It was on the back burner for a good time,it's a king size and all the material came from your lovely country when my Sister was visiting California and her family

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/DSCF0001.jpg--sorry i couldn't get it all on the photo

How pretty! I love sampler quilts. It's fun to see all the interesting blocks.

Definitely worth the wait!!! Its beautiful! Did you do the quilting??

I love it. Excellent work.

Love the color choices! I too, am a fan of sampler quilts. Wonderful job!

Thank you and yes it's all handpeiced the only machine sewing was the sashings and frames and I hand quilted it----it was quilt as you go,and then I all I had to quilt as a big peice were the sashings

Wow!! It's beautiful! :) It might have taken 7 years, but it was well worth the wait. :) Good job! :)

I just love it !!! My first quilt was a sampler, quilt as you go. It is a good learning quilt. Also, welcome to the board,it is fun to have fellow quilters from across the the pond. Donna

Your quilt is beautiful and great to have you with us thanks for sharing :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

it is fabulous!!! :P :P :P
and took you 3 years less than it would have taken me.

i know people will still be admiring that quilt 150 or 200 years from now. :P

Very pretty, nice combination of applique and patchwork.

Beautiful, Sure looks like you knew what you were doing for a first quilt.

This is gorgeous!! I love sampler quilts - am trying to do one now - slow going for now...

My first real quilt (other than baby quilts) took me 7 years also. The quilting club in town told me a good quilt should take 7 years, so I felt proud that I finished in time.

That's beautiful. I love the sampler blocks and colors!

Beautiful colors and nice assortment of blocks! 7 years is a huge commitment of time. So what do you have planned next????

That is really beautiful! Well done!

Karen :thumbup:

OMY GOODNESS ! It is beautiful.

Very pretty!

Thank you for your kind comments---I was attending a Patchwork and Quilting class when i started this quilt,then stopped going when I knew what to do,that's why I didn't get on with it.

Love the qult. Just starting a coule of samplers for my daughters - not that big though. Hope they don't take me 7 years - they will have changed their color scheme by then!!

How beautiful that is. One day.................I may get around to trying one.
Terrific job!

Beautiful :D It was well worth the wait :D

Beautiful work!! I love it and I know your sister will too.

Oh, so beautiful!

This quilt is worth every minute !! It is absolutely beautiful. I cannot even imagine hand quilting something like this. Great job, and thanks for sharing. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

That is a beautiful quilt. I love your samplers patterns and the colors.....you should be very proud of yourself, Great work indeed...
.I am working on a sampler blocks black,white and red for my youngest daughter....but I have made 30 blocks for mine,

Beautiful.......

Really pretty and something to be proud of!

Beautiful quilt. I do love samplers. It looks so comfy too. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:Pam W.

Oh this is simply divine, it's given me so much inspiration to carry on with my quilt, but I have to admit, I am too impatient to hand quilt, so mine is all by machine!! You have done a fantastic job!!

Beautiful!! I really like it.

Kyia

That is beautiful. I want to do an Elenor Burns sampler but haven't had the time to get at it. Too many other projects are going on. I'd like to do just the dresden plate too with my scraps but that will take some time before I decide to look into those totes.

Keep on quilting! Great work,
Connie

This is beautiful! Looks like it is worth every minute and stitch of those seven years.

That is 1 beautiful quilt. 7 yrs....well, it will take me much longer than that I think. I really love your colors. I'm thinking of trying one of these sampler quilts...you have inspired me to move it closer to the top of my list...I guess I better get started if it is going to take me quite awhile to finish it...I love to quilt by hand too. Great quilt! :thumbup:

Ann,
It looks great! Don't feel bad, I took three years from start to finish on my first quilt. I am on my second king size quilt and it will be finished by Sept. 9, my daughter's wedding anniversary. However, it has also taken three years. I don't quilt every day and it is the therapy I get when I sit at my quilt frame and hand quilt. Now try for a second one. Yes, the quilt is for my oldest daughter. I have the fabric for the second daughter and need to get it pieced, ready for the frame.
Connie in Pennsylvania

Absolutely Beautiful!!!

Absolutely beautiful. It was worth taking your time for something so lovely.

Lee

really lovely!

Very pretty ~ I enjoy samplers also.