When do you consider it finished?
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When do you consider it finished?
When do you consider a quilt finished? Is it when the piecing is finally done on the top? When it's quilted and bound and labeled. When it's been gifted? To me, a quilt isn't done until it's been actually quilted by hand or machine, and the binding has been finished.
I currently have two tops pieced and am waiting to find the perfect backing...so these aren't finished to me. Realize that different strokes for different folks applies here, but I really love seeing the completely finished product because how it's quilted can really enhance what we make. Please don't tell me I'm alone in this feeling?
I currently have two tops pieced and am waiting to find the perfect backing...so these aren't finished to me. Realize that different strokes for different folks applies here, but I really love seeing the completely finished product because how it's quilted can really enhance what we make. Please don't tell me I'm alone in this feeling?
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I do tend to stall out once a top is pieced & completely sewn, so a flimsy languishes for a while in my home. But, it nags at me so I eventually back, quilt, & bind it. Then & only then do I consider it finished. Plus, the nagging stops & I feel free to start another top.
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I'm this way too. I like to wash them at the end because I glue baste, but also if it is going somewhere, don't want the recipient to be surprised that it looks different after it is washed.
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I usually would consider a quilt finished when the last stitch of the binding is finished. However only on a rare occasion would a quilt leave this house without some kind of labeling. I then to OCD about things so once a quilt top is finished I am in a hurry to get it finished even if it only lays across the end of a bed.
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