Eddie- I can pm you my address and you can send it to me. I will take very good care of it.
I agree with some of the others, I don't think you are capable of an uglly quilt. If you ever do make one, I'm sure we would not tell you :roll:
Another beauty, Eddie.

Oh gosh Eddie, that came out so nice! The centre looks so country and scrappy, and then the floral border brings it all together so nice, it really is a beautiful quilt :)

Well, I think your ugly quilt is just wonderful!
It looks warm and cozy and says, "Let's cuddle!"
And, it looks very well done ...
are you sure that it isn't about the quilt being ugly as much as it looks scrappy and a bit out of control for your tastes?
I have a little memory and can't remember the things you usually like to make, but I do seem to remember enjoying all of your creations and pictures.
This quilt is no exception.
I am glad that you decided to finish it. :thumbup:

Eddie, I like that quilt but I know how pleased you are to have it finished....I've had a few that made me feel that way.

Pzazz, lovely quilt.

ranger

Can I be your family? I'd love it under my Xmas tree. :wink: Oh Eddie, I LOVE IT. :D

Harmony I was just thinking the same thing of Eddie's quilts....Eddie I think it turned out oh so pretty, you turned a ugly duckling into a beautiful quilt...is daughter maybe getting it for christmas.
Doesn't feel great to finally get that UFO completed?
Very Very Nice.

Pzazz....very nice!!!!

I love this quilt! It's beautiful and I'm sure it will make someone really happy!

Carrie

I like the log cabin quilt that Pzazz made, also - - didn't mean to overlook all that good work.
I figure - - one turned block makes a distinctive mark that is like a brand. If that were my quilt, I would be able to find it in a room full of log cabins ... distinctive!
I wish when I made log cabin quilts I could figure out how to use the lights the way you have, girl.

Eddie, I agree with your daughter -- I love the quilt and it's colors! :D

What a beauty!!! The FMQ on it is awesome :D :D :D Glad that you did not give up on it!!!

Ok hope I don't stick my foot in it did not read the whole thing.......I like the quilt but not the border...I think its one of those that doesn't need a border...looks traditional and most old ones have no border

I LOVE THIS QUILT. iIJUST GOT A JELLY ROLL OF THE LOUISA FABRIC ON EBAY. WHAT PATTERN IS THIS. I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE IT.

I love them. I think both are so beautiful.

Beautiful work! Hang on, in a few years, you'll love those colors, appreciate it, and wonder why you never ever liked it! :lol: :lol: Do our tastes change or what? Great job, anyway!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

P.S. Pzazz's quilt is beautiful too!!!

Thx. I don't hate it anymore...I sure was getting awfully tired of "the process"!!! So to anyone else that has a quilt they dislike, hang in there...it usually turns into a much easier quilt to like once it is finished. ;)

I really love it. Was it an original or did you use a pattern?
Christne

The pattern is called "Daisy Chain" and is from the "Jelly Roll Quilts" book by Pam & Nicky Lintott.

Know what you mean by "the process"! You can't get "processed out" with the little laps/minis. I always say turn your disaster into a master! haha. You did a beautiful job too!

Oh I am glad you finally like it, eddie. The poor little one is very pretty. I think if a quilt gives us trouble, it becomes a thorn for a while.

I don't know if you remember the quail placemats I made a couple weeks ago. I hated them for a while. But, when I took them out to use, I liked them. Go figure ... I think it is just we need a little time after the trouble to like them again.

I had a huge number of fabrics to choose from....as I worked on each colour pallette, I laid them all out in gradations from dark to light. From there, I tried to not have any two blocks be the same....sames fabrics used over and over, but not in the same place per block, or in the same combinations of fabrics per block. Since log cabin can be put together in so many different patterns, I had to decide what I wanted before I could figure out how many blocks of each colour. Lots of fun...thank goodness my hubby always has lots of graph paper around!!!

Eddie....I am impressed with any man that takes on quilting as there seems to be somewhat of a social stigma that quilting is only for women. I love seeing your quilts...you really do wonderful work.

I love it - those are my favourite kind of fabrics. And the border and backing fabric is beautiful. :D

I am currently working on something that I am finding very hard to get out and get done. You inspired me to keep going, thanks. I like your quilt! good job with something you think is ugly. Nicely done.

Ummmm....Eddie....I'm not seeing "ugly" ANY where on this one!! I think it's maaahhhvalous daaaahhhling! I agree with the statement earlier made...I don't think you could make an ugly quilt if you tried.

And does that quilted cape have an appliqued "SQG" on the back...you know for Super Quiltin' Guy?

I just went back and looked at your beginning picture again, and I just can't figure out what there was that made this ugly to you.
SO, I am looking at the pattern, and I am seeing a nine patch, some four patches, and then white bar ... and, I am thinking:
Was it the construction instructions that got you all flustered?
I had a chance once to help someone make a quilt with a pattern from 1976 ... I didn't work with it about fifteen minutes and thought:
Lord! If this had been my first introduction to quilting, I would NEVER have bothered!
Today, I am still appalled by some of the "old" instructions people use to confound the beginner ... I get the template and all of the hardest way .. but, whatever did anyone do to deserve being punished like that? <g>
Anyway, if you made this quilt again, Eddy, would you construct it the same way that the instructions led you to in the first place?
Could the construction have created your mindset?

HI Eddie, I happen to love the quilt..however I am more concerned that this became your first UFO?? :shock: Does that mean it is your only one? and if so can you a give tutorial on how to manage that? :lol:

I think it is a pretty quilt, and I am happy your daughter likes it! Merry Christmas!

[quote=Eddie]I actually started this quilt several months ago, and then put it away after I started sewing the finished blocks together. Like all my well laid plans, mine can go astray at times. :) The fabric in this is from the "Louisa" collection by Moda, and was made from a jelly roll. The overall size is 49" x 68".

As I worked on the quilt, I became sick of the fabric. I just did not like it. And then when I started putting the 8" finished blocks together, I was having a heck of a time getting the points to line up -- I was having to really push, pull, tug, jerk, curse, etc. :shock: :( So I threw it all in a box and it became my first UFO.

But earlier this week I decided that I had better get busy on some Christmas presents since I have several relatives who are thinking that quilts are going to be under their trees this year. So out came "that ugly quilt that I hate" from the box, and I decided to finish it up. As I was working on it, my oldest daughter came into the room and was looking at it and said "That's pretty, I like it." To which I said something like "I hate this ugly quilt," and thus it's name was born. Now that's it's finished, though, I don't dislike it quite as much. Just glad to be done with it! :D

Well, I have to say, I agree with your daughter. I think it is very pretty and your work is wonderful. Whoever receives it is very lucky and will treasure it.

Margie

Thanks, everyone! :D


Thanks, Pzazz, and your quilt is BEAUTIFUL! No ugliness there at ALL!

I think it was a combination of the construction which wasn't going well (points not matching) and the style of a lot of the fabric. I like some of the fabric, but a lot of it just looked weird to me after working with it for a while. I think if I had picked a different fabric, I could have toughed out the wonky points.

The method I used from the book was strip piecing, where the jelly roll strips are sewn together as a 5 strip unit. Those 5 strip units are then cut into smaller strips and these smaller strips are then sewn together to form the blocks. I think a lot of my problem was with the jelly roll strips themselves and their pinked edges (which I really don't like). For some reason, the Moda strips and and layer cakes I've worked with are measured to the center point of the pinking, meaning that the true "edge" of the piece falls between the valley and peak of the pinking. That's a very minute thing, but it makes a difference over several seams. So I think that was throwing me off.

Well, I don't think I've had enough time to accumulate a lot of UFOs yet, LOL. I started quilting back in May of this year, so I'm sure I'm going to accumulate many more in the years ahead. :D

Joining the heralding of the ugly quilt. It's a beauty. I love the squares and the colors.

I left your explanation below, but, are you absolutely sure that the center point measures from the valley in? My thinking is it might be on one side, but not on the others. If you have any scraps left, try this: Fold the pinked edges together, and I am betting that the peaks do not line up perfectly with each other ... although, mechanical tools could accomplish what we couldn't <g> ... now, I am just curious! LOL
I may be talking way out of turn here, but the points are the outer edge of the block because of the pinking. When fabric is pinked, it doesn't unravel like a regularly cut fabric...
that is just a thought. I could be wrong.
Now that the quilt is so beautifully completed, it is probably a mute point.
Another thing to consider is: if you are sewing strips together, and you always start at the same end, the fabric starts bowing ... and, I have taken a tip from Eleanor Burns, and I have started cutting strips in half rather than sewing the entire length from selvege to selvege. For whatever reason, the bow becomes more pronounced if you are working with complete lengths.

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The method I used from the book was strip piecing, where the jelly roll strips are sewn together as a 5 strip unit. Those 5 strip units are then cut into smaller strips and these smaller strips are then sewn together to form the blocks. I think a lot of my problem was with the jelly roll strips themselves and their pinked edges (which I really don't like). For some reason, the Moda strips and and layer cakes I've worked with are measured to the center point of the pinking, meaning that the true "edge" of the piece falls between the valley and peak of the pinking. That's a very minute thing, but it makes a difference over several seams. So I think that was throwing me off.

I cot some spare pieces out and took some pics with a metal mechanical ruler on them. This first one shows a Moda jelly roll strip measured from side to side. You can see that the left zero mark is on the peak of the pinking while the right 2.5" mark ends up in the valley of the pinking. The peak on the right side comes out at about 1/16" more, so is like 2 and 9/16".

[IMG]http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/.../Pinked_01.jpg[/IMG]

Here's a charm sqaure that comes out at 5 and 1/16":

[IMG]http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/.../Pinked_02.jpg[/IMG]

And a layer cake square that comes out at 10 and 1/16":

[IMG]http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/.../Pinked_03.jpg[/IMG]

If you're mixing pre-cut pieces like this with yardage cuts then it can cause things to be off if you're assuming the pre-cuts are exactly what they should be. I've even gone so far as to cut the pinking off 2 sides of charm and layer squares to get them to a true sizing. But that's a pain when you have to do it on 40 pieces.

Wow! Eddie, that is a gorgeous quilt. I love the colors and the pattern.

Nice thing to know about buying jellyrolls and such that are pinked. Thanks. I know what you mean about cutting the pinked edges. My sis and I have some strips that were donated that were pinked. I cut off the pinking, and it is time consuming.

I love it.

Yep! I see what you have to deal with ... and, I was right in figuring that it was in the valley on one side and at the peak on the other one.
Too much fussy, I can see.
<g> but, I like the quilt and am very glad that you finally finished it.
Good show!
You have done a few of those quilts out of the jelly roll book, haven't you? I don't remember - - is this the first time you have had this kind of problem?
(nothing obsessive about me <g>) ....
maybe I should just leave it at:
Good show!

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