I tried to post a few minutes ago but nothing happened. I apologize if this becomes a double post.
I want to thank all of you for your help. It may be that this quilt would have ended up "out the window" without your great ideas, tips and suggestions.

I tried my hand at fmq for the first time and also sid. This is the second queen size quilt I have made (both are the same pattern). My sister got the first one and I decided to give it another go for our home. I am really happy I did. There is next to no cotton in this quilt - all made with fabrics I had on hand.

Very nice!

It is a beautiful quilt...what kind of fabrics did you use? Nice quilting done on it too.

Love the pattern and colors, great work~!!!

Wow!!!! It is stunning :thumbup:

Your FMQ is really good for a first timer. I like your quilt and the colors are very serene.

Beautiful quilt!

I used linen, a poly mix (made a suit from it years ago and still had quite a bit here) and an "unknown fibers (the dotted one). The batting is cotton and the backing is muslin.

It's very rich looking. Nice job on it!

Gorgeous quilt! So glad you stuck with it

I think this answers the question of whether it's "necessary" to use only 100% cotton in quilts. Nice workl!

looks nice.

Your quilt is beautiful! Nice work!

Beautiful! What size are your hst's?

Beautiful quilt!!

That turned out great!!

The HST's were cut at 9 inches and then I squared them up to 8 inches. I know that's a lot of waste, but I had lots of fabric and didn't want to take a chance on having anything out of square. I also put 4 borders on this quilt to make it fit a queen size bed. Here is the pattern I used:
http://www.quiltfrog.com/fourhour.html
It is a free pattern and very easy (although it took me a lot more than 4 hours to do it).

Wow! Your quilting is lovely & the colors are so nice. Beautiful job.

wow its beautiful great job

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing with us.

I just looked at that pattern and your squares are larger than theirs. That's what I really liked about your quilt (along with your color choices)! This has been in my bucket list of quilts to make and when I do I'll use your 8 inch squares. Thanks!

Love it

Very nice quilt. Bless you for thumbing your nose at the quilt police!

Beautiful!!! :thumbup: :thumbup:

Love the quilt...beautiful!

Looks Great!!!

You have done a fabulous job on your quilt!!!
Love the quilting you did.

Beautiful

Your quilt is beautiful, and I like the colors and fabrics you used. My mother used what she had too, and made some of the most beautiful quilts.

very beautiful. i like it

Your quilt is beautiful! Seeing it convinced me that is a quilt I definitely want to make for a bed in our home. Thank you for sharing a picture of it.

Gorgeous quilt and great colors. Just goes to show you, rules are meant to be broken!

That is such a pretty quilt. You inspire me to try FMQ. :)

That is so gorgeous. I have done some of these, I love them. It is such a stunning design. But your colors sure do make it look really stunning.

Nicely done!

very pretty

stunning! love it!

Beautiful!!

Beautiful.

My favorite pattern and its lovely.

GORGEOUS! I love how the color placement makes it look 3D!