eBay quilt - Just shaking my head
10-20-2014, 08:30 PM
#51
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I have never done this before, but, honestly, I would dispose of it and never have to look at it again. You didn't make it, you will, under no circumstances, never be able to make it right. I would chalk it up to just a bad mistake, and don't think of it again - you know, the out of sight - out of mind - thing!!!!! I am sorry you have to go through this, and much worse if you in one way or another hang on to it. I would put it in a bag and dispose of it, gently, but permanently. Whoever sold this in ebay isn't doing anything for ebay, it is making you fret over it. I have taken pieces and disposed of them. Yes, I have, and I don't remember what they were, but I do remember disposing of them, and the fact that I can't remember is my point! You probably do a million times better anyhow.
I also can understand trying to keep something for "quilter's posterity", but some just can't be. Concentrate on what you can do and make your quilt a beautious quilt, life is too short to use on something that you will never even bond with. (in my opinion, only)
I am truly sorry if I offended anyone, but there is a lot of work on this quilt top that I don't think anyone can really correct properly and I would much rather use my time and make something of my own design and after all the "work" that would have to be put into that quilt top and it being red, that would be the straw that broke the camel's back. I love making quilts, I make them with a story especially designed for the person I am giving the quilt to or keeping for myself. At 76, I don't have time to worry about redoing a quilt top that may probably bleed all over the place. I want my quilts to be set and ready when I start sewing and not have to worry about this or that. Lesson well learned and now you have the time to do the quilt you really want to do and please, don't feel guilty about not completing a quilt just because it isn't finished. Some quilts are not meant to be finished. Edie
I also can understand trying to keep something for "quilter's posterity", but some just can't be. Concentrate on what you can do and make your quilt a beautious quilt, life is too short to use on something that you will never even bond with. (in my opinion, only)
I am truly sorry if I offended anyone, but there is a lot of work on this quilt top that I don't think anyone can really correct properly and I would much rather use my time and make something of my own design and after all the "work" that would have to be put into that quilt top and it being red, that would be the straw that broke the camel's back. I love making quilts, I make them with a story especially designed for the person I am giving the quilt to or keeping for myself. At 76, I don't have time to worry about redoing a quilt top that may probably bleed all over the place. I want my quilts to be set and ready when I start sewing and not have to worry about this or that. Lesson well learned and now you have the time to do the quilt you really want to do and please, don't feel guilty about not completing a quilt just because it isn't finished. Some quilts are not meant to be finished. Edie
10-20-2014, 08:35 PM
#52
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Put it back together the way it was. Put a cheap batt and back on it and quilt it quickly, as in FMQ in a loose meander. Then see who wants it. If no one does, give to charity. Throwing it away would be senseless. Someone will need a quilt and enjoy it tremendously. I think it's pretty, mismatched seams or not. And if it turns pink, so what. And if you don't want to do the finishing, find someone who would. I would.
Remember: Better to do something imperfectly, than nothing perfectly. Done is better than perfect.
Remember: Better to do something imperfectly, than nothing perfectly. Done is better than perfect.
10-20-2014, 08:49 PM
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I'd put it back together, quilt it, wash it with a suitable product in case the red bleeds, dry it, and then see what you think. I bet after it's soft and crinkly from the dryer, those "oopses" will be barely noticeable. 
Many, if not most, of the quilts my great-grandmother made aren't perfect, but I cherish them all the same ... maybe even moreso, because of the little imperfections. Some of her intersections and points are waaay off, but once the quilt is on the bed, they're really not as obvious as one might think. When I do happen to notice an "oops", I just smile and remember that she tried her best.
Many, if not most, of the quilts my great-grandmother made aren't perfect, but I cherish them all the same ... maybe even moreso, because of the little imperfections. Some of her intersections and points are waaay off, but once the quilt is on the bed, they're really not as obvious as one might think. When I do happen to notice an "oops", I just smile and remember that she tried her best.
10-21-2014, 12:38 AM
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You thought it was beautiful when you bought it. It's not now. Your first mistake was taking it apart and trying to make it be something it never was going to be. At this point, why spend time gnashing your teeth? Either stitch it back up as is, or use the pieces to make potholders.
I'd just either donate it or pitch it. Actually, I might cut the pieces up at random and use it in a orphan block or wonky blocks quilt. I'd NEVER have started taking the blocks apart unless I were terribly bored and it was the the only thing I had around me at the time (for example, I were stuck in a cabin in the woods in a rainstorm and the only thing to do around me was take this thing apart).
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10-21-2014, 05:02 AM
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I don't think it can be "fixed" the way you want it to be, so I'd stop trying.
However, if you hadn't taken it apart, I don't think it needed to be fixed. It is a pretty typical top for a beginner, and could have just been treated as done and used for quilting practice when you bought it.
Since you have taken it apart, just put all the contents in a bag and donate it to goodwill. I wouldn't trash it- as someone may be able to use it; but I wouldn't use your time on it either, as you will never get what you want out of it.
However, if you hadn't taken it apart, I don't think it needed to be fixed. It is a pretty typical top for a beginner, and could have just been treated as done and used for quilting practice when you bought it.
Since you have taken it apart, just put all the contents in a bag and donate it to goodwill. I wouldn't trash it- as someone may be able to use it; but I wouldn't use your time on it either, as you will never get what you want out of it.
10-21-2014, 05:11 AM
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Originally Posted by [email protected]
As a beginner this hurts me that some other beginner quilter done her best although is has many flaws in it, to make a top and it is being dismissed as a throw away quilt. This means to me that all the work I have done while learning is crap to the excellent skilled quilter. It would certainly turn me off from trying to quilt ever again. My quilts have a lot of flaws but I know that my children will love them all the same because I made them just for them individually. I hope that other beginners like myself don't let these comments stop them from trying their best to make quilts for the ones they love.
10-21-2014, 05:17 AM
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Originally Posted by [email protected]
As a beginner this hurts me that some other beginner quilter done her best although is has many flaws in it, to make a top and it is being dismissed as a throw away quilt. This means to me that all the work I have done while learning is crap to the excellent skilled quilter. It would certainly turn me off from trying to quilt ever again. My quilts have a lot of flaws but I know that my children will love them all the same because I made them just for them individually. I hope that other beginners like myself don't let these comments stop them from trying their best to make quilts for the ones they love.
If you like it, you like it. If you don't, you don't. Personal taste, and all that. But I don't understand taking it all apart to make it be something else. Seems much easier to just make your own from scratch.
I vote for reassembling it just how it was and if you still hate it, pass it on to someone else to finish. I'm sure there are people out there who would be very interested in this unique quilt and more than happy to take it and make it useful.
10-21-2014, 06:31 AM
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I have decided to put the rows back together, minus one row. I took the block apart, oh dear, tried to square it up. It came out way smaller. I just could not figure out how the red was cut??? They picture is blurry because I was too close but the center was attached to the "bear claws", not sure if I could even duplicate the cutting. I was thinking, maybe this is a technique I had never seen before possibly ??? I did a quick search on eBay to see if I could figure out who I had purchased it from, no look, too long ago. So at this pint, I will just put back together and finish it. I really do like the quilt but was complete thrown off by the cutting of the red fabric. Sooooo I will move on, learned to valuable lessons, pay more attention on eBay and NEVER take apart someone else's work LOL> Thanks Ladies!!
10-21-2014, 09:16 AM
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Oh, my goodness! This eBay quilt seems have taken on a life of its own! Some folks want to mend and save it, some want to trash it, and some seem to want to set it up as a shining example of man's inhumanity to man! 
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