Originally Posted by
sewbizgirl
Every time the subject of mistakes in quilts comes up, so does the old folktale of the Amish leaving a mistake in every quilt. I think it's just that... a folk tale. The Amish are great craftspeople who do the best work in everything they touch. I can't see them leaving something like this front and center on a quilt, just to appear humble. And I doubt the piecer of this quilt did, either.
I don't think I'd ever be able to use a longarmer a second time if they quilted over an obvious mistake without at least asking if it was meant to be there. Did the longarmer even LOOK at the quilt, or just set the computer program and let it go?
Not possible to set up computer and let it go. Notice direction of feathers in block in question, going in opposite direction. I agree with feline fanatic completely and I would not use this LAer again since she did not even raise the question before quilting. Only thing she could plead is that she did not see the mistake either but I don't know how because of the direction of the feathers.