That one quilt...
09-27-2015, 08:08 AM
#21
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Originally Posted by Jeanne S
Oh, I feel your frustration! I had one of those recently and I finally got the satisfaction and last word by cutting it up into shreds and putting the pieces in my give-away sack of scraps for pet beds!!! A little revenge can be good for the soul!!!
Sometimes I wish there were shredders for fabric like there are for paper! Just throwing it in the trash is often not therapeutic enough, at least for me. But shredding it into irredeemable strips would put an end to my halfhearted and guiltridden "should I give this yet another try?"
09-27-2015, 10:22 AM
#23
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Oh my - I can feel the pain -
I, too, have learned to say "Let me see this before I agree to do anything with it . . . . . "
One thing about having one's own material - one can get rid of them!!!!
I, too, have learned to say "Let me see this before I agree to do anything with it . . . . . "
One thing about having one's own material - one can get rid of them!!!!
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09-27-2015, 01:33 PM
#26
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yes. i put it in a box where it sat for about a year. i pulled it out, determined to finish it and then put it away again in abject frustration. i finally finished the top last week and then put some quilting hours into it.
guess what?
now i am putting hours into tearing out quilting.
i loathe that thing.
i wish you better luck!
aileen
guess what?
now i am putting hours into tearing out quilting.
i loathe that thing.
i wish you better luck!
aileen
09-29-2015, 07:07 AM
#29
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Location: NYC
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Wow. Yes, this has happened to me many times. The absolute worst was an 8 point star block I wanted to make with a pinwheel in the middle. I got all gung ho and cut and chain pieced like 300 pinwheels. Then realized that they were all the incorrect size. I was heartbroken, chucked the whole lot and never looked back at that project.
09-29-2015, 09:29 AM
#30
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I just finished a t-shirt quilt top. Used freezer paper on the back instead of fusible. Then sewed cotton blocks all around before removing the paper. Actually went very well. I'm not the one to quilt it tho.
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