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Old 05-16-2013, 04:42 AM
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I went to a class a couple of months ago and the quilt we were making was fun during the class. I have struggled to finish it. I don't like my fabric choice, the last few pieces are not matching right and I have ripped out stitches so much the fabric has stretched. I wadded it up in a ball and tossed it in my scrap bin. I may find it later and decide to do something with it or toss it but for now I'm done with it. I don't feel guilty about not finishing it. That's a silly thing to feel guilty over.
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Old 05-16-2013, 05:08 AM
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We have a "free table" at our quilt guild meetings where you can put anything you want to get rid of and someone else will love.
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Old 05-16-2013, 05:59 AM
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Finish it off and get rid of it. Charity etc.
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Old 05-16-2013, 06:10 AM
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Ditto Oma66. What she said.
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Old 05-16-2013, 08:05 AM
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I did exactly that on my very first quilt. I called it "Grandma's Practice Quilt" and gave it to my visiting granddaughter with instructions to take it outside and have fun. She loves it!
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Old 05-16-2013, 08:05 PM
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I've never made anything I would call ugly. I make doll quilts for our guild if I don't think I particularly like it. We do a lot of charity in our guild and they can always finish it. Waste not, want not, as my husband says.
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Old 05-17-2013, 02:07 AM
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I have one right now that I have packed up into a jumbo plastic bag and put it in one of my totes. The fabric is gorgeous, but when I put it together it was just too busy. I took it to my quilting class. They loved the quilt, but someone there suggested that I add a thin border of black around it, then add a couple of borders. Sometime soon I will unpack it and try that. Sometimes you just have to put it away for a while, then go back to it. You know when I packed this quilt top up and put it away, the world didn't end and I wasn't a failure. Quilting is so much fun for me that I won't let one project ruin it for me.
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Old 05-17-2013, 06:30 AM
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I finish it and gift it to someone that thought it was beautiful
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Old 05-17-2013, 07:42 AM
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The last time I did that I made a table runner from some squares and put the rest in my stash. Donated the runner immediately, liked the fabrics, but somehow it didn't please me put together. Be GONE!
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If you have a wood burning stove, you could heat the house.
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