Mistake in my own pattern - keep it?
02-11-2013, 04:27 AM
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Originally Posted by feline fanatic
Chances are a 10 year old boy isn't going to notice but if it bothers you I would take it apart and fix it if it were mine. It would bother me, no matter if the giftee notices or not.
02-11-2013, 05:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Jakers1
I made a quilt top for a boy who is a friend of my granddaughter's, age 10. I made it with 4 patch squares as well as large squares of the focus fabric. I had a pattern I made up, with large squares at the corners and four of them making a square in the middle. I finished the entire top. Before adding the backing (not going to quilt it, just tie it to flannel) I discovered I had put two of the large squares in the wrong rows! I could change them out (I have added sashing) or leave it. It is noticeable, especially for me. I feel I did not even follow my own pattern and should change it, but would the young man notice? What would you do?
02-11-2013, 07:04 AM
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When I make a mistake that sounds that large (a picture would have helped us), I would grit my teeth and fix it. Otherwise, it feels like failure to me - an undone thing. To say that the recipient is too young to notice or that he won't notice because he's a male feels disrespectful to me. Not only that, remember that the young have older people in their lives, like parents and grandparents, and males have women in their lives, like sisters, wives, moms, and grandmoms. If the error really is large, I think you might feel better if you fixed the quilt. From one who has been there ... several times. Good luck!! Would love to see your finished quilt! What a caring thing for you to do!
02-11-2013, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Tartan
If I notice a mistake in a top, I fix it. If I notice a mistake in a finished quilt, I call that a design modification and leave it.
Done that plenty of times.
You also have an option to hand emboroider or hand aplique boy's name on one of those blocks - this would make it super special.
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