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01-18-2019, 05:26 AM

#61

Jshep

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I love to adopt these projects or orphan blocks. I take them and either attempt to finish them or create a whole new project.

01-18-2019, 05:33 AM

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SusieQOH

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I commented early on about this but I'd like to add that I wouldn't throw it away, as many have also said. Someone would like to finish it. Not me though haha!

Since a number of people have said they would take it I'm going to remember this when I get rid of some that I abandoned. I'm embarrassed by bad work though...........

01-18-2019, 02:08 PM

#63

tuckyquilter

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Originally Posted by Elise1

I have been working hard to complete all my UFO's and I am down to my last one. It is a Jacqueline de Jonge pattern with a difficulty level of 6.

I made a mistake purchasing this pattern it is much to hard for me and has been nothing but frustrating. It may not look too bad in the photo, but there are many troublesome areas. I can't even get the next piece sewn on because things are so out of line. Not to mention folds in the material from the circle piecing and areas that will never lay flat.

I put it away for over a year and a half and have just now pulled it out to finish it, but I am again completely frustrated by it because I lack the skills to complete it.

Can I have permission to stop on this quilt? It is no longer fun. Quilting is suppose to be fun and relaxing and a way to unwind. If I am getting no enjoyment from this project, can I use the rest of the fabric in another quilt and just stop with the frustration?

This is the first time I have ever considered not finishing a project.

Elise

It's beautiful. May I recommend a Craftsy class by Peggy Martin, or see if you can find some of her videos for free. I think you will find her information very helpful for paper piecing. Do not give up. Just work on small pieces at a time. In the end you will be beyond happy with your progress and accomplishment. I learned a great deal from the Craftsy class and was able to make two quilts using her methods.

01-18-2019, 02:40 PM

#64

KwiltyKahy

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Originally Posted by Ellen 1

Elise, not all is lost...........don't throw it out!! Get a larger piece of fabric (finished size for a wall hanging perhaps???). A solid color that complements the piecing you have already done. Lay this finished part on top of the large piece, in the lower corner, (as it is.......no need to finish the curved area at the top) and stitch it down. No need to finish the edges. :-).....add some of the "parts" that you have worked on but are not complete (or even a finished circle???) then add them in various places in the blank area...........ta-da...........you have just completed a modern quilt!!!! And it will be DONE.......And it will be beautiful. And you will be happy that you finished this quilt!!! And you will be on to the next project that you can relax with.

I have it pictured in my head......lay the unfinished parts a bit wonky here and there. Don't need a lot of them. Quilt denseley and the quilting density should be consistent. Ellen

I am picturing it in my head, too and I think it would be outstanding.

01-18-2019, 03:14 PM

#65

Watson

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If you're truly sick of this thing, ditch it. It may have cost you blood, sweat and tears to get to this point and you may not want someone else to finish it, (Sorry Peckish.), you may just want it gone and that's OK.

I started a cat collage once that I toiled over. Finally took the entire thing of the wall and threw it in the garbage. I felt a lot better afterwards.

So, do what you think is best, but whatever that turns out to be, don't feel guilty over it.

Watson

01-18-2019, 05:02 PM

#66

manygifts

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You could put a nice frame around a part you really like, batting underneath, and have it be a modern art piece. It would win a ribbon! Your work is beautiful! Love all your colors! You can even have more than one framed piece. There is great potential in your work, even if you want to be finished with it! Good luck!

01-31-2019, 08:49 AM

#67

Donnamarie

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You done a beautiful job so far. You could just finish it off with as far as you've gone and make a wall hanging out of it. But if its that frustrating, please, please do not just toss it. Pass it on to someone who will finish it. It will make someone happy for sure.

01-31-2019, 06:08 PM

#68

Cattitude

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wow that is one intimidating looking pattern! When I took up quilting I thought that because I was an accomplished seamstress that I could just jump in....didn't take a class or use any online resources. It was a Le Moyne Star for my sister to duplicate a quilt my parents received as a wedding gift. I knew I wasn't sewing a 1/4" seam but figured as long as they were all the same it was all good. Ok stop laughing. 49 blocks. Into a box for two years because I couldn't throw them away. Then saw an article and some brilliant quilter was taking work she wasn't happy with and making them into very modern and abstract looking wedding ring quilt. Ahha! I thought...I can do this too! Then I opened the box.....I had forgotten how horribly misshapen they were! Into the garbage then and there and yes it felt wonderful!

01-31-2019, 08:27 PM

#69

zozee

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Quote:

Originally Posted by themadpatter

That is really beautiful. Are you doing regular piecing, or paper piecing? It looks like it would be easier to foundation pp. Of course I haven't done it yet, so I could very well be hallucinating. It happens even on the best of forums, amirite??

Girl, to paraphrase Paul Simon:

The problem is all inside your head she said to me.
The answer is easy if you take it logically.
I'd like to help you in your struggle to be free-
There must be fifty ways to ditch your W I P.
Just dump that W I P, and set yourself free.

If I've done nothing else, I've given you an earworm to keep you company.

You cracked me up!!! I honestly laughed out loud!

01-31-2019, 08:32 PM

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zozee

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If it were me, I'd send it to Peckish. That way it's out of your hair, out of your sight, out of your life. But it's really beautiful to others of us who have not gotten sick of working on it. I did throw one small top in the trash because it was getting uglier by the square! Ha. I bought the fabric, it was mine to do with as I chose. I chose the garbage. You certainly could choose likewise, but really, this one is worth giving to someone who wants it--Peckish.

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