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04-07-2011, 12:17 AM

PJisChaos

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This is a UFO I ran across early March that was started clear back in 2002 or 2003. After looking over what I had done back then, I was so amazed at how far I truly have come in quilting. :shock: I scrapped the blocks that had been made as they were not even close to what they were s'posed to be! It is the Attic Windows pattern from quilterscache, and I think they were meant to be 12 1/2" unfinished after 4 windows were put together. I started measuring and they were all anything but that! Some were as small as 9 1/2" so I reckon I lost quite a bit somehow. LoL! I measured the seams and .. wait for it... yep, that's what the problem was. My seams were atrocious, to say the least! :oops:
So, I figure "I'll just wing it and see how it comes out." I've been working on it off and on for a month now and just finished the binding a bit ago. I must say, I really like what turned out of this mess and just need a name for it so I can get her labeled and out of the UFO pile. I have no idea where it's going after that but atleast it is done, done , DONE!!

The mess I started with that ended up scrapped

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Starting to get somewhere here

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The end result! So glad I kept with it

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04-07-2011, 12:18 AM

amma

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Very pretty! Glad you stuck with it :D:D:D

04-07-2011, 01:30 AM

Quilting Angel

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Looks like you did good fixing it up. Looks great.

04-07-2011, 01:31 AM

chairjogger

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Wow ! I really like this. Red, White and Blue? this turned out very nice !!

04-07-2011, 01:55 AM

PJisChaos

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Quote:

Originally Posted by chairjogger

Wow ! I really like this. Red, White and Blue? this turned out very nice !!

TY. It is red, cream/beige(?), and blue. Maybe a close-up would show it better. The border is a solid navy blue and for some reason just made the whole thing, imho. I tried it without any border and it just all ran together, looked awful. The backing is the same navy also.

not bad for 9 yr old walmart fabs.

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still needs washed, gah!

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04-07-2011, 02:13 AM

Tussymussy

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It is lovely and you should be proud of your now FO. Life is journey and so is our quilting. It makes me proud to think how far I have come and I hope you do too.