Riped it all apart....
#11
Power Poster
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 41,535
I try to not rip apart finished work as it can distort the pieces. I put it up on my design wall and let it stew for a while. Sometimes I am just tired of a top and letting it rest let’s me like it again. If I still hate it, I finish it and give it away.
#13
Super Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Quebec, Canada
Posts: 1,861
I did 3 quilts that I really disliked. I just could not throw them in the trash so I finished them with label and all. One was a large quilt, one was a lap quilt size and I posted the third one, really the worst one. this is why I finish my "ugly" quilt - Quiltingboard Forums
I folded them and left them on the back of my couch or at the foot of the bed in my guest bedroom. I still can't believe that some of my friends loved them! Most of the time I can tell when someone is really sincere or is only being nice, gentle or polite when they say that they love something can't you?
To see them so happy that I gave them the quilt was worth all the effort I had put in finishing them... That made me happy that it did not end up in the trash bin.
I folded them and left them on the back of my couch or at the foot of the bed in my guest bedroom. I still can't believe that some of my friends loved them! Most of the time I can tell when someone is really sincere or is only being nice, gentle or polite when they say that they love something can't you?
To see them so happy that I gave them the quilt was worth all the effort I had put in finishing them... That made me happy that it did not end up in the trash bin.
#15
Super Member
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: North Idaho
Posts: 1,695
I am not patient enough to deal with seam ripping a quilt, especially that far into it. it will either get turned into a dog quilt or donation quilt. I have also been known to turn it into a backing for a different quilt. Worst case, I will do the lazy man's seam ripping, which means I rotary cut near the seams and try to salvage the larger pieces, tossing out the stitched seam areas.
#16
Super Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Oregon
Posts: 3,369
I chose fabrics for a quilt I was making as a gift. I thought my choices were brilliant. I made up 4 large blocks and hated the look. I couldn't bear to throw away all that work and money. Those blocks are awaiting placement in an orphan block quilt someday. Even if I don't like it, it will keep someone warm.