lynholman I was interested in seeing Barbara Shapel on your show this week.
I used to live in the Middle East and went to a workshop of hers in Abu Dhabi in about 2009/10. She was as passionate about threads and the correct needles then as she is now.  
This was one of her early patterns and my first attempt at freezer paper applique.  She was an inspiring teacher.  I would love her to know I finished it and quilted it myself and embellished it with beads found in an Abu Dhabi souk !!