Greetings from South Texas where it is 51, overcast, a light mist in the air, and cold! – Finally. This is my kind of weather and so much more palatable for my 30 minute walk in the mornings. Today is a day where one just would like to coil up in the recliner and read a book, but I am on a mission, so not time to relax now.
I am ‘almost’ finished with RSC 2018 Sampler. I finished the setting triangles yesterday, but made a boo boo (Gretchen warned me) and turned the center strip the wrong way! Darn! It was ripping time last night. This morning I fixed that and ordered more of the fabric for the borders. I always purchase my batiks from Web Fabrics in Virginia. I have traded with Carly since 2004! I belong to the 100 Club which provides me a 10% discount on all purchases! Cannot beat that! She has a booming on line business now and a store in Purcellville, VA. It is a wonderful Quilt Shop to deal with.
I will have a 1 inch dark blue border to frame the quilt and then a 4 inch light blue border to complete it. I am so excited to have this one completed on time.
Now on to cutting the border for York Lodge! York is going to be a large quilt as the measurements are currently 73″ x 88″ and I will be adding 10 inches in borders.
Have a wonderful week and I am hoping that this cool weather continues for the rest of the week and that we do not go back to the 90’s until next summer!
Nanette
Chopin - A Passionate Quilter From Texas 
RSC quilt is lovely. She will be a cheerful quilt to nap under during the dreary days of winter.
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Thank you Gretchen. Ready to complete the journey!
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Everything plays well together in your quilt top.
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Thank you Karen. It was totally unplanned. I am becoming more at ease with scrappy!
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This quilt is so beautiful! I’m sorry you had to rip, that’s no fun!
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Thank you Connie. That is what happens when I get in a hurry! LOL. It was not bad.
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Love all the colors you have used.
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Thank you Nancy. Fun to do 3 big blocks a month! Nothing like York Lodge. Hugs 🤗
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Looks beautiful
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Thank you so much!
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I really like the way you put your colors together, Nanette. It is going to be a beautiful quilt. Looking forward to seeing it with the blue borders!
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Thank you Kathy. The fabric will be here by Thursday!
Hugs
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You are on a roll! Your RSC18 Sampler is looking very good! It will be fun to see the finish! Do you know how you are going to quilt it yet?
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The fabrics are batiks. I will probably quilt it with meandering. It would be too hard to hand quilt. Or I send it out for Pantogram quilting!
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Hi Nanette! What a beauty this quilt is! Really nice job spacing out the different colors and blocks throughout the quilt top. It is very pleasing to the eye. Just wonderful and that dark border will really set it off nicely. I can’t wait to see it finished! ~smile~ Roseanne
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Thank you Roseanne. I appreciate the comments.
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Sounds like you are cooking with gas now. I like the placement of the blocks. You are having fun with your sewing again that is good. Keep up the good work.
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Thank you so much Jaydee! I will complete YL today and my blue fabric will be here tomorrow. By Friday both will be finished flimsy’s. Yea.
Then on to Mountmellick and Brinton Hall!
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Your sampler is just beautiful, your Piecing looks absolutely perfect.
Happy stitching,
Rosemary Youngs
Quilt Book Author and Teacher
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Thank you Rosemary. For an unplanned setting and quilt, just making blocks I am surprised it turned out as nice as it did. I am getting better with scrappy!
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You are one busy lady making such beautiful quilts!! Is this one for show too?
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No because there are two blocks that the points are too close to the edge and I would get counted off, but then again if it looks good after I finish the border I could enter it for fun! The York Lodge is the one I am shooting for a BOS! Or another Blue Ribbon – It is always a crap shoot! Thx for the nice complement!
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