completed the needle-felted squirrel I started a year ago at the Asheville meetup, courtesy of @PerfectlyBohemian’s workshop and tutorial! True to form, here’s the little woodland critter in the forest:
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Ooh, what a cutie! Perfect action shot!
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