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09-10-2011, 07:10 AM

#111

institches33

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My "ugly" quilt is still unfinished & hanging around my sewing room going on 2 years. It keeps me humble!

09-10-2011, 07:22 AM

#112

nangars

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I think the sashing would pop the squares and you would see how pretty they look. That seems to be the missing link in
the quilt. Offset blocks are something to me I need help with.

09-10-2011, 07:27 AM

#113

Mona Lisa 2011

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Oh sweetie, think nothing of it. I just stuffed a Lonestar in a plastic bag and shoved it in the back of the closet this morning. :twisted: It won't go anywhere. Maybe sometime in this life I will try again.............

09-10-2011, 07:29 AM

#114

Dianne1

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This is what we all call UFO'S- we all have them -feel no guilt , just keep quilting you, in time maybe 10 years will come back to them.

09-10-2011, 07:29 AM

#115

dorothymsmith

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The second picture hands down. The first one looks as if it is mising something. The dark blocks really makes it pop!

09-10-2011, 07:34 AM

#116

GladGrams

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Dark :thumbup:

09-10-2011, 07:38 AM

#117

matraina

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I like the second picture better; however, both are lovely. Finish it - you'll be glad you did. If you still really don't like it, donate it to a cause.

09-10-2011, 07:45 AM

#118

sasissy

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I just finished a quilt made from "planned overs". DH said it is very dark, I don't like it. Then I put sashing and borders on, finished it, posted on FB and have been getting rave reviews on it. My grandson says he wants it! Sometimes it takes a different pair of eyes looking at it. I often find that when I am at the stage that you are I don't like the quilt but once the binding is on I quickly change my mind!

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09-10-2011, 07:47 AM

#119

Tudey

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I like the dark.

09-10-2011, 07:55 AM

#120

Betty Ruth

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Quote:

Originally Posted by collydolly

I wondered if anyone else has ever been disappointed in a project they were working on? I'm fairly new to quilting and to the board (I read it every day!) I started a quilt with fabric that has been in my stash for awhile. I thought it was a no brainer because all the fabric came from one line and co-ordinates nicely. I have all the blocks made and spread it out on the floor and I don't like it at all! I thought it might be the color of the setting triangles around the outside edge so I went and bought new fabric for that and replaced them but I still don't like it. There's just something about it and I can't quite put my finger on it. Now I don't even want to finish sewing it together. I want to move on to my next quilt but feel guilty about wasting fabric and leaving it unfinished.

I like both examples but prefer the lighter one.