Disappointed in current sewing project
09-10-2011, 07:57 AM
#121
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I certainly love the colors you've chosen and I like the quilt - I think the light goes best, but to each his own choice, but do not toss it away - if it really bugs you too bad, even down the road when you get to finishing it - give it to someone close to you as a gift - like someone in a nursing home, or a favorite grandmother, grandfather - a gift from you would be precious, and you'd no longer have to look at it and they'd cherish it - just cause it came from you.
09-10-2011, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by collydolly
I wondered if anyone else has ever been disappointed in a project they were working on? I'm fairly new to quilting and to the board (I read it every day!) I started a quilt with fabric that has been in my stash for awhile. I thought it was a no brainer because all the fabric came from one line and co-ordinates nicely. I have all the blocks made and spread it out on the floor and I don't like it at all! I thought it might be the color of the setting triangles around the outside edge so I went and bought new fabric for that and replaced them but I still don't like it. There's just something about it and I can't quite put my finger on it. Now I don't even want to finish sewing it together. I want to move on to my next quilt but feel guilty about wasting fabric and leaving it unfinished.
09-10-2011, 08:17 AM
#123
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Many of my quilts have done this to me and I'm just sure it isn't going to turn out, but I don't quit I just keep going and they always turn into beauties. I love what you've done so far and with others suggestions and trusting yourself yours will be beautiful too. DON'T GIVE UP YOU CAN DO IT
09-10-2011, 08:25 AM
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I like it with the dark added. In the lower left side there are two squares in which the corners meet. The fabric is a dark print. It is the only one in which the corners meet. Could that be what is throwing it off? I actually like it with the corners meeting.
09-10-2011, 08:26 AM
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I'm OCD and no matter what I'm doing, I can't start something else without completing what I'm working on currently (with the exception of Deay Jane). I don't know why I've gotton this nutty. LOL
09-10-2011, 08:28 AM
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I could be wrong, but I'll bet you chose one of those prints as a "theme" fabric. Sometimes when I do that, it turns out to be the ONE fabric that's wrong. Try taking out the one you LOVE the most and see what you think. Add more of that magenta!
09-10-2011, 08:33 AM
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Been where you are! Actually, the quilt is pretty! For my taste I probably prefer the lighter triangles but don't stop there. Try tucking different fabrics along the outside to use as a border and see what they do. Also, if you have enough of one of the prints, see how you like them in some of the triangles or as a border. Keep playing. You might just find that a fabric that almost makes no sense is the one that says "YES!"
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