MargeD

All is not lost. If I were you I would replace the strip by appliqueing the correct colors in the strip, then repeat some of the quilting. I had to do something similar once when making my very first commission quilt, as for some unknown reason some of the black triangles on the roman stripe quilt developed holes. I "fixed" the quilt by appliqueing black triangles over the "holey" ones, then, quilted over it with the diagonal lines I had used to quilt that quilt. Fortunately, I managed to correct the problem and the person who commissioned the quilt was happy, but I was so embarrassed that this happened, as it had never happened before or since. Your quilt is beautiful, thanks for sharing.

Lady Diana

You have nine squares to replace.....sew a strip that matches your squares...I count about 9...sew the entire strip.
I would unsew that portion of the strip..the nine squares...along with the quilting. I know. lots of trouble...but if you are entering it in a show, then you need to do this. Then hand sew the strip on one side, RST..not through batting, then flip and hand sew the ends and other side. Then turn your quilt over and quilt in the holes from your quilting.
that is what I would do...but I am a perfectionist...what can I say. Best wishes.

BettyGee

GrammaNan said it and I most sincerely agree, for what that's worth. On a positive note, your quilt is beautiful.

Marich52

For a show I think you would have to replace the area. I have had to do a fix in the middle of a panto. I drew the panto pattern over the area and did it on my domestic. Otherwise an applique would look good....a bird or palm tree? Only because it looks like sand formations to me.
Good luck...it is beautiful.
Marilyn

Cogito

Perfect. I will definitely adopt this practice. Thanks for sharing.

deedum

Now that is some great advice! Imperfections! I love it!

Cindy60545

Well, you've gotten some very good ideas here. This just happened to me also, except it wasn't quilted yet. But the top was all in one piece. Somehow I chose the wrong color for the hearth in some log cabin blocks. They wound up being too light for the project. So I got out my Inktense pencils & Versatex medium & colored them til I got a more acceptable color. Problem fixed.

pal

Your quilt is magnificent! If the quilt is for you, how about finding beautiful monogram letters and embroidering them on. I guess this would only work if the placement is correct.

w1613s

When I started making things I was often very disappointed in the outcome. Interestingly, others were very pleased. I thought they were being kind, supportive, etc. Then I paid attention to how I responded when looking at what others had made/done as opposed to how they responded as being the maker(s). Epiphany! They, the see-ers, only had what went into their eyes and the emotions what I made evoked in them. I, the maker, had what I intended and what I saw as well as my emotions experienced while I made it.

What it all seems to boil down to is that if you made it and see it, you see how you intended it to look. If you made it and I see it, I see how it looks.

I hope that's clear. A rather long explanation of the old "eye of the beholder" saying.

The business about competitions is another thing altogether. Another thing I've noticed is that people have differing definitions for the concept of "winning" and everyone has varying "prizes."

One last thing while I am impersonating the font of everything. Sometimes the fix is worse than the problem. Guess how I know that one. :-)

Hugs,

Pat

rexie

I would leave it alone and call it "The Sands of Time in an Imperfect World".