cblong03 Sampler Quilt - This quilt provided lots of learning opportunities as I moved forward in quilting journey. I stepped beyond squares and rectangles and tried piecing triangles and diamonds (one Le Moyne star was enough for this quilt...ok, two...the first dome-shaped one went to my then-2yr-old). I decided how to quilt each block as I went along, and I can see the progress in my hand-quilting with each block. I didn't try to match the spacing between blocks (only within each block) and was pretty pleased with my stitches by the time I got to the sashing. Finally, I decided to try out my Bernina Stitch Regulator (having bought the 440-QE because of this feature) on the piano-key border, as I dreaded having to turn the quilt every few seconds using the walking foot. Using the looks-fine-from-10-feet-away-on-a-galloping-horse method of inspection, my first attempt at free-motion quilting wasn't too bad.