Show us your bravery - show us the ugliest quilt you ever made.
08-24-2013, 07:12 AM
#21
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Originally Posted by Jan in VA
Are you kidding? My first ugly quilt was only available to the natural naked eye; NO virtual/pictorial/digital/ memory of it exists!! 
Jan in VA
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08-24-2013, 07:18 AM
#22
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You know, I actually really like this quilt!
Originally Posted by janRN
The first quilt I made was a Grandmother's Flower Garden. You cut hexagons for the back, batting, and top; sewed them on 5 sides, turned them right side out, quilted them, then stitched them all together. I had hundreds of hexagons all over my house. I used what ever fabric I could find: cotton, silk, denim, batiste--you name it I used it. And I thought it was lovely!!! Please don't laugh too loud:[ATTACH=CONFIG]431874[/ATTACH]
08-24-2013, 07:32 AM
#23
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OK, I'll be brave. I've been quilting for 18 months and I actually took a class. BUT if you know me, I couldn't wait for the class to start. Soooooo, I had found some squares my Mom had cut before she passed. I have no clue what the fabric content was. While waiting for the class to start, I jumped in. I sewed the blocks together, kinds like I remembered my Mom doing them. I knew about batting, backing and hand tying, as that is what she used to do. I can't remember what, if anything, she did for binding. So I made he back extra big and just folded it to the front. I had no clue about quilting, as she always hand tied. So I "hand quilted (?) embroidered" the squares. I sent it to my grandson (her favorite great-baby) who is in the Marines to use in the barracks. He has never used it. (Bit of a tear here) he asked his Mom to figure out a way to display it in his room at home, he doesn't want to mess it up. (LOL, he doesn't have a clue the errors and just plain messed up it has, but he loves it!
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08-24-2013, 10:57 AM
#27
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Ok, I'm brave.... I've been quilting for over 10 years, last month I did this monstrosity...I haven't sewn it together. Once I did the layout and shopped my stash and made a whole different quilt. I learned every pattern cannot be made by any fabric line. I might put sashing of the black on it but right now I just can't believe I made something that awful
08-24-2013, 12:13 PM
#28
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Okay, here is my ugliest quilt. I liked the colors, but they just don't look right together. Right now it is loaded on the quilt frame, awaiting inspiration for quilting. I'm a little disappointed and embarrassed; it is supposed to be a gift for my DIL. I hope she doesn't hate it.
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08-24-2013, 12:21 PM
#29
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Location: michigan
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Originally Posted by QuiltingCrazie
Ok, I'm brave.... I've been quilting for over 10 years, last month I did this monstrosity...I haven't sewn it together. Once I did the layout and shopped my stash and made a whole different quilt. I learned every pattern cannot be made by any fabric line. I might put sashing of the black on it but right now I just can't believe I made something that awful
08-24-2013, 12:23 PM
#30
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Location: Jozefow, Poland
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Originally Posted by MDQuilter
I came here looking for 'ugly' quilts and all I see are nice ones. I'm very disappointed in this thread. 
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