Confession--I'm Being Tempted by a Bad Idea!

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09-13-2011, 11:36 AM

#81

quilt gramma

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Join Date: Mar 2011

Location: Vancouver Island , BC, Canada

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Funny i have thought to do the same thing before but was scared it would not work out. I have fabric pens so now i know if worst comes to worst i can use them .Thanks everyone .

09-13-2011, 11:56 AM

#82

anniebannanny

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Location: Pennsylvania and Florida Snowbird

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My experience has been once a quilt is washed all the little mistakes disappear and the quilt takes on a life of it's own.

09-13-2011, 12:10 PM

#83

Sandra in Minnesota

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I've done it too.

09-13-2011, 12:10 PM

#84

Sandra in Minnesota

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I've done it too.

09-13-2011, 12:12 PM

#85

sammie

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Join Date: Jul 2011

Location: texas

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I have done and thought to myself "my aren't I creatived"...... *LOL*

09-13-2011, 12:59 PM

#86

BarbaraSue

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Location: near Peoria Illinois

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sonds like a great tool for the job to me. go for it, and tell no one. they'll never know.

09-13-2011, 01:38 PM

#87

MsLoriAnn

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Join Date: Jul 2011

Location: Eastern Iowa

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I've done this when mending. If I have white thread and mending blue jeans, (and I'm in a hurry), I just color the thread.

09-13-2011, 02:06 PM

#88

pstrwife

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Location: Montrose, Michigan

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Yooper32

Been there, done that.

I say go for it. What the heck.

09-13-2011, 02:20 PM

#89

purrfectquilts

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Join Date: Oct 2010

Posts: 853

Quote:

Originally Posted by canuckninepatch

I know I'm going to sound like the quilt police, and everyone's going to hate me, but I find that it doesn't take that much time to rip out that little bit here and there, and redo it, and you'll be so much happier in the long run. Think about the time it takes to make a little sample, try out the markers, heat set them, wash and dry them.......you'd have all those less than perfect areas resewn before you did all that!!!! C9P

This would be me.