Just a confession and warning...
01-31-2019, 03:25 AM
#22
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One of my very first quilts, I made a really bad mistake right in the middle of the quilt...did not notice until it was completed. I drew a tulip and hand appliquéd it to the center. I have gotten more compliments on that tulip than any other quilt.. some times a mistake is an opportunity in disguise.
01-31-2019, 06:25 AM
#23
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Originally Posted by feline fanatic
Actually it isn't upside down. If you put the quilt on your bed and turn the top part of the quilt down the design should be right side up!
01-31-2019, 07:25 AM
#24
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Don't feel bad, I just took one off the frame, It is done with panels. It fits a queen sized bed, but woops the panels are facing sideways and when turned right, the quilt lacks about 12 in on top and bottom. Haven't decided what I am going to do yet, but stuff happens.
01-31-2019, 09:14 AM
#25
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LOL, One of my first quilts, I did this also. But, I never noticed till I was all finished quilting and binding it. It was for my son. It is still on his bed. It doesn't harm anything. I still laugh about it.
01-31-2019, 01:57 PM
#28
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Bless your heart.
I'm so sorry this happened. But I understand it. We get too close to what we're making, I think and sometimes just can't "see".
Who says the back has to be like the pages of a book? Instead of a turn, you'll have a flip. I think it won't matter....and in fact, can be interesting.
I sewed a back on crooked once, and it was a print that showed it was crooked, too. I didn't discover it until it was quilted and no way was I ripping it out. It taught me something, though, to check and recheck the backing, especially if directional or a print with lines. So, I suppose no experience, no matter how bitter, is meaningless.....if that's not too Pollyannaish.
I'm so sorry this happened. But I understand it. We get too close to what we're making, I think and sometimes just can't "see".
Who says the back has to be like the pages of a book? Instead of a turn, you'll have a flip. I think it won't matter....and in fact, can be interesting.
I sewed a back on crooked once, and it was a print that showed it was crooked, too. I didn't discover it until it was quilted and no way was I ripping it out. It taught me something, though, to check and recheck the backing, especially if directional or a print with lines. So, I suppose no experience, no matter how bitter, is meaningless.....if that's not too Pollyannaish.
01-31-2019, 06:26 PM
#30
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Originally Posted by feline fanatic
Actually it isn't upside down. If you put the quilt on your bed and turn the top part of the quilt down the design should be right side up!
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