margecam52

Now, how did you spy the quilt I have on my longarm right now? I used to say I've never seen an ugly quilt...well, I take it back!
Someone (I know who, but she shall remain unnamed)..took bright red and royal purple and made 4 patches (ok, not bad...they can go ok together). Then they took the royal purple and mixed it with a thin (sheer almost & not cotton) hawaiian print with yellow, lime green, hot pink & black on a purple background...and made half square triangles...with the print arranged to look like a square on point in the center of each block. I can even live with that... get ready...then they put a 3-1/2" bright yellow border...and I can almost live with that...but the 5-1/2" bright green border...holy smokes that's just not cutting it! I'm to the last row of blocks...just secured the bottom border..and two of the blocks in the last row are 1/2" to 3/4" larger than the others.
The quilt measured square (well pretty darn close)..but I sure didn't count on these last two blocks!
I've got the blocks quilted...but the quilt is not what I wanted it to be...I started with freehand ferns & swirls in the top border...half circles and teardrops across the yellow border...thinking I was gonna make this quilt blend some...so the green has a denser pattern that I intended for the center. I decided to use the same design in the center of the quilt (on the blocks)...in a random pattern...then when I rolled the first row...the ugly thin fabric...was showing in dots on the back...I had to pull the entire section. I am so annoyed...I am putting a big swirl in each of the 6" blocks & that's it... I'll finish the borders...as I've fudged in the too big blocks as much as I can...and be done with this one. UGH..I'll post a pic later. Oh, forgot...the backing...bright red & the bobbin thread is rainbows..yep, glad this is for a family member...easier to shrug it off. I'm doing 15 quilts for her..this is the 6th in the group & the first I couldn't do anything for.