Originally Posted by
Still Sew N
I'm just throwing this out there - what if the quilt was finished? That would eliminate the seam allowance issues. Thoughts?
The problem then is when you have a big blob of mistake/ugly right in the middle of the quilt. Things happen, pens run out of ink, people hold the pen for a bit or drop the pen and the ink blobs in, etc. When you put it together you can balance out the bold John Hancocks from the Timid Tillys. Some of our names are just longer and more involved than others... In my case we had a few unsigned blocks, I put those around the outer edges, some got signed later but it is a different experience writing on a backed square than on a empty piece of fabric.
As the others have mentioned, it is hard to get some people to "write in the middle of the fabric" -- surprisingly hard for some!