Bored with a pattern?
Have you ever started a pattern (Block) and it just did not do a thing for you? How do you salvage it? I started on a bear claw quilt top out of a jelly roll and I am just bored with it, but hate to waste money. What would do?
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This would be a long term project for me. Make yourself do just a block or two between other projects. It will eventually get done. Either that or refuse to start something new until it is finished. Line up a real interesting quilt you are dying to start next
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I am one who says it's Ok to stop working on a project you have lost interest in. The blocks that are already made can be used randomly on the back of another quilt if you want to; the unused fabric can be used for something else. The pattern can be given to another quilter. Quilting time is valuable to me, so if I waste a few dollars it's better than wasting a few weeks or months of time working on something that is not appealing or fun.
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Scrappy quilt pieces.
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Use a few blocks to make a pillow cover. I use an button down shirt for the back; buttons are the opening, very easy. Or start a box with orphan blocks. When you have enough for a lap quilt, stitch them together & give it away.
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I pass them on to our Community Quilts group in the Guild, they make scrappy quilts.
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I agree and also get bored with certain patterns...I either use in the backs, donate and some I've sold on Ebay as Orphan blocks...ladies love to buy them..
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Sounds like so many other quilters. Just consider yourself a new member of the UFO Club and set it aside.
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How far along are you? If you have a fair number of blocks done, I would look for a bear panel and surround it with the blocks. Maybe a bed runner would be the way to use them up.
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That's why I have UFO's. If I have it for awhile and still haven't used it, I give it to a friend, she makes orphan block quilts.
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