Quilted and bound - 2007-08 BOM

That is beautiful! I love the colors, so feel free to send it this way if your brother and sister-in-law decide they don't want it!

Wow, Carole! *Great* job!!! The quilting is gorgeous -- forget any quilt police; if they came around, they'd be blown away! :D

Thanks, Sandy. Since it was a sampler quilt, I did "sampler quilting." I'd gotten a couple of Patsy Thompson's DVDs

I stitched over all my appliquéd blocks, although I tried to do it in an embroidery type of fashion. I just didn't trust my handwork for a bed quilt.

I used Bottom Line for both the bobbin and the top thread and although it looks kind of shiny on some of my photos, it pretty much blends in on the quilt in "real life."

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BEAUTIFUL!!! What do I have to do to be on your gift list!!!

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That is absolutely beautiful!! I love the colors and your quilting is wonderful.

Wow...that is breathtaking, Carole - just breathtaking.

-Irene

How completely beautiful, Carole.

I loved this quilt right from the moment you chose the fabrics. Every block has just enhanced it - they are so very lovely, and your workmanship is wonderful. I didn't think anything could improve the blocks, but then you put it together - with the gorgeous sashing and little cornerstones.

And now - the fabulous quilting.

I was going to say I am speechless - but I made myself calm down and think of some words, because you and the quilt deserve a bit of effort!

It is truly a Work of Art. Congratulations. . In message , Carole-Retired and Loving It writes

Fantastic Carole. They are just so lucky to have that beauty. "Carole-Retired and Loving It" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com...

Absolutely gorgeous!

Sally at the Seaside~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk

Carole-Retired and Lov> Whew!!! I finished it in time to give it for Christmas!!! The last

It's gorgeous. Each block is a work of art by itself! I love the combination of fabrics too.

Now you have me almost speechless. I'm just glad you can't see up close in real life, especially on that back of the quilt! :) Anyway, thank you Donna, Irene, Taria, Patti, Estelle, Roberta, Sally, and Alice for your wonderful words. I know this quilt will have a good home because my sister-in-law is just wild about anything hand-crafted, or "family." I wouldn't have made it for them otherwise. She's been really good to my brother!

I learned a WHOLE LOT doing this quilt, especially about appliqué and about free-motion quilting. Both do get easier with lots of practice, but neither is ever going to be easy.

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very beautiful! You should be very proud. Julia

I sort of thought you might have been influenced by Patsy Thompson's stuff! I've been looking around her web site, but I can't seem to decide which of her DVDs to try out; I want to do *one*, just to see if I like the way she teaches.

It's simply lovely! :)

Sandy, thanks!! I think I got Patsy's first feathers DVD as the first one and it had a lot of good information on it. Then recently I got the Fast and Free Vol. 3. You get to see her stitching a LOT!

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