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Posted by Sunny on October 16, 2009, 9:38 pm
I've made a baby quilt for good friends. It's bright and beautiful and
I will be sad to see it leave my sewing room. I started quilting it
and it's taken a bit of time because my hands keep giving me a bit of
trouble. So I'm nearly done, nearly ready to bind and maybe gift the
thing before the baby is walking (maybe) and I stopped and took a
long, long look. The quilting is not pretty on the back. The front is
so gorgeous. I worked with the sunflowers and little boxes and the
like. The back is not pretty. No eyelashes, just.... not what I
wanted. I usually just quilt baby quilts with a big meander or wavy
lines. I wanted this one to be special. I'm sadly considering trying
to find another fabric I like for a backing and putting a thin flannel
between the current back and the new back and just tacking that on.
What do you think? I'm a bit depressed about this. (Ok, having a down
few days...... stuff, you know?) And I don't know if I'm making a big
deal out of nothing. What do you think? http://www.flickr.com/photos/onetexsun/
And just so you know, the images were scanned and they are NOT good
color. Also, everything is flattened so you can't tell the texture. I
will be putting a photo of the quilt up in a day or two. It should
look better. But what about the back?
Sunny
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Posted by Trixie on October 16, 2009, 9:53 pm
Are we talking about the green and white check? I know the feeling of not
liking the back of a quilt (only too well), but it looks fine. You should
wash the quilt and send it on to its lucky recipient.
Trixie
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> I've made a baby quilt for good friends. It's bright and beautiful and
> I will be sad to see it leave my sewing room. I started quilting it
> and it's taken a bit of time because my hands keep giving me a bit of
> trouble. So I'm nearly done, nearly ready to bind and maybe gift the
> thing before the baby is walking (maybe) and I stopped and took a
> long, long look. The quilting is not pretty on the back. The front is
> so gorgeous. I worked with the sunflowers and little boxes and the
> like. The back is not pretty. No eyelashes, just.... not what I
> wanted. I usually just quilt baby quilts with a big meander or wavy
> lines. I wanted this one to be special. I'm sadly considering trying
> to find another fabric I like for a backing and putting a thin flannel
> between the current back and the new back and just tacking that on.
> What do you think? I'm a bit depressed about this. (Ok, having a down
> few days...... stuff, you know?) And I don't know if I'm making a big
> deal out of nothing. What do you think?
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/onetexsun/
> And just so you know, the images were scanned and they are NOT good
> color. Also, everything is flattened so you can't tell the texture. I
> will be putting a photo of the quilt up in a day or two. It should
> look better. But what about the back?
> Sunny
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Posted by Julia in MN on October 16, 2009, 10:18 pm
It looks okay to me. Finish binding it and give it away. Babies aren't
fussy or critical.
Julia in MN
Sunny wrote:
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> I've made a baby quilt for good friends. It's bright and beautiful and
> I will be sad to see it leave my sewing room. I started quilting it
> and it's taken a bit of time because my hands keep giving me a bit of
> trouble. So I'm nearly done, nearly ready to bind and maybe gift the
> thing before the baby is walking (maybe) and I stopped and took a
> long, long look. The quilting is not pretty on the back. The front is
> so gorgeous. I worked with the sunflowers and little boxes and the
> like. The back is not pretty. No eyelashes, just.... not what I
> wanted. I usually just quilt baby quilts with a big meander or wavy
> lines. I wanted this one to be special. I'm sadly considering trying
> to find another fabric I like for a backing and putting a thin flannel
> between the current back and the new back and just tacking that on.
> What do you think? I'm a bit depressed about this. (Ok, having a down
> few days...... stuff, you know?) And I don't know if I'm making a big
> deal out of nothing. What do you think? http://www.flickr.com/photos/onetexsun/
> And just so you know, the images were scanned and they are NOT good
> color. Also, everything is flattened so you can't tell the texture. I
> will be putting a photo of the quilt up in a day or two. It should
> look better. But what about the back?
>
> Sunny
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Posted by Polly Esther on October 16, 2009, 10:50 pm
Now, Now, NOW, Sunny. Do you know what tots do with their quilts? They
hurl recycled spinach on them, they chew off the rims, dry the dog, make a
Batman cape and a tent over the coffee table.
To add to the insult, Daddy 'helps', pours a cup of bleach on the dry
quilt and washes it in hot water.
I just finished one that has some little tucky pleats on the backing.
Just a few.
They don't please me but it will really and truly never matter.
You weren't hoping they would box your quilt in acid-free tissue and send it
to a museum, were you? Polly
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Posted by Gen on October 16, 2009, 11:35 pm
I doubt the baby would be bothered by it. However, I understand how you
feel. I actually had a quilting instructor tell us if we didn't like the
back, put on a false back-which is what you're thinking about. Do you have a
fairly busy print available now? If so, just put it on the back. I don't
know that I'd add flannel between the backs. That might make it way too
heavy for a little one, plus if you use a busy fabric, the original
shouldn't show through.
Gen
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> I've made a baby quilt for good friends. It's bright and beautiful and
> I will be sad to see it leave my sewing room. I started quilting it
> and it's taken a bit of time because my hands keep giving me a bit of
> trouble. So I'm nearly done, nearly ready to bind and maybe gift the
> thing before the baby is walking (maybe) and I stopped and took a
> long, long look. The quilting is not pretty on the back. The front is
> so gorgeous. I worked with the sunflowers and little boxes and the
> like. The back is not pretty. No eyelashes, just.... not what I
> wanted. I usually just quilt baby quilts with a big meander or wavy
> lines. I wanted this one to be special. I'm sadly considering trying
> to find another fabric I like for a backing and putting a thin flannel
> between the current back and the new back and just tacking that on.
> What do you think? I'm a bit depressed about this. (Ok, having a down
> few days...... stuff, you know?) And I don't know if I'm making a big
> deal out of nothing. What do you think?
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/onetexsun/
> And just so you know, the images were scanned and they are NOT good
> color. Also, everything is flattened so you can't tell the texture. I
> will be putting a photo of the quilt up in a day or two. It should
> look better. But what about the back?
> Sunny
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> I will be sad to see it leave my sewing room. I started quilting it
> and it's taken a bit of time because my hands keep giving me a bit of
> trouble. So I'm nearly done, nearly ready to bind and maybe gift the
> thing before the baby is walking (maybe) and I stopped and took a
> long, long look. The quilting is not pretty on the back. The front is
> so gorgeous. I worked with the sunflowers and little boxes and the
> like. The back is not pretty. No eyelashes, just.... not what I
> wanted. I usually just quilt baby quilts with a big meander or wavy
> lines. I wanted this one to be special. I'm sadly considering trying
> to find another fabric I like for a backing and putting a thin flannel
> between the current back and the new back and just tacking that on.
> What do you think? I'm a bit depressed about this. (Ok, having a down
> few days...... stuff, you know?) And I don't know if I'm making a big
> deal out of nothing. What do you think?
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/onetexsun/
> And just so you know, the images were scanned and they are NOT good
> color. Also, everything is flattened so you can't tell the texture. I
> will be putting a photo of the quilt up in a day or two. It should
> look better. But what about the back?
> Sunny