Just finished a baby quilt. . .send it or donate it?
 

Well, I just finished a baby quilt and I'm not happy with it. I'll take a picture and see if I can figure out how to post it. I changed the pattern a little bit and the corners are all a little different. I like the colors, the workmanship is ok -- it's just not uniform. Do I send it to who it was made for or do I donate it and start over? What would you do?

Give it to them. They will love it anyway.

They probably will love it anyway -- I just wish I loved it. Can't get the picture to load. . .been that kind of a day, lol! Guess I'll try and post the picture tomorrow.

I would love to see a picture, bet you it is a great quilt! Don't be so hard on yourself!

Most of the time we are harder on ourselves than others are. I bet it is great and they will love it. A friend of mine makes her grands a quilt and I won't make one for her kids because I don't want her to think I'm trying to show her up. Her quilts are lackadaisical (good word for it) she could care less if her seams meet up.

I agree...let us see it. I bet it is fine too!!

99.9% you are the only person to see any "flaws". We are our own worst critics! :o

I'd give it to the person you made it for.

Non quilters don't see these flaws, and I've found that imperfect quilts are more likely to be used. Perfect ones get tucked away because 'they were too good to be used' which is not the point of a baby quilt!

I've got one I don't like and it's going to the dogs - literally. I like the fabric and tried using a really cute fleece backing but must have messed up on my basting or something because the quilting turned out terrible. So it'll be a blanket for my dogs.

My photo is a .jpg file but it keeps failing when I try to upload it. Any suggestions?

It's probably too big. Resize it to 1 mb or less.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/qb-help...s-t168819.html

There are great directions on this board on how to.....You will be glad you did, even I can load a photo after months of not trying..

I may be a perfectionist. . .but I'm also very persistent, lol! I finally got a photo to post!
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Yup it was too big I think. . .thanks!

Give it, they will love it!

give it to them , especially if it's family
they'll love it just because it's from you

Ps I love the corners, it reminds me of tetris

I really had to go back and really look at the corners. I think it's a very cute quilt and you should be proud of it.

That's funny. . .that's what it reminded me of too!

I love how supportive you all are. It makes me feel better!

I like it and so will the person you send it to. The corners were actually a really cure idea.

We're waaaaaaay too critical of our own work (as are you, lol)! I doubt very much the recipient will even notice. Give it with love and congratulate yourself on the new 'learning' opportunity. :)

If I've messed up somewhere along the line or if it just does not look good, I usually tell the Mom that it is a floor quilt, or put baby on it outside. Or as my daughter asked, Is this a p-- on it quilt or one for the cedar chest.

I've always used Photobucket to save my pictures. Upload your pictures to your computer, go to the site and register (it's free and very simple to use). Upload your pictures to the site and then you will see a URL that looks like [img] your link [/ img]. Copy and paste that to your post and there ya go!

I like the quilt. Definetly send it to the recipient.

Give it. It looks great.

Now, that is just too cute. Give it to them. They will love it and use it just as you intended, I'm sure. Do not point out the corner problem because I'll bet, they never even notice it.

I think it's adorable, but if YOU'RE not happy with it, don't give it as a gift. Donate it or save it for when the baby visits you, so you'll have a quilt for them to play with. Anyway, I've found that if I don't like something I've made, I don't feel happy about giving it as a gift.

I would sure give it to them. It is so cute. The corners came out different because of the number of squares you used in the border. That would be hard to figure out..

I really think the quilt is very cute, and wouldn't change anything. But....if you wanted to fix it....you could take off the binding on the corners and rip out the quilting enough to free up the corners....take enough off of the border to add a cornerstone in a contrasting fabric (not one of the two colors currently in border).....then it won't matter where the border pattern ends up....stitch it all back together, quilt again, and put binding back in place. You will have a quilt that has that "finished" look. It would be a lot of work, but nothing complicated.

I love the corners. very cute quilt.

It is a darling quilt so go and give it to the intended family. They will just love it. You did a great job!

I like your quilt and think you should give it. It is unique, not flawed, and made with the best of intentions.

I agree - your quilt is NOT flawed in the least. You are just very creative, and I think you should give it to the family you intended it to be for.

I think this quilt is adorable! I do see your issue with the corners but they are perfectly all right, just a choice. Give it to whoever you made it for; they'll love it !

I did this once. I sent the quilt anyways and sent a nicer one later. That worked out great because the child could drag it around and play with it without worry. Then there was the nice one later to use and save for when the situation called for it.

I just saw where you were able to upload the picture. How cute it is. YOu are being way to critical of it. I am sure the child and mom will love it.

If you don't tell them there is anything wrong they will probably never notice it. And even if they do, its your artisitic license to changes things.

It's gorgeous. Sent it and remember the love that went into making it.

I'd send it! It just has character...

I'd mail it to who you made it for and hopefully the child will love it so much they wear it out. I know the quilts I've made for my granddaughters, starting as babies, I told my son and their mom, this is to be used until it falls apart. Don't just save it. I'll make more! It's made with love, so love sending it.