I need help. I ran out of fabric, now what?
07-13-2009, 10:45 AM
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This is what I might do with the quilt. The rows with the horizontal stripes only, I would substitute the hummingbird fabric with a different floral or a solid close to matching the dark fabric in the hummingbird background. This should give you enough hummingbird fabric for more rows of length.
07-13-2009, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by imjustme
Originally Posted by butterflywing
the thing about unsewing is that the fabric gets skewed out of shape. so even though it looks the nicest, is it really the best idea to take so many pieces apart? this is more than one or two pieces here. one solution may be to find another totally different fabric that coordinates and add the extra length top and bottom before adding borders. another might be to use the same solid colors in a different but coordinating pattern, like three rails across then three rails up and down, in two strips, top and bottom, before adding borders.
what is the width of the quilt as it stands now and what do you shoot for?
what is the width of the quilt as it stands now and what do you shoot for?
this is your grandmother. she loves you. she'll love that you wanted to make her happy. she doesn't want you to go crazy. stop beating yourself up. i'm old. you can believe me :mrgreen:
07-16-2009, 05:36 AM
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Depends on how much it bothers you. If it were me, I'd add borders and call it a day. And use it as a lesson to better plan a quilt when you have limited fabric. But taking off some rows and adding to the bottom seems like a good alternate solution if it really bothers you.
07-16-2009, 06:53 AM
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It is a very pretty quilt. Would it still be big enough if you took the last 2 rows width wise off and put them on the top or bottom? To me it looks like it would work that way and still be big enough for a lap quilt. Just a suggestion. Jan
07-17-2009, 08:48 AM
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Lap quilts should be longer one way than another unless you are as tall as you are wide. :lol: I would use the other fabric for borders and if you have any small bits left do 4 cornerstones of the hummingbird fabric. Good luck. Di
07-17-2009, 09:14 AM
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[quote=butterflywing][quote=imjustme]
LMAO!! Funny!
But she is right. I have been in tears over quilts before and it was all wasted energy because the reciever is always happy and thrilled that you MADE something for them. Most people recognize that a lot of effort went into it and will forgive any little errors. Actually, most people will never notice them.
Originally Posted by butterflywing
this is your grandmother. she loves you. she'll love that you wanted to make her happy. she doesn't want you to go crazy. stop beating yourself up. i'm old. you can believe me :mrgreen:
LMAO!! Funny!
But she is right. I have been in tears over quilts before and it was all wasted energy because the reciever is always happy and thrilled that you MADE something for them. Most people recognize that a lot of effort went into it and will forgive any little errors. Actually, most people will never notice them.
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