What do you do when...
01-11-2016, 09:19 AM
#31
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Part of me says that how would anyone know there was supposed to be a red strip? The OCD in me would take them apart. I know there are no quilt police, but I want my projects to be as good as I can possibly make them so I would take them apart. Whatever you decide please know that you're not alone, we all goof now and then.
01-11-2016, 12:35 PM
#33
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Originally Posted by Watson
Hope to make you feel a little better... I once worked hard over some pretty intricate blocks for an Easter table runner. When I finally put them all together, I realized that they made repeating Swastika patterns in Easter colours. 
Obviously, that one was one for the garbage pail.
Yours though sounds like you could put it together in a different setting and it wouldn't be exactly what you hoped, but might make a nice gift for someone else. THEY don't know there was supposed to be a red stripe.
Watson
Obviously, that one was one for the garbage pail. Yours though sounds like you could put it together in a different setting and it wouldn't be exactly what you hoped, but might make a nice gift for someone else. THEY don't know there was supposed to be a red stripe.
Watson
I think you've received some good advice regarding your log cabin blocks, it would help to see pictures if you can post a picture here. I agree with the poster that said, "We're our own worst critics."
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01-11-2016, 07:37 PM
#35
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I am glad someone else had this happen! I was so appalled when I saw what I had made. Mine ended up as batting for a dog bed!
Originally Posted by Watson
Hope to make you feel a little better... I once worked hard over some pretty intricate blocks for an Easter table runner. When I finally put them all together, I realized that they made repeating Swastika patterns in Easter colours. Obviously, that one was one for the garbage pail.
Yours though sounds like you could put it together in a different setting and it wouldn't be exactly what you hoped, but might make a nice gift for someone else. THEY don't know there was supposed to be a red stripe.
Watson
Obviously, that one was one for the garbage pail. Yours though sounds like you could put it together in a different setting and it wouldn't be exactly what you hoped, but might make a nice gift for someone else. THEY don't know there was supposed to be a red stripe.
Watson
01-12-2016, 06:30 AM
#37
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I am quite sure that I would "repurpose" those 20 blocks. I figure the time it took to take apart and resew those 20 blocks, plus the frustration, I could have done 20 more blocks without the ensuing (sometimes) holes, rips and trying to my patience.
Your 20 blocks might even be big enough all by themselves to make a baby blanket or a throw.
Your 20 blocks might even be big enough all by themselves to make a baby blanket or a throw.
01-12-2016, 06:58 AM
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I'm really fond of crazy quilts, so all of my "bummer", extra, and test blocks end up in my crazy quilts. Sometimes I leave the blocks intact, or if I have several (like you do) I just grab my rotary cutter and slice them up into random shapes and sprinkle them throughout the quilt.
Crazy quilts are awesome for using up weird little scraps and odd blocks. I make at least one a year and I really look forward to making them. Anything goes, and it's nice non-stressful sewing. People seem to really like looking at them too - family members often spot scraps (or entire blocks) from quilts I've made for them. I think they're my favorite type of quilt to make. Plus I have space in my scrap bin afterwards!
Crazy quilts are awesome for using up weird little scraps and odd blocks. I make at least one a year and I really look forward to making them. Anything goes, and it's nice non-stressful sewing. People seem to really like looking at them too - family members often spot scraps (or entire blocks) from quilts I've made for them. I think they're my favorite type of quilt to make. Plus I have space in my scrap bin afterwards!
01-12-2016, 07:53 AM
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With 20 blocks completed , I am sure there is a way that you can place them that is pleasing to your eye. Forget about what you had in mind as that went by the wayside, but concentrate on what could be and you might be surprised what pattern you come out with. Enjoy.
01-12-2016, 07:57 AM
#40
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Originally Posted by Watson
Hope to make you feel a little better... I once worked hard over some pretty intricate blocks for an Easter table runner. When I finally put them all together, I realized that they made repeating Swastika patterns in Easter colours. Obviously, that one was one for the garbage pail.
Watson
Obviously, that one was one for the garbage pail. Watson
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