Happy Dance :)

Your DSS is going to cherish this beautiful quilt.

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Mary
http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948
"Sandy Foster" wrote in message
...
: 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

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Sandy Foster wrote:

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"Diana Curtis" wrote:

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


Nice try, Diana. LOL! Her name is Margi, though.

It's been so long since we chatted...It's Marci - short for Marcella :-)

Great job on the quilt.

The real DSS will be so happy with that surprise.

marcella

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"Poke First National" wrote:

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


Thanks, Sally! That block was originally called Rocky Mountain Puzzle,
but it was only the black and tan/gold parts. I added the blue points to
enlarge the block to the size I wanted. HTH.
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http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1

On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 15:08:56 -0800, "maryd" wrote:

Your DSS is going to cherish this beautiful quilt.

If she doesn't, for some strange reason, my birthday is coming up.


-- Jo in Scotland

She will love it! Manifique! Linda in Tx

No, the darn pipes are winning. I may not be able to take a shower in the
morning. Nothing wants to go down the drains. Must be some main drain
under the house or something.

Karen, Queen of Squishies
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Wilde *
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All I can say is, "Oh, Wow!"

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Louise in Iowa
nieland4 at mchsi dot com
http://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa

"Sandy Foster" wrote in message
...
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

Oh Sandy, that is absolutely stunning! I'm so glad you decided on the
blue thread for quilting. Those gorgeous feathers show up so nicely
and your SS will absolutely love this quilt. I know *I* do -- not
sure if I could have parted with it. Wonderful job and thanks for
sharing. WOW!

Denise in Ontario, Canada

Aurifil 50 is my favorite thread for almost everything! No lint, strong,
and wonderful colors. I wish I had them all!

"Sandy Foster" wrote in message
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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.
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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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"KJ" wrote:

Aurifil 50 is my favorite thread for almost everything! No lint, strong,
and wonderful colors. I wish I had them all!


Exactly. It's a wonderful thread; I can't believe the difference!
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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