Crazy or crazed
#31
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Lebanon Missouri
Posts: 2,668
as the saying goes ''been there done that'' and the bag trick works for me.I have a Spools quilt that is still waiting (3yrs now) for me to finish, or re-design the lay out and as a last resort I could sign up for ''anger management classes'' to get it done.but for now it can wait --- UFO's are just future projects :-)
#34
Well, I have looked through all the comments and was hoping to see a picture of what you did with your Trip Around The World. Hope to see it at some point. That is almost what I did. I got so sick of that quilt I stopped at some point, added a border with applique flowers and vines. One of my kids loved it and uses it for a table cloth. I still haven't done a Trip Around the World.
#36
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Texas
Posts: 2,281
Sew it together the best you can and call it "Off the Beaten Path". Sometimes we let the name of the original pattern be too tough a taskmaster, and then whip ourselves because of it. Quilting should be fun and adventurous.
#37
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 27
Thank you for all of your helpful comments. A wild kind of flag/banner is my latest creative inspiration for all the strips--flying together off the top of my deck. Better yet, how about a long string of little peace flags that connect us to out dear neighbors who are only a couple of acres on each side of us! This is more fun than I ever thought.....
Ginny
Ginny
#38
Ginny, I made a Trip of the World quilt about 6 months ago. I got so tired of it...I came on this site and explained my frustration. I got so many good suggestions. I've been quilting about two years and finally decided I had just gotten over confident in my abilities. I did finish the quilt, and I love it, but I will never make one of those again. The skill level is just beyond me..or at least for now.
BUT, isn't this group of people the greatest group? They come up with so many good ideas and suggestions. That is probably why I am addicted to it.
The best advice I got was that whatever I did, it would be okay. :)
BUT, isn't this group of people the greatest group? They come up with so many good ideas and suggestions. That is probably why I am addicted to it.
The best advice I got was that whatever I did, it would be okay. :)
#40
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Miami, FL
Posts: 477
So you have more of a National Lampoon's Vacation quilt. Sometimes I think we get too caught up in what it "should" be, I have seen beautiful stuff made up with no pattern and vice versa....make it into something you like! Go for and have fun!
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