Ok, ok, I know I am as slow as christmas. I just now got through quilting and binding this huge thing. I think it turned out wonderful, and I am so very proud of it. It is king sized, so it took several shots to get the whole thing in the picture. If you guys will look at the border and tell me what you think, I got brave. I stippled it. I had never really tried that, and have only done free motion a few times. I have been reading all the hints here, and they really helped. I bought myselfa stencil to start, which helped me get a feel for it. Thank all of you guys for your encouragement. I feel like I can do anything just by watching and reading the posts here!

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!! WOW.. what a super job! I am sure you are VERY proud!

that's gorgeous :!:

Very nice job!!

That is gorgeous!!!

That is a great looking quilt!! Great color combination. Good job I like it!!!

You did a wonderful job picking out the fabrics, piecing and quilting! I really like the stippling on the border, good choice :D

WOW - that is a blue ribbon winner for sure. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

It is so beautiful. You should be very proud!

the whole things is kewl-to-the-tenth! i definitely like the way you did the border, too. :P

That is a work of art!

All I can say is.....W O W !!!!

Ok .. I'll add BEAUTIFUL too!

Simply gorgeous! You must be so proud of that quilt. It needs to be entered into a show! :)

I think all of us are pretty much speechless. There are not enough adjetives to describe it. I would be afraid to use it . its awsome :thumbup:

Love it!!! You did such a nice quilt. Love the black and white. Great job.

OMG, it's beautiful! And I love the way you pieced the border together. Congrats on finishing it!

Simply Fab-u-lous!!!!!!!
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It's a winner! You say your slow but it's sure worth it!
Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing!

Very stunning!! I love the variations of black and white.

You have got talent girl!! That was no mean feat!! Pat yourself on the back!! :D :D :D Your stippling looks great too!!

Love it :!: :!:
Very BEAUTIFUL. I love black and white. It is on my ever growing to do list. I'd be really proud if I did that quilt also. Your quilting looks great.

How long did it take you?

I think it's just fantastic!

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I think it would fit my bed nicely! It's stunning. I love it!

Very Impressive! Lots of work with all those tiny pieces!! The stippling looks great. I can't tell if the rest is in the ditch??

Absolutely stunning!!!!!!!!! I love it!

All I can say is "WOW", what a beauty, you should be very proud and your border is wonderful

Thank you so much you guys. To look at the stippling up close, it isn't perfect, I crossed my lines in a few places, and there are a lot of starts and stops because I started with a template. I like it though. And all of the comments on stippling a few weeks back really helped my process!

The rest of the quilt is quilted in a diamond pattern in the center of each block. The skinny strips of the border are stitched in the ditch.

I have been working on it off and on since september. I can only really quilt in between classes, and each class lasts 10 weeks. So I really don't know how many hours I put into it. Probably much more thinking time than actual quilting time!

We put it on our bed the other night. I made it a little wider because I have a big ol' honkin mattress, and it still covers it and the box springs. My hubby says that is an emperor size, not king size! (lol)

Thank you so much for the encouragement and praises. I appreciate it.

Robbi

Beautiful work!

very nice......