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    Old 10-06-2011, 04:13 AM
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    take 3 fat quarters and call us in the morning LOL
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    Old 10-06-2011, 04:23 AM
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    Was this your way to helping you decide to keep this one for yourself?
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    Old 10-06-2011, 04:24 AM
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    I just love using the "It was designed like that" reason for things being what they are!!!
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    Old 10-06-2011, 04:39 AM
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    Originally Posted by alfosa421
    take 3 fat quarters and call us in the morning LOL
    Love this advice!
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    Old 10-06-2011, 05:12 AM
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    I've said this before. My Granny said a quilt is supposed to have one mistake. She said some women even turned a block the wrong way to assure a mistake. Grandma didn't go along with that idea, but probably didn't go to great lengths to correct an honest mistake.
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    Old 10-06-2011, 05:18 AM
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    Originally Posted by Xstitshmom
    Further confirmation that I'm a ditz -- it is right, it was just the way I had the top turned that made it looked wrong -- sheesh!!!
    oh stop it....you need more coffee..or a sweet...that will wake you up and help you look at right..hehehehe

    I can see me doing just this...
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    Old 10-06-2011, 06:12 AM
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    when women purposefully set a block in wrong so their quilt would not be perfect. It was called a "humility" block or square. Done because only God was perfect. I don't have to do anything on purpose; I always have a humility something in my quilts. Just ask people admiring your quilt to see if they can fnd your humility block. You're keeping up a fine quilting tradition!
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    Old 10-06-2011, 06:14 AM
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    Here's a quote I heard in a quilting class last week (it cracks me up, but is useful).

    "If I can't see my mistake from the back of a galloping horse, I probably don't need to fix it!"
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    Old 10-06-2011, 06:14 AM
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    I recently did the same thing, but on more than one block DUHHHH!!!! Fortunately when I realized what I had done and tht it was on every other block, I continued in that fashion and decided that it made the quilt more versatle (sp??). In other words, there was no top or bottom and I can enjoy the quilting from any direction. Delusional? Maybe, but I didn't have to rip out my quilting stitches. :-)
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    Old 10-06-2011, 06:17 AM
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    SO GLAD you are a double ditz and the quilt is fine! LOL! Can we see a pic of it?

    Originally Posted by Xstitshmom
    Further confirmation that I'm a ditz -- it is right, it was just the way I had the top turned that made it looked wrong -- sheesh!!!
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