NancyAnn1959 Dreaming of the Islands - I worked on this during the cold months of winter, so I used sunny colors. Once I added the blue that resembled water, I started thinking about tropical shapes and came up with several ideas for the applique - dolphins, palm trees, shells, starfish, waves, etc. The curves were quite a challenge for me and I had to hand sew some of it in order to get it flat. All that blanket stitching with decorative threads was fun.