[quote=okiepastor]Do opposites, but no one will ever notice--if they do, just say--oh , that is a new technique I tried! They will never know it was tried by accident! :>)[/]

That is just so funny, a new technique! Thank you all, I was really going to throw this in the garbage, my first learning experience for freezer paper/hand sewing applique, now I think I will just finish it up for myself and maybe in a few years I will laugh at what I "used" to do! No wonder I love being here, I was getting back in to my "failure, can't do anything right, maybe quilting is not something I can do" mode by taking a break from the board, you are all my Dr Phil and I thank you!

WELL, I can't even see what the problem is, so I don't think you really have a problem here. Looks great to me!

"I planned it that way!" is a good motto.

I think it's just to cute.I don't see any mistakes,where?

Squinting... It's perfect! (I took a marker rendering class in college and my teacher taught me a trick about color values and such - Squint your eyes and look at your quilt the seams disappear and the graphics pop out.)

Our very own Riversong posted a tutorial on the Quilt in a Day Site---
www.quiltinaday.com/community/topic.asp?forum=3&topic=22047

If the above link doesn't work (I've been known to make typing mistakes!), you can click on the Search function at the top of this page and enter "Octagonal tute".

Your table topper looks fine. Looks like you had to do "y" seams with the borders (YUK!!) After you read the tutorial from Riversong, your next one will be easier!

Sue

[quote=Pinkiris]Our very own Riversong posted a tutorial on the Quilt in a Day Site---
www.quiltinaday.com/community/topic.asp?forum=3&topic=22047

OH, thank you SO much for this info, I now know what I did wrong! I had seen the instructions from Riversong on how to mae the octagon pattern but did not see the rest of the instructions! Oh, well, I will be making more of them this way!

As a friend of mine says "If you can't see it from a galloping horse it won't matter!!!" and when you finish it up, it will be beautiful!! We learn from experience!

I love your topper! It looks absolutely gorgeous.

It's adorable. Your 'small piece' will never be noticed once the quilting is done.