Karen--I looked up the Smith Mtn pattern and wow that is a lot of work! Good job. I can see how the borders might not be my first choice either. What colors did you do it in? I am with you on the Quilting on the Squares blocks...just trying to get some more UFOs done first. I have at least 2 I want to get finished this month.
I *should* be able to get the one I am working on now done this week. It uses a free pattern called "Vanilla Sky" by Benartex. I changed the pattern by making it rectangle (repeating part of the block and adding to the top and bottom; each block is 24"!) and changing the borders to a narrow one and then a piano key since I didn't have enough of any one fabric to do the borders like the original pattern. I bought the fabric before choosing a pattern...it was a big sale a couple years back "buy 7 yds get 7 FREE".
No sewing this weekend...busy yesterday and today just taking it easy in the house...spending lots of time on the QB looking at photos of quilts.
