I have lost the photos I wanted to share. I am sorry but I will find them... or retake them.

I thought I would show how I mark the tops for custom treatments

First is selection 

I pull out patterns, books, pen and paper

whatever it takes until I find something I like.

After I get the basic idea down I will take that to the copy machine

and size it to the area needed for the top.

I tape the paper pattern to the light table

seen here. I make sure that the ink will not transfer off the pattern 

onto the top I am marking.

I have had that happen and it is not nice.

So I make sure... 

Then I tape the top over the pattern

so it does not move about to much.

Here I am using Sewfine pen for marking

using the pink lead... I believe this is about my favorite

marking pen. It is so smooth...just glides over the fabric

with little to no stretching.

This is what I end up with.

I will stitch over the lines only leaving a faint pink line after stitching

These marks will need to be laundered out

but I have never had a problem getting them out.

At least so far any way... there is always a first time you know.

I do not remove the marks.. That is up the the owner of the quilt.

I do not launder client quilts.. ever.

This is what I choose for the corners

I just took part of the border pattern and created a corner with it.

This border is not totally connected... but just kisses each motif

so this worked out well here.

I think this border will look great on the small quilt.

More photos when I get to the actual quilting.