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I have another top to add to my hope chest. [from the tradition that a girl had to have 13 quilt tops completed before her engagement -- then was supposed to quilt them all before the wedding.] How many do I need completed before my divorce is final? This one makes 5 I think. ;-)

This one was made from blocks sent me for my birthday from various friends. I think setting sampler type quilt is one of my most favorite activities these days :-)

Stars-in-the-sashing is a setting I've been wanting to try for a long time and it seemed to really fit this quilt. I started with plain setting squares but 12" hunks of a neutral fabric looked so totally blah. 9 patches of mixed WOW and COC were more fun to work with. And lots of stash was used up for the scrappy stars and 9 patches. Wellll, not lots, but I didn't buy anything but 3 fat eighths of cream. I had planned to buy some dark something to make a border but I may just use a narrow binding of dark chocolate and leave it at that.

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Anne in CA
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I love it, Anne! I like the unusual settings you do.

Reply to
maryd

Very nice! I like the 9-patch setting blocks AND the stars. You did a great job.

Reply to
Louise

What a pretty quilt!

Kate in MI

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Reply to
Kate G.

Wonderful! You've combined two of my favorite fabrics -- neutrals AND tone-on-tones. The setting is gorgeous! Great job.

Nancy in NS

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Nancy in NS

Very nice, Anne. I really like the mixture of white and cream that you used for the background, and the sashing stars came out beautifully. Perhaps you could make a simple, pieced border of darks? then you still might not need to buy anything! . In message , Anne in CA writes

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Patti

That is stunning. I love it and aggree about the narrow border!

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Estelle Gallagher

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DrQuilter

Piggybacking here to say how much I like this quilt. Those stars in the sashing really make this one sing! I think a border of some sort would "finish" this off nicely -- and I like quilts to be generous in size on the bed. :)

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Sandy Foster

This is lovely! The stars really pull all the sampler designs together, and the chain effect is wonderful. I agree that all it needs is a chocolate binding. Roberta in D

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Roberta Zollner

Thanks Mary. Maybe I will try for the title of Duchess of Sampler Settings. Not up to carrying off the full duties of a Queen ... :-)

Anne > I love it, Anne! I like the unusual settings you do.

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Reply to
Anne in CA

Thank you Louise. I was looking again at your Rose Sampler and admiring the sashing in that.

Anne > Very nice! I like the 9-patch setting blocks AND the stars. You did a great > job.

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Reply to
Anne in CA

Thank you Kate :-)

Anne > What a pretty quilt!

had to have 13 quilt

before the wedding.]

think setting

and it seemed to

a neutral fabric

with. And lots of

I didn't buy anything

a border but I may

Reply to
Anne in CA

Thanks Nancy. I've been having as much fun with settings as with actual blocks lately :-)

Anne > >

Reply to
Anne in CA

Thanks Patti. I need to pull out the rest of my darks and see what calls the loudest, I guess.

Anne > Very nice, Anne. I really like the mixture of white and cream that you

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Anne in CA

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Anne in CA

Thank you Estelle. I had planned a more elaborate border but I think it only needs a simple one.

Anne > That is stunning. I love it and aggree about the narrow border!

Reply to
Anne in CA

Hmmmm. Blue? Leave it to you Marisa to head me off in a whole 'nother direction.

Anne > maybe a narrow dark blue border to echo the center block & then the > chocolate ?

Reply to
Anne in CA

Thank you Roberta. That was what I was striving for -- pulling together disparate elements. I am just afraid if I make too elaborate a border it would dilute that effect. Besides, the dang thing is b-i-i-i-i-g. The only quilt I've ever done that size was tied ...

Anne > This is lovely! The stars really pull all the sampler designs together, and

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Anne in CA

It is beautiful, Anne! You are so creative!

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Donna in NE La.

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