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Finished Husband's Christmas Guilt- very unmanly!!

Finished Husband's Christmas Guilt- very unmanly!!

Old 11-29-2012, 02:31 PM
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Default Finished Husband's Christmas Guilt- very unmanly!!

This fall my dh and I went to an Amish auction and out of all the beautiful quilts he liked this one the best. I couldn't buy it at $900 so I took a picture of the center and drafted my own pattern. I remembered there was a vine around the edge but didn't remember the details and since I had a lot of extra hearts cut out This is what I did. My brain got rattled trying to figure out how to get it all perfectly balanced around the edge so I tossed out the calculator and just drew the edging waves freehand. It is pretty obvious that my waves got tighter the farther I went because none of the sides or corners match. The good part of it is that he probably won't notice and if he does it won't make it of any less worth in his eyes. Recently I asked how I should quilt it. Thanks for all the suggestions. I love feathers but I'm no better at getting them perfect than I did the edge. So I decided to outline and cross hatch. It is in 4" squares (the largest my polyester batting recommends) and turned out really soft. I washed it and it bled around the maroon hearts. I will have to get something to pull that out. Until then I boxed and wrapped it so he wouldn't see it. I enjoyed making it, imperfections and all!
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Old 11-29-2012, 02:33 PM
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Gorgeous quilt - your hubbie will cherish it!
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Old 11-29-2012, 02:35 PM
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Beautiful quilt shows him how much you love him!!!
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Old 11-29-2012, 02:37 PM
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I don't see any imperfections at all. I see a gorgeous quilt.
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Old 11-29-2012, 02:38 PM
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very nicely done
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Old 11-29-2012, 02:51 PM
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Truly a masterpiece.
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Old 11-29-2012, 03:15 PM
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I looked at the pictures first after reading it was for your husband. My eyes noticed the lovely balanced center and I took in that nice vine with hearts. My eye traveled all around the perimeter; I did not notice that the vine density changed from side to side. I did not notice that the corners were not all the same. Then I returned to read your entire post and re-looked at the quilt. By golly, what you said is true but it is not obvious at all. I just thought I was studying a wonderful, great quilt and was wishing I was the one that had made it. You made a wonderful quilt and I'm sure your husband will treasure it.
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What a beautiful quilt! I didn't notice any imperfections either - just how pretty it is.
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Oh my, is that pretty.
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He will love it even more because you made it. It's a lovely quilt.
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