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08-18-2010, 11:42 AM

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CindyIL

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Love the variety of stars & your border adds an extra punch!

08-18-2010, 04:30 PM

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schwanton

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It is beautiful. I especially like your border. Please show it after it is quilted. Congratulations!

08-18-2010, 04:41 PM

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Nancy O.

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Your quilt is just gorgeous. I love the colors and the different blocks.

08-18-2010, 04:57 PM

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zz-pd

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Beautiful, I cant wait to see it finished. God bless.

08-19-2010, 04:47 AM

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Ethel A

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Beautiful. Did you design it, or have a pattern?

Hi Sheila! I didn't design it. It came from the Spring 2009 McCall's Scrappy Quilts magazine. You know how, once in a while, you see a pattern and you just immediately say, "I HAVE to make this! I have to! I have to! I have to!" That's the reaction I had when I saw this pattern in the magazine. I didn't care how big it was going to be, I just had to make it. LOL!

08-19-2010, 06:40 AM

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omak

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Originally Posted by Ethel A

I am done. I am done. I am done. It only took one full year (LOL!) but it's done. I'm taking it to my neighbor to be quilted on her long-arm sometime this week. I think I'll just do an all meander and star design using brown thread (to give it a more 'vintage' look). The original pattern came from a McCall's Scrappy Quilts magazine from last Spring. Thanks for looking!

GRAND!
now, I have a question about your border - - how did you decide which colors to put where in your checkerboard border?
It looks so "scrappy", but sooo planned!
Did you make a formula? Did you just pull little squares out of a brown bag?
Did you sew strips, cut into pieces, throw the pieces into the air and pick them up however?
(Can't tell I have control issues, can you? LOL)
Those squares look so "orderly" ... can you give me a hint how you got all those colors balanced? <wave>

08-19-2010, 09:43 AM

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Ethel A

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Thank you for your kind words about my quilt. The pattern came with a photograph which I tried to match with my own fabrics. That helped tremendously. As far as the border (on the four-patches), I just made sure that I sewed the squares contrasting between light and dark blue. I hope that helps.