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misseva 08-26-2013 07:55 AM

Haven't read all posts but I'd leave it.

lmorn 08-26-2013 09:20 AM

I made a mistake.....
 
Been there and done this myself.
Ask yourself if you can live with it. I could not. I did the frog stitch, turned the pieces around and resewed and re-quilted it. I was happier. If it goes out with my name on it it has to be the best work I can do. I think and feel that our service people deserve the very best from me.

But I have also left quilts just as they were and embroidered over my "artistic choices" too. All depends on how you feel you can live with it.

Whoever gets it, is going to love it and appreciate it no matter what.

Dina 08-26-2013 09:31 AM

I am so glad you got it fixed and are pleased with it. It looks beautiful...(but then I thought it was beautiful before!!)

Dina

FroggyinTexas 08-26-2013 02:41 PM

I am 100 percent in agreement with those who say, "Leave it alone." froggyintexas[

QUOTE=ube quilting;6252769]I would not correct it. It is now what the quilt is supposed to be. Life is full of imperfections and just as those coming home from battle know better than anyone, it is a good reminder of our frailty, and our will to grow.
I would love to receive this quilt as it is.
peace[/QUOTE]

Grammahunt 08-26-2013 03:13 PM

My first thought that was it really represented the fallen soldier. I think it is beautiful just as it. If you choose to repair it you will need to remove quilting in the area of the patch--just large enough to resew the patch. Let us know what you decide. It may influence another's decision about repairing, or not.

peaceandjoy 08-26-2013 03:36 PM

It's a beautiful quilt, you'd never know - without having read about it here - that there was ever a problem. Well done!

judyfry 08-26-2013 05:37 PM


Originally Posted by vivnme (Post 6252534)
OK, I made this quilt from scraps for a Quilt of Valor donation. I was quite excited that it turned out so well. I pieced it, laid it out, even took a picture of it. Then I quilted it and thought it turned out really nice, that is until I was cutting off the excess material in perpetration to bind it.

Now what do I do? Is there any way to fix this?

You have 2 errors. Pick out the quilting, you will not be happy if you don't. We should give our best efforts for our vets.
Hugs
Judy

gale 08-26-2013 06:45 PM

It looks gorgeous-I would have fixed it too. If you edit your original post to say you fixed it (if that's still possible) everyone won't keep telling you what to do. lol

miriam 08-27-2013 01:58 AM


Originally Posted by gale (Post 6257456)
It looks gorgeous-I would have fixed it too. If you edit your original post to say you fixed it (if that's still possible) everyone won't keep telling you what to do. lol

It amazes me how few people read the whole thread... I'm so glad it was fixed and it does look very nice.

bearisgray 08-27-2013 02:54 AM


Originally Posted by vivnme (Post 6256071)
OK, I fixed it. It took about six hours of pick ( which actually was quite relaxing) and a couple hours to sew it back together. (which was not fun). I'm happy with the way it turned out although my husband said the quilting is larger than the rest of the quilt. The hard part was sewing it back together because I didn't have much room to sew the seams. I can't thank you all enough for all your thoughts, suggestions and kind words. How can anyone live without this quilting board?


I am also glad you fixed it. It looks great. I really like the red stars and pinwheel bars together.


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