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10-16-2010, 05:32 AM
#21
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I'd leave that baby just the way it is and love it! A job well done is a job well done and no 2 quilts 'quilt' the same. Sounds like you took a lemon and made lemonade. Think of all the tips and tricks you now have in your memory basket. Good job!
10-16-2010, 05:37 AM
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I always go back to my favorite statement ~ Is it going to be judged or Loved? Your kids are going to LOVE having something made by your hands. I'm not so sure they're going to pick apart the minor flaws. Keep going! And please don't be so hard on yourself. Your doing a great job! YOU FINISHED YOUR FIRST QUILT! Have a Party!! =)
10-16-2010, 06:53 AM
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I've never made a square quilt. I don't know any beds or any people who are as wide as they are long (although it is a constant worry for some of us). Rectangles are good.
Congrats on your first full quilt!
Congrats on your first full quilt!
10-16-2010, 06:57 AM
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Most useful quilts are not square, I don't think.
Comforters are usually square, but I like a quilt to be rectangular for a bed so I can flip the top up over the pillows.
But my wallhangings and just-for-fun quilts afre, indeed, usually square noq you mention it.
Minis are usually rectangular if they are intended to mimic a real bedquilt.
That's just me, of course.
Comforters are usually square, but I like a quilt to be rectangular for a bed so I can flip the top up over the pillows.
But my wallhangings and just-for-fun quilts afre, indeed, usually square noq you mention it.
Minis are usually rectangular if they are intended to mimic a real bedquilt.
That's just me, of course.
10-16-2010, 07:03 AM
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If I got a rectangular quilt I'd use it with the longer side widthways on the bed- that way either of us can roll over with it hooked on our shoulder without leaving the other one out in the cold. Call it a happy marriage quilt!
10-16-2010, 09:02 AM
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The only square quilt I have ever made was the last baby quilt for my grt.grnd Daughter. It was a floor quilt. I doubt that it is equal.. in fact I know it is not,by doing just what you said folding it up.. Flat out you can't tell so who cares? Guarantee you the baby wont and the mom ! well who cares it is till a darn pretty quilt. So do as the others said and forget abt. Quilt Police. Congrats on your first on done and keep it going
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10-16-2010, 03:07 PM
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If the quilt is off such that opposite sides don't match when folded (NOT a rectangle), fold both uneven sides toward the center, fold again, then roll it up to present. On the bed is all that matters once given, but you want the presentation attractive, too.
10-16-2010, 05:56 PM
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If it were an heirmloom I would worry... if it is utilitarian don't sweat the small stuff. The Amish and the Cherokee alike make deliberate errors because they believe that God/The Creator was the only one who made with perfection. Therefore... relax... it will be loved!
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