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08-10-2012, 06:42 PM

#21

tyoung

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Well, I did it, and it looks great! You can't tell that I made a mistake and pieced them together a foot back. Thanks for the encouragement ladies! Sometimes I forget there are really no "quilt police".

08-10-2012, 06:47 PM

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Daylesewblessed

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Glad it worked out for you! I have done it many times, and it has never been a problem.

Dayle

08-10-2012, 06:49 PM

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Liz92B

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what mistake? - I thought you planned that!!

08-11-2012, 03:47 AM

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NJ Quilter

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I've learned the hard way to stop cutting/sewing when on the phone! Glad it all worked out. I haven't been that lucky.

08-11-2012, 05:59 AM

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burchquilts

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Originally Posted by quiltsRfun

I'd do it. Or should I say I have done it.

Same here... after uttering some not-so-ladylike words... LOL!

08-12-2012, 05:00 AM

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Latrinka

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Just do it!

08-12-2012, 06:02 AM

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sewbizgirl

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I would do it without a second thought. Once a quilt is all together and quilted, the seams just kind of disappear, anyway, overshadowed by the quilting. Let's remember what quilting once was... resourcefulness, not perfection.

08-12-2012, 08:18 AM

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vickig626

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Quote:

Originally Posted by tyoung

I was prepping my FQ for a turning twenty quilt when I took a phone call. After measuring the material twice before the cut, it never occurred to me that I switched my rotary in my other hand. : ( So, I no longer have the 6 1/2 x 10 1/2 piece.
I am wondering if it would be noticeable to sew the two sections together to achieve my 6 1/2 x 10 1/2 width. How many of you would do this to make it work? I can't believe I did this to my beautiful fabric!

do it all the time if I don't have a replacement piece. If you did more than one wrong cut, why not just mix those fabrics up and create a new look.

08-12-2012, 08:41 AM

#29

caspharm

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It will work fine. I have cut things short and had to piece them to get it to work.

08-12-2012, 10:49 AM

#30

cpcarolyn

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I did than on a Irsh chain block once. I cut the remainder sides the same and sewed them back togeather then cut them the right way. Making a block in a block. Instead of hiding it I put it in the middle and it looked like I intended to do that. I knew if I trid to hide it a coner it would like a mistake. It turned out pretty good.