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    Old 04-21-2017, 02:45 PM
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    maybe an apron with front and back pieces to fit and larger piece for the skirt?
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    Old 04-21-2017, 02:55 PM
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    I think lena has the right answer as to what it was for. But, I personally think a summer bag would be great from this. I wear so many neutrals that a pop of color would be a fun accent. There are tons of freebie ones on the web. A nice accent pillow wold be cute from this too.
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    Old 04-22-2017, 03:55 AM
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    I would just square it up and add borders.
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    Old 04-22-2017, 04:03 AM
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    I agree with Karamarie. Simple is best and it would be great as a QOV or a baby quilt.
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    I would just square it up and add borders.
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    Old 04-22-2017, 04:11 AM
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    Why is it too bright for a baby quilt? Babies love bright colors.
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    Old 04-22-2017, 04:33 AM
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    The possibilities seem endless, don't they? I would cut the protruding pieces off the larger piece. Then I would add a narrow stop border in a dark color. Then divide the smaller pieces into strips 2-pieces wide to make a second border, then a dark binding. Can't wait to see what you do with it!
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    Old 04-22-2017, 04:58 AM
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    I agree, babies love bright colors, but nursery colors seem to be gray, lime green and yellow right now. (yuck!)

    I'm sorry I didn't say that I wanted to keep it as a quilt. It says picnic to me, too. I'm really new to quilting and have not yet reached the stage of anything other than a quilt.

    I started ripping out the seams on the extra pieces last night. It's pretty tedious as the stitching is smaller than I thought. I'm going to get out the tape measure and figure out what size I could make it with cutting it into squares and sashing it. It wouldn't take any more "Mr. Seamripper" time than taking apart the extra pieces and adding them back in.

    Thanks for the great ideas.

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    Old 04-22-2017, 05:05 AM
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    Originally Posted by bkay
    I probably have enough red and blue stuff in my stash to add a few pieces in. If I added a lot, though, I think it would look "added on". bkay
    In my opinion, the more you add of something else, the more it would look like it belonged in the quilt, as long as your additions were akin to what you have. There is a red and white check there. Could you find a blue and white check to go with it? Or some red background with hearts? There is very little of the white with flowers. If you took a few rows apart and put the new ones sprinkled all over, they would feel at home.
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    Old 04-22-2017, 05:29 AM
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    How cute! Love all the color. Was going to suggest making placemats from it but glad you are staying with the quilt idea. Wouldn't you like to know the original intent? I enjoy working on a piece made by someone else and hope they are watching over my shoulder, smiling that their project is being used.
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    Old 04-22-2017, 12:55 PM
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    What about cutting it all into blocks about the size of the two smaller pieces; add sashing or even put the blocks on point to make an even bigger quilt, and make it a QOV quilt, like someone else said.
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