Originally Posted by sueisallaboutquilts
Originally Posted by MommaDorian
Originally Posted by ssnare
It is not that noticeable. Finish it the way it is. Then you will be free to start on something new. One of the instructors of a class I took, said she puts at least one mistake into every quilt to make it personal. Then she does not tell anyone what that mistake is. Usually no one notices.
I read that the Amish do this on purpose because God is the only perfect one. Anybody else hear this?
Yes, in fact I love reading quilt history and it was not only the Amish who did that.
This was a tradition by lots (most?) quilters in the 1800's and early 1900's. Even the best, most experienced quilters would put a mistake----usually a pretty obvious one----in their tops because only God is perfect. Somewhere I have a picture of a beautiful quilt that's about from 1870 or so---it's bunches of grapes, perfectly appliqued on blocks with some green stems and leaves, and all of the bunches are the same deep blue-purple except that ONE grape is bright red.