I started this a year and a half ago and I have no desire to finish it

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06-24-2010, 03:17 PM

#81

Mundy

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just quite moning and get with it NOW

06-24-2010, 03:19 PM

#82

roseOfsharon

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It looks fine to me :) I vote finish it and post pictures as you move along and we will cheer you on!!

06-24-2010, 03:22 PM

#83

Luv Quilts and Cats

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Maybe someone on the board would take it off your hands!

06-24-2010, 03:25 PM

#84

smitty

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Originally Posted by cjomomma

Quote:

Originally Posted by ToucanSam

It looks like it's lining up to me! What am I missing?

Go for it!

The first corner lined up great but after that I don't know what went wrong it just seemed to go down hill from there.

Hi, hard to tell from a picture, but looks like your sashing strips are a little longer than your block. check what size your blocks are coming out (not the size they should be--the size they ARE). even a little diff. may be hard to ease in. and easing in each block is the pits. if your blocks are a consistent size, cut your sashing
to that measure. you will have to adjust other areas also, but just measure them but use your own PM (personal measure).
also double-check other original measures. it is easy sometime to look at 1/8" line instead of 1/2", etc. Finish it for the practice & then give to a charitable project. some of them will just take the
tops & you don't have to do backing, quilting, etc. smitty

06-24-2010, 03:28 PM

#85

Fiber Artist

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finish it will be nice when your done.

06-24-2010, 04:43 PM

#86

amorerm

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Originally Posted by manyana

Get up right now move to the machine and finish it! It is going to be a stunning quilt. We will be expecting updates. Goodness do I sound a bit like the Quilt police. I really am a nice person - please believe me!!!!

Nah!!! You didn't sound like the police.

I must say...ordinarily this pattern doesn't do much for me BUT remember, I'm not good when it comes to scrappy quilts. They scare me personally. However, that being said, I "LOVE" the fabrics you used and the sashing and reeeeally think you should finish it. It's great.

06-24-2010, 05:17 PM

#87

Alondra

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What is it you don't like about it? From what I could see, it's lovely. Could it be it's not the quilt you're upset with, but something else?

06-24-2010, 05:27 PM

#88

cjomomma

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Originally Posted by Alondra

What is it you don't like about it? From what I could see, it's lovely. Could it be it's not the quilt you're upset with, but something else?

It's the quilt. It looks nicer in the pic. It's gonna get done.

06-24-2010, 05:37 PM

#89

bonitagaye

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Originally Posted by cjomomma

I was suppose to make this for my BFF"s weddin g that was back in Oct. 2009. I have all the blocks made and all the sashing and all the triangles. I just can't seem to finish it. Please help motivate me to get it started again. My BFF did ask me where is my quilt and I told her I didn't like it and threw it away. Shame on me, I have promised her another one. Should I chuck this one or finish it? nothing seemed to be lining up.

Maybe someone with a different ufo will trade with you!

06-24-2010, 06:15 PM

#90

Harmony

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Patrice gave you good advice--if you really want to just dump it, then do it!

Having said that, I have been there many, many times. If you finish it, you'll have the satisfaction of having done it--that means you win, not the quilt, no matter how awful it is. And it will probably turn out better than you thought it would. I'm convinced that a good longarm quilter can turn any sow's ear into a silk purse!