Now I know why people put patchwork stripes on the back of their quilts.

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03-10-2012, 05:56 AM

helenhiwater

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Now I know why people put patchwork stripes on the back of their quilts.

I just got a package of extra wide backing material in the mail. It was stuffed into one of those cardboard envelopes without a zip strip for opening. I got out my knife and slashed open the the edge. Now the material has a hole in it and the finished quilt will have extra decoration. Has anyone else done this?

03-10-2012, 05:58 AM

QuiltnNan

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unfortunately, yes

03-10-2012, 06:04 AM

LTeachergeorge

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I tell my my quilting friends that 80% of quilting is Problem Solving. It's all part of the challenge!

03-10-2012, 06:07 AM

Handcraftsbyjen

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Quote:

Originally Posted by LTeachergeorge

I tell my my quilting friends that 80% of quilting is Problem Solving. It's all part of the challenge!

I'm stealing that statement! 😃

03-10-2012, 06:17 AM

valleyquiltermo

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I'm always careful about opening my pkgs so as I don't do this very thing.

03-10-2012, 06:28 AM

Dina

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Oh no! But at least you have a plan that will work. I have not done this, but, because of you, I probably won't now.

Dina

03-10-2012, 07:07 AM

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I never open packages that way don't know if something happened in the past but just don't and I guess that is a lesson learned the hard way. -- J

03-10-2012, 07:18 AM

Tweety2911

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Glad you have a nice attitude about it and not letting it ruin your day

Just a thought, have you thought of complaining to the company on how the item was packaged? They may compensate you someway and at the very least change their packaging ways.