Would you want to know if someone notices a flaw?
01-29-2011, 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by SherryLea
please some one tell me where the flaw is on ilovvtoquilts quilt i am going crazy looking for it.
As far as noticing a flaw I would want to know if it was still an unquilted top. I wouldn't want to know if there was no fixing it. And also it greatly depends on the nature of the flaw. If it is something like a block turned the wrong way or piecing placed incorrectly please mention it. But please don't point out if a point is cut off or a seam doesn't line up perfectly unless the quilter is asking for tips on how to avoid such issues. Sometimes it can't be avoided and I think we all just get to the stage where it is "good enough".
01-29-2011, 06:33 AM
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I`ve seen mistakes on this board, and did not coment because I feel there is a possiblity the quilter found it too late to fix it, maybe they hoped it was small enough not to make a big deal out of it, or maybe it was made as a gift for a non-quilter and they wouldn`t see it. At any rate we all know how hard it is to re-do a quilt after it is all done.
01-29-2011, 06:37 AM
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No quilt police here. I follow the "galloping horse " principle. Hang item up and walk really fast. You will probable not see any mistakes nor will any one else. Sometimes it is a matter of good enough. I just posted a pic and and it looks really nice on board but there are several issues that you can not see. DO NOT tell me since I probably already know! DO NOT critize unless you are perfect!
01-29-2011, 06:40 AM
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years ago the guild did a quilt for a raffle and showed it at the meeting before it was quilted...one block was completely turned the wrong way...I looked at everyone and said "can't anyone else see that"...OMG they went balisticLOL...it would have been a shame if it had been quilted already.
01-29-2011, 06:47 AM
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Originally Posted by cctx.
Originally Posted by luvstoquilt301
I would prolly want to know but would not fix it after it was all quilted. Here is one that took forever to make and a friend found a mistake when I put it on my blog.
It is staying there because I did heavy quilting. I still love it.
It is staying there because I did heavy quilting. I still love it.
01-29-2011, 06:49 AM
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beautifll, beautifull quilt!!!
Originally Posted by luvstoquilt301
I would prolly want to know but would not fix it after it was all quilted. Here is one that took forever to make and a friend found a mistake when I put it on my blog.
It is staying there because I did heavy quilting. I still love it.
It is staying there because I did heavy quilting. I still love it.
01-29-2011, 06:49 AM
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Sometimes no matter how many times I check, I still manage sew blocks upside down and just plain wrong. Fortunately, if I walk away, do something else, and come back, there it is. So I rip. Since I do all my piecing at guild, I am fortunate to have more than my eyes viewing my work -- and they never hold back -- and for that I am so grateful. Because for me, once I see an error, that is all I see when I look at my work. I have totally ripped out knitting because I could see nothing but an error. I don't ride horses and if I did, I doubt I would gallop past my work. I rip when I know I can do better, not when it is not perfect. By ripping I learn what my strengths and weaknesses are.
01-29-2011, 06:52 AM
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I see my mistakes, I am my own worst critic. If I am "finished", I'm finished. I have already made the decision not to "fix" it. I am imperfect, and my work is too. That's just me. If I post something to share, I'm doing just that, sharing in hopes someone will get a smile, say I'd like to use those colors, or that pattern, or whatever. I sew for myself and my family. They don't sew and they think everything mama/grandmama makes is perfect. It suits me just fine. I love looking at other people's work, the newbies all the way to the experienced. I'm somewhere in the middle I think. Embrace the warm fuzzy feeling you get by making and finishing something, don't focus on the little boo-boos. They're not important in the grand scheme of things, I think.
01-29-2011, 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Moon Holiday
I was told the best thing a quilter can do is take a snapshot of their quilt and then to really look at in the photograph... because the photograph is where the flaws will jump out at you. A commercial product photographer told me that when he felt the product display was ready and the lighting was the way he thought it should be, he would take instant Polaroid shots (before digital cameras) to look at before he took the final shots.... to be sure everything was placed correctly and that there were no weird shadows etc.... He said the snapshots focused his vision and block out all the extraneous things. It would bring everything into focus better than looking at it directly. Several times I'd see him go back and re-adjust the display before using the studio camera to take the "official" shots. He was correct.
So before posting a photo (or doing the final quilting on your quilt) take a snapshot to be sure everything is the way it is supposed to be.
So before posting a photo (or doing the final quilting on your quilt) take a snapshot to be sure everything is the way it is supposed to be.
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