Need help salvaging this ugly quilt
12-23-2017, 03:19 PM
#41
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I bought a Robert Kauffman layer cake package thinking if all the colors are from the same designer and already sorted as a grouping, how could I go wrong? Well this is definitely wrong. I didn't like it from the time I started putting it together. But it was the first time I ever used solids and thought if I persisted, it would get better and that when finished, my talented LAer would be able to add magic to give it interest and texture. But when I saw it spread over my friend's queen size bed to see how it would fit the size, I absolutely hated it... I have started taking it apart. But is there anything I can do with the blocks to make it better. Separately the colors are nice. Together they just don't seem to work.
The intended recipient wants something with teal -- has teal and brown bedroom.
The intended recipient wants something with teal -- has teal and brown bedroom.
12-23-2017, 06:10 PM
#42
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I also think it would help to break up this quilt into sections divided by the same color. It needs some cohesion and this might be the way. Good luck and I am looking to see what you do. I also agree that quilting a solid quilt changes the whole look.
12-24-2017, 06:58 AM
#46
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Jack and I are not on good enough terms for me to take apart a whole quilt, you could do sashing w/o inviting Jack to the party, just cut the quilt and add the sashing. Just don't cut on the square seams, something like this.
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You could rearrange the large squares before reassembling if you like also.
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You could rearrange the large squares before reassembling if you like also.
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