Love those dragons! Cute, cute quilt. It doesn't bother me, and I doubt that he will notice it. In fact, I doubt that anyone will notice if you don't point it out (which is the hard part), but if it drives you nuts, fix it.

Hi Becki .. it would drive me crazy. Yes I would take it out and fix it ..

I started quilting in 1999, and have some quilts where I did not go back to correct the thing that was bugging me. And they still bother me now when I look at them. So,if you might be like me, change the arrangement of your log cabin blocks now. :)

When I first started quilting, it would have bugged me...now, I'd leave it!!!

Fix it
Its a quilt that you made for your son
He should cherish and carry with him to pass on
You want to be known for the love and hard work you did for him
Fix it

I can't see what you're referring to, just a mighty pretty quilt! I think I speak for all of us when I say, "Let's see a pic of the whole thing please!" :-D

Haha, I'm a knitter too, and I'll do the same thing! Just last winter I was working on a sweater done in the round, and I got all the way to the armpits before I finally admitted to myself that it was way too big. I will never forget the horror on Fiance's face when I yanked the needles out and started ripping. :mrgreen:

agreed! Everyone's tolerance is different. My tcher at the LQS where I took 2 classes said, "Rip out if it bothers you." Otherwise chalk it up to a lesson learned....

After a lifetime of sewing I have discovered this about myself. If I find a problem that can be fixed and I don't fix it I regret it forever.. because I could have done something about it and should have.. If I find it when it's too late to fix it, like after a quilt is quilted and bound.. then I don't worry about it again.. So if I find it, I fix it.. I have things around here that I can show you today that I should have fixed! You never know how long that little blanket you're making for your 6 year old will be around.. could be a v-e-r-y long time! Would you want your children's children cuddling a blanket you could have fixed?

Knowing it was there would bug me everytime I looked at it and since it is going to live with you I would redo it.

No one will ever know and He won't for sure because Mommy made it.

Your post reminded me of a trip that I took with our grandson when he was three. My Brother-in-law had built all of his kitchen cabinets. My grandson get staring at them and finally said "why are all the knobs on the right except for this one". My BIL admitted he had made a mistake and nobody would notice.
If it bothers you fix it. I would have the recipient look at it and see if he makes any comment.

pretty quilt

take a picture from a distance so you can see the entire quilt in one shot... then if it still bothers you take it out. I really don't think your 6 yr old is going to care ;-)

I would take the 2 blocks out and flip them, other wise they will haunt you. others may not notice, but you will see them always. enjoy the quilt. :thumbup:

Things like that bother me a lot so I would redo it but if they don't bother you don't redo it. Honestly I had a hard time seeing the difference. The quilt is beautiful and that is what matters.

If it does noy bother you then leave it.

The question is, how much does it bug YOU?

I agree -- your son won't notice. Plus, keep in mind that patterns (in my mind) are guidelines. This makes your quilt "unique" because it's a little different. Don't stress - your son will love it.

I made a quilt for my son and it's like a blankie to him even though he's 26 now. When he comes home for a visit, he brings it with him. Lord knows how many mistakes I made on that one (it's my avatar) but he loves it anyway.

I agree.

welcome on board, what part of the great state are you from? I loved Texas when I lived there still have great friends there.

What problem?

Let us know what you decide...

North Central part. Thanks. Suffering from 62 days of over 100 degrees with no rain right now. 8-)

Your call...your son will love it regardless. Because his mommy made it and it's cuddley! I have been told (and admit to it) that I am an obsessive perfectionist. Wish I could put that aside because it's not conducive to getting things done quickly.

If I haven't quilted it yet I would rip it out and change it. I just finished a quilt and after taking a picture to put on the board I saw a mistake where I had a piece turned the wrong way. Can't do anything about it now but knowing it is there is bugging me.

Since the fabric has a mottled effect, it really doesn't stand out that it is in the wrong place. I'd leave it.

call it scrappy, call it good. No one but you will ever know. If it messed with the pattern, something actually turned wrong, change it, but those two reds are so similar, you are fine. :-D

It would bug ME so I would redo it. But I have a low tolerance level for my own imperfection.

I would redo it because it will always bug you!! I made a quilt for my sister and flipped a part of a block. Did not notice until I was almost done hand quilting it. Had to take out the quilting around the area, take out the patch and ended up appliquing it back in and re-quilting. I knew I would always know where this error is and it would bother me! Just me :oops: :wink: :oops:

i would fix it since it isn't a big deal to rip out the stitches and fix it now.

I had to look at the pictures for 10 minutes to figure out what was wrong...now do you think that your son or anyone else is going to find that exact spot in the quilt and say to you..."aha,you made a mistake". No, they are not!!!!! They are going to be looking at the whole quilt and say "WOW, what a beautiful quilt!!!" Call it your Amish mistake and move on....only God is perfect. From what I see, it IS a beautiful quilt...sit back and admire what you created....a work of art!!!!!!

I scanned all 5 pages here, hoping you had posted a pic of the entire quilt top. I'd hang it up on the design wall and stand across the room. If the mistake is noticeable, I'd rip it out and fix it!

kid won't care, you have learned, I'd just go on to the next one!!

I cant even tell if there is a mistake.

Depends on how much it bugs you. If it is going to bug you every time you see it, re-do it. Otherwise, I think it is fine the way it is!

I would have to take it apart. If I know it's there it will never go away--I'm speaking from experience!

If it's going to drive you nuts, fix it. I personally wouldn't bother cause it took me quite a while to actually see the problem. Your son is going to love his quilt no matter what. The colors are gorgeous!!

Chalk it up to "lesson learned" and start your next project.

I suspect that if you didn't mention it, everyone would assume that you did it on purpose. Many people will build in a a touch of asymmetry to be "artsy." As someone else said, take it out if it will really bother you but your six year old will not care. It's very pretty, by the way.

I sure can not see the mistake, but if it's going to bother you whenever you see it, then take it out.
You are the one that has to be happy with it. No one else.