Happy Dance :)

Sunday night I finished another quilt, and today I took pics and put
them on my site at http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1/sampler.html
(at the bottom of the page). This is one that started out to be a block
challenge in the online francophone group I belong to, but it became
something of a nightmare when I realized that every block was a wildly
different size, varying from 8" to 13". I'd made all of them myself, but
I hadn't redrafted the patterns to a standard size first. Setting them
together was the real challenge. However, a Setting Solutions class
with Sharyn Craig last summer solved my problems (she had me remake most
of the blocks to get them to a uniform size -- some were cut down,
others had stuff added to make them larger), and now the quilting,
binding and label are all in done. This one is going to my step-sister
-- the one who's taking me to China in March. She doesn't know about it
yet. g I'm calling it Réussite, since it's a success story ("réussite"
means "success" in French) I didn't think was going to happen.

One little postscript: Sharyn Craig will be teaching a couple of classes
here in LV this weekend, and I'm planning to show her the finished quilt
before mailing it to my DSS -- I have to prove I could do it! G
--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1

On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 20:45:18 GMT, Sandy Foster
wrote:

Sunday night I finished another quilt, and today I took pics and put
them on my site at http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1/sampler.html
(at the bottom of the page). This is one that started out to be a block
challenge in the online francophone group I belong to, but it became
something of a nightmare when I realized that every block was a wildly
different size, varying from 8" to 13". I'd made all of them myself, but
I hadn't redrafted the patterns to a standard size first. Setting them
together was the real challenge. However, a Setting Solutions class
with Sharyn Craig last summer solved my problems (she had me remake most
of the blocks to get them to a uniform size -- some were cut down,
others had stuff added to make them larger), and now the quilting,
binding and label are all in done. This one is going to my step-sister
-- the one who's taking me to China in March. She doesn't know about it
yet. g I'm calling it Réussite, since it's a success story ("réussite"
means "success" in French) I didn't think was going to happen.

One little postscript: Sharyn Craig will be teaching a couple of classes
here in LV this weekend, and I'm planning to show her the finished quilt
before mailing it to my DSS -- I have to prove I could do it! G

I love the bright colors, the black background, and the way the
quilting shows up on the black. What sort of thread did you use for
the quilting?


-- Jo in Scotland

Its beautiful, ahem.. sis.
:-)
Diana

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"Sandy Foster" wrote in message
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Sunday night I finished another quilt, and today I took pics and put
them on my site at http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1/sampler.html
(at the bottom of the page). This is one that started out to be a block
challenge in the online francophone group I belong to, but it became
something of a nightmare when I realized that every block was a wildly
different size, varying from 8" to 13". I'd made all of them myself, but
I hadn't redrafted the patterns to a standard size first. Setting them
together was the real challenge. However, a Setting Solutions class
with Sharyn Craig last summer solved my problems (she had me remake most
of the blocks to get them to a uniform size -- some were cut down,
others had stuff added to make them larger), and now the quilting,
binding and label are all in done. This one is going to my step-sister
-- the one who's taking me to China in March. She doesn't know about it
yet. g I'm calling it Réussite, since it's a success story ("réussite"
means "success" in French) I didn't think was going to happen.

One little postscript: Sharyn Craig will be teaching a couple of classes
here in LV this weekend, and I'm planning to show her the finished quilt
before mailing it to my DSS -- I have to prove I could do it! G
--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1

That's gorgeous, Sandy! Color on black is always very striking. Well done!

Karen, Queen of Squishies
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Sandy,
That is stunning - really lovely. What a wonderful variation on the
Sampler theme. I love different sized blocks, but that setting has
worked so very well. And I'm so glad you used the blue for the
quilting. I wouldn't have had the courage, but it is so the right
thing. Having just tried to do some free-motion feathers, I know how
difficult they are - yours are just beautiful.
So glad to have seen it finished. I bet Sharyn Craig will be really
excited to see it.
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Sandy Foster writes
Sunday night I finished another quilt, and today I took pics and put
them on my site at http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1/sampler.html
(at the bottom of the page). This is one that started out to be a block
challenge in the online francophone group I belong to, but it became
something of a nightmare when I realized that every block was a wildly
different size, varying from 8" to 13". I'd made all of them myself, but
I hadn't redrafted the patterns to a standard size first. Setting them
together was the real challenge. However, a Setting Solutions class
with Sharyn Craig last summer solved my problems (she had me remake most
of the blocks to get them to a uniform size -- some were cut down,
others had stuff added to make them larger), and now the quilting,
binding and label are all in done. This one is going to my step-sister
-- the one who's taking me to China in March. She doesn't know about it
yet. g I'm calling it Réussite, since it's a success story ("réussite"
means "success" in French) I didn't think was going to happen.

One little postscript: Sharyn Craig will be teaching a couple of classes
here in LV this weekend, and I'm planning to show her the finished quilt
before mailing it to my DSS -- I have to prove I could do it! G

--
Best Regards
pat on the hill

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Patti wrote:

That is stunning - really lovely. What a wonderful variation on the
Sampler theme. I love different sized blocks, but that setting has
worked so very well. And I'm so glad you used the blue for the
quilting. I wouldn't have had the courage, but it is so the right
thing. Having just tried to do some free-motion feathers, I know how
difficult they are - yours are just beautiful.
So glad to have seen it finished. I bet Sharyn Craig will be really
excited to see it.


Thanks, Pat! The blue was a suggestion from a friend who does long-arm
quilting. I gulped and took her advice, and now I'm glad I did. I'd
been tempted to use black, but I didn't think I'd like how it looked on
the colored areas.
--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1

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"Queen of Squishies" hicall80 @ mchsi.com wrote:

That's gorgeous, Sandy! Color on black is always very striking. Well done!

Karen, Queen of Squishies


Thanks, Karen! Are you prevailing against your pipes?
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Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1

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"Diana Curtis" wrote:

Its beautiful, ahem.. sis.
:-)
Diana


Nice try, Diana. LOL! Her name is Margi, though.
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Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1

Sandy it's gorgeous!
I'd really like to know the name of the block in centre bottom if you still
have it.
Cheers from Sally in Tasmania

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Johanna Gibson wrote:

I love the bright colors, the black background, and the way the
quilting shows up on the black. What sort of thread did you use for
the quilting?


Thanks, Jo! The thread is my favorite: 50 weight Aurifil. I used one
of their variegated ones, a pale blue. I think the color number is 3770.
That Aurifil thread is just wonderful, both for piecing and for
quilting, and it's also been recommended for appliqué because it's so
fine. There are heavier weights in the same brand, but I haven't used
them yet.
--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1