Awful mistake--almost
04-23-2013, 07:06 AM
#31
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Originally Posted by grandjan
I have to share this with you. I had just put a king-sized quilt in my longarm--120 inches--and was fiddling with the batting because the size is going to be very close. I stepped back to take another look and realized that I had set a block in wrong way around--right in the middle of the quilt. I've been looking at this quilt for weeks and am still puzzled at how I could have done this and how it got past me. But it did. I had to unpin one end, unstitch the block and then handstitch it back into the quilt. Fortunately, it turned out fine and you would never know. I'm just so relieved that I saw it before I got the quilt half quilted.
. I agree that taking a picture works really well to find errors
04-23-2013, 07:49 AM
#34
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I'm sure you're thrilled that you caught it in time, but of course it had to be in the middle of the quilt - Murphy's Law. Been there, done that, and sometimes I don't catch it. I'm happy for you that you found it. Can we get to see a picture of the finished quilt? Looking forward to it.
04-23-2013, 08:29 AM
#36
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Good save. I try to take a digital pic when the top is done before quilting. It makes it easier to see mistakes. Isn't it odd that we can work on a quilt for weeks and never see those little oops until we step back?
04-23-2013, 04:23 PM
#39
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aaargh! been there too! my oops was a memory quilt. pics of the recipients family....well all but one anyway. it was pointed out to me after it was quilted....after I gave it to her. 
but I got lucky. the alien pic was in a corner....fairly easy (ha!) to remove, replace, & requilt. Now I double check first. (almost always 
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but I got lucky. the alien pic was in a corner....fairly easy (ha!) to remove, replace, & requilt. Now I double check first. (almost always )
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