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Old 06-30-2010, 12:15 AM
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OMG!!! Same thing here! I'm doinf 2 the first one great no prob. Did the second. Turned it over and WOW!! I ripped out ALLL of the quilting. I put it away for couple weeks and gonna finish this weekend.
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Old 06-30-2010, 02:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Pollyv9
Don't throw those ugly, puckery quilts away. Finish in as simple and quick manner as possible then give the quilt to someone with a doggie they adore. They will love you and so will the dog!
Or you can give them to the animal shelter. They are always in need of blankets, food and toys.
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Old 06-30-2010, 03:41 AM
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question?

a downy quilt? I am presuming something like feathers?

why can't you tie the places that are puckered? I don't know what it is called. But there seems like there would be a way to save quilt without tearing it apart or give it to doggie.
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Old 06-30-2010, 03:46 AM
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I am great at unsewing,most of us are I think
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Old 06-30-2010, 04:31 AM
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Originally Posted by tortoisethreads
Just venting here about my crappy sewing day. My Downy quilt is all kinds of puckered on the back, new project...simple patchwork using a charm pack...none of the seams want to even up, another project was just tossed, because the fabric is too thin and cheap looking. Ugh...anyone else have days like this?
Are you kidding? Of course !
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Old 06-30-2010, 05:24 AM
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OK, I am a quilter for some years, but what is a Downy quilt?
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Old 06-30-2010, 05:28 AM
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Originally Posted by gabby
OK, I am a quilter for some years, but what is a Downy quilt?
The people who make downy fabric softner provides material for quilts for kids. Hence Downy quilts
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Old 06-30-2010, 05:30 AM
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Here is the link to Downy quilts.

http://www.downy.com/en-US/helping-kids.jspx
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yep everytime i sit down to sew but i do have fun too
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Old 06-30-2010, 05:55 AM
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Originally Posted by tortoisethreads
Just venting here about my crappy sewing day. My Downy quilt is all kinds of puckered on the back, new project...simple patchwork using a charm pack...none of the seams want to even up, another project was just tossed, because the fabric is too thin and cheap looking. Ugh...anyone else have days like this?
I'm going to step out on a limb and venture to say there is not a quilter in the world that does not have those days! I love the suggestion of using a "not so great" result (or a finished product that you are not entirely happy with) for pets. That's what I do and my kitties think i am the greatest!

If you have someone near you that also quilts, maybe they can look at your piece and suggest a way to avoid that problem in the future.

or share some pics with this group and see if we can make some suggestions for improvements. we did that a while back with someone having trouble with some intricate blocks and we all helped her out as a group. she fixed her problem and was off and running with more blocks.

just a suggestion. My motto is to learn something from every quilt I do, and I truly DO!
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