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Anyone else insist on making an easy project into a major project?

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Old 11-17-2010, 06:51 PM
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What is wrong with me??? I always seem to make every quilt more difficult than it started out. I am doing a fairly easy quilt right now, hexagons with small triangles on all sides, sewn in rows. I want to hand quilt it so I planned on doing ivory borders, to match the triangles, and do some detailed quilting. I have recently started thinking about hand appliqueing the border, it just seems perfect for this quilt. That means it won't be done for quite awhile, and I am so anxious to have something to start quilting on. Last year I wanted to make my daughter a christmas quilt since it was her first year with her new husband. I was already working on a intricate quilt for my oldest son who had gotten married 9 months before her, so I knew it had to be an easy pattern. I found perfect fabrics, infact too many "perfect" fabrics, I ended up making two quilt tops and made it reversable. Why can't I seem to do something easy?
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Old 11-17-2010, 06:53 PM
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It isn't as much fun to take the easy route LOL
Sorry, but I am guilty of doing the same thing :roll: :D:D:D
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Old 11-17-2010, 06:59 PM
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Old 11-17-2010, 07:04 PM
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For me, it depends who it is for and what I really want it to like. I have been guilty of doing the same thing...
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Old 11-17-2010, 07:08 PM
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It is just the Creative Genius in us as Quilters!! Every point has a silver lining!!
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Old 11-17-2010, 07:08 PM
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Don't feel guilty. It's what you feel drawn to do. It's your creativity coming out. Just do your best!
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Old 11-17-2010, 07:10 PM
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Personally, doing hexagons with small triangles on the side, doesn't sound like an "easy" project, one main reason I don't do hexagons. LOL
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Old 11-17-2010, 07:12 PM
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Me too !!! when I made a quilt for my son and DIL I chose tulip designs -- Roses would have been so mush easier to find. 48 different tulips??? took me 6 months to find. -- I like to be challenged !!! Good for you
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U mean ur not supposed to make things harder and more detailed than what u had planned???
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Because you love the challenge!
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