Help! Need advice on how to fix a quilt top
11-30-2012, 06:37 AM
#71
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I would take out the two bottom row middle blocks and trade them with the right sided corner blocks. then the four corners would be the same and all the others would be the same. Saves you from making new blocks or totally tearing the blocks apart for reinsertion. Good luck.
11-30-2012, 06:57 AM
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First, I don't think the blocks resemble swastikas. They're missing that outer leg on all four sides. To me, it just looks like some kind of spinning block.
Second, it's too bad that anytime one looks at such a symbol, all we see is the negative connotation of Hitler. Until the Nazis used this symbol, the swastika was used by many cultures throughout the past 3,000 years to represent life, sun, power, strength, and good luck.
I hope your mom likes it as is. As others have stated, I'm not sure how you could change it without completely remaking the entire quilt.
Second, it's too bad that anytime one looks at such a symbol, all we see is the negative connotation of Hitler. Until the Nazis used this symbol, the swastika was used by many cultures throughout the past 3,000 years to represent life, sun, power, strength, and good luck.
I hope your mom likes it as is. As others have stated, I'm not sure how you could change it without completely remaking the entire quilt.
11-30-2012, 07:32 AM
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Since you said you haven't done a lot of quilts -- find help fixing it. It could get frustrating and the help of an experienced quilter will keep you sane. My local quilt shop offers private "lessons." I have a quilt that I would have thrown out the window by now without the pro help.
12-01-2012, 08:12 AM
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I wasn't fishing for compliments. I am new to quilting and to this board. I truly had a concern that I was hoping other more experienced quilters could help me resolve. Thanks for the warm welcome.
12-01-2012, 08:34 AM
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I have tried to fix quilts and have ended up with a mess. I would totally take it apart or try to applique something in the center. That should break up the offensive areas and would save a ton of work.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
12-01-2012, 09:41 AM
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For the life if me, I don't understand the fuss. The intended recipient likes the nice quilt, the 'unintentional' pattern might suggests a plus sign, but not a completed swastika sign. Give it a rest. For your next quilt, I suggest using a pattern other than rail fence. That should alleviate any further imagined trouble in your family. Geez.... As far as the 'warm welcome': all the other comments were surely positive. You need a reality check. It was not that you asked for help. I totally understand that, but to make a mountain out of a mole hill???
12-01-2012, 11:59 AM
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For the life if me, I don't understand the fuss. The intended recipient likes the nice quilt, the 'unintentional' pattern might suggests a plus sign, but not a completed swastika sign. Give it a rest. For your next quilt, I suggest using a pattern other than rail fence. That should alleviate any further imagined trouble in your family. Geez.... As far as the 'warm welcome': all the other comments were surely positive. You need a reality check. It was not that you asked for help. I totally understand that, but to make a mountain out of a mole hill???
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