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Old 08-30-2012, 04:40 AM
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I want to know if I am making a mistake. Last month there was a block the quilt guild asked us to make for a quilt. I made it and brought it to our bee and everyone loved it. Another lady decided she would make hers right away and when she did, I saw an error and told her about it. Turned out that I had the same error ! And then someone who had taken the picture at the guild meeting showed the picture of the block and it had the same error. Yes, it would have looked bad if we had all made it wrong and put it in a quilt, so we were very glad to see the mistake.
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Old 08-30-2012, 05:00 AM
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It depends on who's doing the noticing. And would I tell someone? Again it depends on who it is. I have a friend who makes a lot of mistakes and she always appreciates someone telling her so she can fix it before it's too late. Would I tell her after it's quilted? NO, she would obsess about it.
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Old 08-30-2012, 05:03 AM
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Originally Posted by bearisgray View Post
If there was something glaringly different in a quilt top you were making - such as one block being placed differently than the rest -

Would you appreciate it if someone asked you about it?

Or would you consider the person a member of the dreaded 'quilt police'?

I would like to have someone mention it to me and ask if it was intentional? If not intentional, I'd like to be able to change/fix it before it's quilted.
For me it is ALL in how they say it. "Quilt Police" know how to say things like "NEVER, HOW COULD YOU?, WHAT WAS THE IDEA, YOU KNOW THAT'S NOT HOW THAT IT DONE!!!". When I see something that doesn't look like it fits (for some reason), I say something like "Can I ask a question?". I think we ALL would like the chance to fix a mistake if we've missed it. I know that I will sew late a night, so a 2 or 3 AM every thing "Looked Good", but in the light of day that's NOT always the case.
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Old 08-30-2012, 05:05 AM
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What I do when I am showing someone a quilt in progress, I ask them to please tell me if they see anything wrong. Another thing I do during the process is periodically take a picture and then blow it up on my computer. I have found many things that I otherwise would not have seen. If the quilt is finished and there is something wrong, then I just consider it my "artistic license" and don't worry about it. Chances are most people will never notice.
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Old 08-30-2012, 05:07 AM
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I would want to know especially before it is quilted. I made a quilt and didn't notice a HST was turned the wrong way until I took a picture and it stood out. Never noticed it while making block, putting it together or when quilting. Anyway it was one HST so I made another one and placed it over the wrong one and stitched it over the top. The quilt is for me but no one has noticed and it is used a lot. Could not do that if giving away. We all have stories about our goof ups.
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Old 08-30-2012, 05:20 AM
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This is very interesting. Quilting for others, I sometimes notice a block or part of a block turned different from the other matching blocks in a top. I ALWAYS question myself if I should call the owner of the top as I don't want to look like I am picking apart the top. I really need to ask when the top is dropped off if they would like me to call them if I notice something that I am not sure about after they leave but before I start quilting it. I have been known to not see something until after the top is quilted, and in that case I never mention it to the owner.
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Old 08-30-2012, 05:36 AM
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As a long arm quilter, I have learned to ask before quilting. One time I had a quilt for a lady, and one of the blocks was sewn - wrong side of fabric showing - of course she wanted it back to fix it. Had another one for sister and she had one block turned the wrong way. asked her and she said just leave it - her humility block (she's a quilt teacher and she now uses that quilt as an example of 'when you are tired, be careful - things just happen'. Usually start conversation with ' I like the originally you put into your quilt by making one block different'. This gets their attention and you find out quickly if it was meant that way.
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Old 08-30-2012, 05:37 AM
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Well,that would depend on the attitude of the teller.If I thought the teller was trying to help,yes.If I thought she was trying to show me up,then no.
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Old 08-30-2012, 05:48 AM
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I was told many years ago by a lady in Millersburg Ohio{Amish country}that they leave a small mistake in their quilts on purpose so as not to seen as having too much pride
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Old 08-30-2012, 06:35 AM
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I would not mind someone saying something, but it would be better if it was said in private and then only said in a kind way.

I have trouble with my hands, and for a while I was knitting and the only way I could do it had my stitches crossed in one direction and not crossed in another. I had someone who loved the scarf I was making but when she saw my stitches she started to lecture and called other folks to comment and re-enforce how awful it was. Even when I told them why, they continued the tirade. It was in a class at a yarn shop -- I have never been back.
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