Thanks for the wonderful comments. Our show is not judged so that is good. Our members have done many beautiful quilts which will blow mine away but that is ok. We have to start somewhere. I did the Eye spy exchange on this board. After doing it this year I organized one with the guild. I'm in the process of making two more. They are alot of fun. Thanks. My black is Kona black and the sashing is 1.5 inches. I tried sewing without the sashing but had a hard time putting the busy patterns touching.