Help me decide..I'm thinking "into the rubbish bin"
#41
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Join Date: Oct 2016
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I would just continue with the stitching in just this one direction. Nothing jumps out at me that makes this an awful looking quilt. The pictures shown look to be a beautiful quilt so throwing it away would be out of the question. I think you have done too much work to give that a thought. We are always more critical of our own work, so I would suggest finishing the quilt, put it away for awhile and you may feel differently when you take it out again.
#42
Well, it's almost 11pm here in Australia and that quilt just kept bugging me and bugging me. Now I know I said ripping out stitches was not an option but...............3 hours later and I have skun it/skinned it. Not quite the gentle method employing a stitch ripper and an inhuman amount of patience but rather a whopping great big "I'm beyond caring" suture removal blade and wouldn't you know it.....not one nick in the fabric! Not one! Crikey, you can get lucky some times can't you!
I'll start all over again next weekend. Thankyou everyone, this forum and another I belong to are terrific for advice and I do appreciate all the suggestions.
I'll start all over again next weekend. Thankyou everyone, this forum and another I belong to are terrific for advice and I do appreciate all the suggestions.
#43
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Location: Michigan Thumb
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I was thinking the same about washing the quilt. I do not see anything wrong with the quilting so far.
#45
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Well, it's almost 11pm here in Australia and that quilt just kept bugging me and bugging me. Now I know I said ripping out stitches was not an option but...............3 hours later and I have skun it/skinned it. Not quite the gentle method employing a stitch ripper and an inhuman amount of patience but rather a whopping great big "I'm beyond caring" suture removal blade and wouldn't you know it.....not one nick in the fabric! Not one! Crikey, you can get lucky some times can't you!
I'll start all over again next weekend. Thankyou everyone, this forum and another I belong to are terrific for advice and I do appreciate all the suggestions.
I'll start all over again next weekend. Thankyou everyone, this forum and another I belong to are terrific for advice and I do appreciate all the suggestions.
bkay
#46
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 1,857
Very first thing is to walk away from it! To keep trying to push through will simply upset you more and get you more frustrated. We all have a project (or two) that is sitting in a box because it stopped being fun and became a real chore. Once you have taken a bit of time, then go back to it. From your pictures, it is not that bad. A quilt is supposed to be 'bubbly' and even some of that might be pressed flat if you desire. NEVER RUBBISH BIN A QUILT! There are so very many people who would treasure a handmade quilt. If you are concerned about giving it as a gift to someone you know, donate it. BTW - I think it looks fine, your piecing is great, your points are wonderful. You have put a lot of work into it.
#47
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Blue Ridge Mountians
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Since you have now removed all the quilt stitching, giving it to a long armer to do a simple all-over pattern may solve your two problems: 1) I don't really know how to fix this even if I start again, and 2) I have lost interest in this quilt.
#48
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: York, S C
Posts: 265
The top is beautiful, you made a mistake, don't beat yourself up over it. Now that you have decided to start over I hope it goes well. It probably will look much better to you. Try to just love it for what it is, not what might have been I love your courage to do it again.
#49
Part of the problem might be you are going all in one direction. Try alternating the direction one row in one direction, next row in opposite direction so you create a grid instead of just rows.
It truely looks ok - don’t toss it.
Once it is all quilted and laundered you probably won’t be able to tell there was an issue, everything will look great.
It truely looks ok - don’t toss it.
Once it is all quilted and laundered you probably won’t be able to tell there was an issue, everything will look great.
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