Am I doing this right?
02-04-2011, 09:17 PM
#112
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Effingham, IL.
Posts: 118
You sure have a good sense of color. That is the hard part for me. I've just made three now, and they are all dark...tans and beige..browns. Can't seem to buy bright things. Its a learning experience I guess. I like your colors. They are nice.
02-04-2011, 10:09 PM
#116
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Cornwall UK
Posts: 836
I love your colour choice for the patchwork. Just relax and, as others have said, enjoy your craft. Often others do not notice any "imperfections" that only you know about anyway. I was told that when there is a mistake in one of my quilts, to leave it. It gives it character and a little bit of history to talk about in years to come.
Making and giving a quilt is one of the most pleasurable experiences that I personally enjoy most. Unsewing constantly leaves you with poor memories of the quilt which is sad. The recipient is not likely to inspect it with a quilt judges eyes anyway, so try not to worry too much. I look forward to seeing more of your work. Best wishes
Making and giving a quilt is one of the most pleasurable experiences that I personally enjoy most. Unsewing constantly leaves you with poor memories of the quilt which is sad. The recipient is not likely to inspect it with a quilt judges eyes anyway, so try not to worry too much. I look forward to seeing more of your work. Best wishes
02-04-2011, 11:06 PM
#117
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Port Lavaca, TX
Posts: 1,276
Originally Posted by huggabug123
Hi Everyone,
My name is Carol. I live in Colorado about 30 minutes from the beautiful Rocky Mountains. I have put together sooo many quilt tops and taken apart sooo many quilt tops and struggled for years with quilting. I am sure I have made at least 10 to 20 tops and taken each and everyone of them completely apart because I just wasn't sure of them. I don't have any family that lives nearby and I currently don't know anyone nearby that quilts. My husband was starting to get frustrated with me and he suggested that I look for some help and get up and over this mountain that I seem to be climbing. I promised my husband that this would be the year that I learn to quilt from start to finish ~ even if I have to pull out a bazzillion or more stitches.
So, here I am...I am currently waiting for the start of a quilting class and I am currently working on a top for what I hope turns into a baby quilt for my husband's cousin. This quilt is supposed to have a huge star in the middle of it. Then it will be framed with two different widths of border and then binding. I am enclosing a photo in hopes that some of you might take a look at what I have done so far and give me some feedback.
Are my squares and points lined up close enough? Am I on the right track? I really need all the help I can get right now, so I thank you all in advance for your feedback, both positive and negative.
~Carol~
My name is Carol. I live in Colorado about 30 minutes from the beautiful Rocky Mountains. I have put together sooo many quilt tops and taken apart sooo many quilt tops and struggled for years with quilting. I am sure I have made at least 10 to 20 tops and taken each and everyone of them completely apart because I just wasn't sure of them. I don't have any family that lives nearby and I currently don't know anyone nearby that quilts. My husband was starting to get frustrated with me and he suggested that I look for some help and get up and over this mountain that I seem to be climbing. I promised my husband that this would be the year that I learn to quilt from start to finish ~ even if I have to pull out a bazzillion or more stitches.
So, here I am...I am currently waiting for the start of a quilting class and I am currently working on a top for what I hope turns into a baby quilt for my husband's cousin. This quilt is supposed to have a huge star in the middle of it. Then it will be framed with two different widths of border and then binding. I am enclosing a photo in hopes that some of you might take a look at what I have done so far and give me some feedback.
Are my squares and points lined up close enough? Am I on the right track? I really need all the help I can get right now, so I thank you all in advance for your feedback, both positive and negative.
~Carol~
02-05-2011, 12:04 AM
#118
Super Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Florida
Posts: 1,560
It looks great to me too! It's not about the perfection; it's the journey we all seek! Relax and have fun with it. Finish it, it'll be lovely! Welcome to our community. I just started quilting last June & these folks still have my learning curve in the vertical position. Enjoy!
02-05-2011, 05:44 AM
#120
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: new york state
Posts: 10,771
Your thread could have been written by me. I was just like you, always sewing and ripping. It wasnt until I relaxed,and did'nt worry about the quilt police that I started enjoying the process. If seams or points don't match my thought maybe the next one will.
Relax and enoy what you are doing. Like all the others have said your blocks looks good and your colors are perfect.
Relax and enoy what you are doing. Like all the others have said your blocks looks good and your colors are perfect.
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