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Originally Posted by Watson
(Post 8202296)
I tried...I say tried...to make a kaleidoscope quilt from templates. If it could go wrong, it went wrong right from the very start. That, well I can't call it a quilt, that bag of cut up pieces of fabric was cursed from the start and when I went to incorprorate some of the pre-cut blades into another scrappy project, they were just argumentative. I stuffed the whole bag in the back of my closet.
Maybe for yours, now that you've made all the mistakes once, everyone will come together well. Watson BUT - I will finish it this year! Just to get it out of my way. |
Yes! I have only a few rules with quilting.
1) it is my hobby and I enjoy and love it. 2) when I start making mistakes I correct them and turn off my machine. 3) if I decide I don’t like my project I scrap it. 4) if I am far enough along with it, I donate it. (I like finishing it when I know it is being donated.) |
Put it in timeout for a while.
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Originally Posted by coffeecozy
(Post 8202350)
'jack the ripper' :d:d might be a new name for the problem quilts!
:D:D:D:D Keeping this one on file! |
Cattitude, I do the same, fix my mistakes right away. So they don't get to thinking that's gonna pass muster. Then they're put in timeout for me to decide later whether they should be used or tossed. But often, when I pull out the blocks later to evaluate, they really aren't that badly beat up and miss shaped after all.
Do I have quilts that seem to be cursed? Only every one of them. :) :) |
I too quilt for my own pleasure. No deadlines, etc. When I make one of my many mistakes I just rip it out and try and fix it. My moniker is Stitchnripper for a reason!!
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I am like catitude no way will I stop until I get it figured out. Just the way I am. Quilting is my favorite pass time. I give away or donate most of my quilts, if I don't finish them then I can't make anyone feel warm.
I am so much different than others. I bought my fabrics to use and that is what I am doing. |
Oh my yes!! I hear your pain!! For me it was a wedding quilt for my niece. The fabric was all Northcott Stonehenge--painfully expensive--and I messed up cutting the first (and largest) element. Thank goodness I only cut half the pieces 1/2 inch too narrow. I went back to the store. Sold out. I searched online. Found some at an American site. Did I mention 'painfully expensive'?? By the time the replacement fabric arrived I had calmed down.
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Originally Posted by luvstoquilt
(Post 8202465)
Yes! I have only a few rules with quilting.
1) it is my hobby and I enjoy and love it. 2) when I start making mistakes I correct them and turn off my machine. 3) if I decide I don’t like my project I scrap it. 4) if I am far enough along with it, I donate it. (I like finishing it when I know it is being donated.) |
Originally Posted by SouthPStitches
(Post 8202197)
At least every other quilt gives me fits and starts and I've been at it for about 40 years. When I run out of the worse cuss worlds imaginable, I make up new ones. Next step is to walk away, shut the sewing room door and let the whole project simmer for at least a couple of days.
make up new ones, eh? ;) I've sure tried but when I'm that frustrated all I can do is growl and hiss and shriek. Don't know if I've done that to my fabrics. :D :D :D I just had a thought: What if the words etc. that we say while making a quilt came out while the recipient was using it...like a naughty parrot? :eek: |
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