mysher

Sometime ago I purchased a pattern called Scrappy Duo. I excitedly purchased all my fabric and hemmed and hawed over the background fabric. I finally made a decision, put all the blocks together, finished the smaller quilt from the leftover pieces and, uh, yeah, quite underwhelmed about the background fabric. So underwhelmed such that I'm considering ripping the background fabric off and replacing it for the larger quilt. I love the pattern; just not the background fabric choice that I struggled over.

How many of you have done this? I've brainstormed over how I could minimize the "bleh" fabric and am coming up with nothing, zip, nada.

Please share your experiences and remedies!

bearisgray

I have done this. It's tedious - but a good job while in front of the TV - assuming the program is only so-so and you are not truly into the program.

bearisgray

According to the Darlene Speckmann - the lady that named Peaky and Spike - if you are not happy with something now - the chances are you will not be happy with it 20 years from now.

If it is still at a comparatively easy stage of the process to change it - I would.

Barb in Louisiana

Could you post a picture of your quilt? If we see it, we may could offer other suggestions. It is a pretty pattern. I am assuming that this is the pattern. https://elizabethsquiltprojects.blog...of-sewing.html

Tartan

​If you plan on taking it apart, clip or cut every 3 to 4 stitches along your bobbin thread. This will allow you to pull the top thread out and you won’t distort your quilt pieces. A quick press with the iron and your pieces will be ready to sew again. Good Luck!

Onebyone

I have one that is looking blah after I have all the blocks made. What I was thinking I don't know. A sashing won't work it will just highlight the blah blocks. I have them in a box ready to take to the guild free table. Someone will love them. I don't want to look at them anymore.

hobbykat1955

Yup recently did it to a quilt I finished when I was a novice...It was a Family History Quilt and pieced 16 inch blocks and some full 16 inch blocks...15 all together with SID to quilt. I did some small Ohio star blocks for corners on some of the blocks and cut off the points, never used batting just put a heavy weaved fabric on the back...12 yrs later this being an important quilt I pulled that baby all apart and redid every block with stars, and sashing between each block w/a nice border and sent it off to be professionally LA'd...It came out gorgeous and now is an heirloom...

toverly

I haven't unstitched a quilt but I have made several that just didn't work. Those, I quickly finished and gave away. There is always someone who liked them.

rryder

Yes, I have taken a quilt apart. Another thing that can be done is to use fabric paints to change the look of the background fabric.

Rob

Ellen 1

Why not finish this and donate it. Make a new one with the different background fabric you want. Seems like this would be more satisfying.