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mhansen6 08-19-2011 12:02 PM
Been there, done that. I made a retreat quilt and I picked out way too busy fabric, but I went ahead. You had to buy a special ruler to make it, but the blocks wouldn't come out square with that ruler, so I had to resize about 500 blocks. When I got done, the quilt is just too busy. Scrappy, but not scrappy. My LAQ did a wonderful job on the quilting. I am sorry I had to make her work on such an awful quilt. The first person who says they like the quilt will get it.

mhansen6 08-19-2011 12:03 PM
Oh my gosh that block is beautiful. You did a great job. I can't wait to see the finished quilt.

annesthreads 08-19-2011 09:59 PM
Originally Posted by mhansen6
Oh my gosh that block is beautiful. You did a great job. I can't wait to see the finished quilt.
Thankyou - but at the current rate of progress, don't hold your breath :-)

mom2boys 08-19-2011 10:01 PM
Mine like that end up as scrappy quilts

annesthreads 08-19-2011 10:53 PM
Originally Posted by mom2boys
Mine like that end up as scrappy quilts
I've added two orphan blocks to my collection so far...

jansquiltn 08-20-2011 03:45 AM
usually call a sewing gal pal and we muddle through what i'm doing wrong. usually involves a bottle of wine.

mmdquilts 08-20-2011 03:49 AM
I have had plenty of those projects. Especially paper pieced. I have never got the hang of that. Even had a teacher stand over me and still couldn't do it!

leatheflea 08-20-2011 03:55 AM
Originally Posted by annesthreads
Originally Posted by leatheflea
Yep Me too! I've got one right now that I decided enough is enough. Its a 6 year old ufo and it over! It has had bad quilting mojo from the start. Piecing was a nightmare, I choose homespun not understanding its worse than trying to sew two live snakes together. Two sewing machines broke during its construction, broken needles, missed stitches, puckers, if something could go wrong it has. So I decided last week I was gonna finish it and be done. Its not meant to be, Immediately the thread in my machine starts fraying, the bobbin area gets a jam of thread. Throwing in the towel on this one. I'm having a fire tonight outside and this quilt is going in it! The funny thing is I started making this quilt for my ex-husband. The pattern was called Carrie Nation. Well just like my marriage to him, it was more drama than I wanted in my life.
Oh Lea, thankyou for the laugh! I think that quilt is trying to tell you that that part of your life is definitely over!
Well I did it! I burned that quilt last night, it took all I had to give up on it. And guess who called at 2 am drunk? He needs Carrie Nation.

annesthreads 08-20-2011 04:31 AM
Originally Posted by jansquiltn
usually call a sewing gal pal and we muddle through what i'm doing wrong. usually involves a bottle of wine.
..so even if you can't sort it out, you don't care any more?! :-)

annesthreads 08-20-2011 04:33 AM
Originally Posted by leatheflea
Originally Posted by annesthreads
Originally Posted by leatheflea
Yep Me too! I've got one right now that I decided enough is enough. Its a 6 year old ufo and it over! It has had bad quilting mojo from the start. Piecing was a nightmare, I choose homespun not understanding its worse than trying to sew two live snakes together. Two sewing machines broke during its construction, broken needles, missed stitches, puckers, if something could go wrong it has. So I decided last week I was gonna finish it and be done. Its not meant to be, Immediately the thread in my machine starts fraying, the bobbin area gets a jam of thread. Throwing in the towel on this one. I'm having a fire tonight outside and this quilt is going in it! The funny thing is I started making this quilt for my ex-husband. The pattern was called Carrie Nation. Well just like my marriage to him, it was more drama than I wanted in my life.
Oh Lea, thankyou for the laugh! I think that quilt is trying to tell you that that part of your life is definitely over!
Well I did it! I burned that quilt last night, it took all I had to give up on it. And guess who called at 2 am drunk? He needs Carrie Nation.
Well done Lea! Sounds like that quilt became a great symbol of the cleaning out and moving on that you've obviously been doing in your life. All the best to you.


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