Originally Posted by sherriequilts
WOW! I am speechless and red-eyed too! Just went through all 26 pages at 2 am. Took over an hour! Your quilts are absolutely fantastic. Hope you win the contest. I might even have to attempt one of these qullts. It was such a pleasure and eye-opener to watch your progress on them. You must be a genius! Congratulations.
Hi Sherri! Why, Thank You! I'm kind of hoping I win the contest too, but would really just be happy with making it into the third and final challenge round. Thank you for the wonderful compliments! I appreciate them.
Let me give you one tip for if you do decide to make one of your own. Try NOT to partially sew the strips like I did to keep it "Kitty-Proof"! lol It can be done that way, especially if there is no other choice, but it is very time-consuming and a difficult way to do it. Now, that being said, you can and should still sew it in sections. It will make it easier to sew if you sew it in 3 or 4 sections. Only difference is, do a full row section, (top of quilt to bottom), instead of shorter pieces (of the same rows) that will have to be joined later. I hope that made sense. If not, let me know and I'll explain it better.
I do think it was kinda funny that you said I must be a genius. I'm not sure that you'd find anyone else that would agree from around here. LOL I am so glad that you enjoyed the story of me making Swish! and how it got it's name. (From a fellow Quilting Board member.) It turned out to be a pretty long post, but so many people were following the story, I just kept posting. As of right now, 11/26/10, 12:50am CST, there have been 29,972 views of that post! I absolutely cannot believe it! I had no idea whatsoever when I started it, that soooo many people would actually watch and follow the story. It was an awesome experience and I am truly blessed with the friends and support I have from this board.
Well, I better close. Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Thanks again for your wonderful post.
Happy Quilting!
Marilyn