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Posted by dealer83 on November 5, 2009, 12:09 pm
I started working on a warm wishes quilt, picked out some nice fabric
and thought I had them very well co-ordinated. I'm about halfway done
piecing the top and it's ugly, not slightly off, plain down right
ugly. The fabric colors that looked so good together on bolts, look
dreadful the further I get along with it. O.k. what do you do?
Finish it up and make it a charity quilt, just put it away and take
the loss of money spent on the cloth, or what? I can't imagine taking
apart all I have done so far to re-use the cuts in another project.
I'm venting and am curious to see what you long time quilters do when
you get a dud. Donna
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Posted by Michelle C. on November 5, 2009, 12:33 pm
dealer83 wrote:
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> I started working on a warm wishes quilt, picked out some nice fabric
> and thought I had them very well co-ordinated. I'm about halfway done
> piecing the top and it's ugly, not slightly off, plain down right
> ugly. The fabric colors that looked so good together on bolts, look
> dreadful the further I get along with it. O.k. what do you do?
> Finish it up and make it a charity quilt, just put it away and take
> the loss of money spent on the cloth, or what? I can't imagine taking
> apart all I have done so far to re-use the cuts in another project.
> I'm venting and am curious to see what you long time quilters do when
> you get a dud. Donna
First off, you need to post a picture so we can determine if it truly is
"ugly". :-)
Best regards,
Michelle in Nevada
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Posted by Polly Esther on November 5, 2009, 12:50 pm
I simply plod on. Always, always, when I think a quilt is a dud, somebody
falls in love with it and carries it away. I made a red/black/white crib
quilt a few years back. Sounded good to begin with but got uglier with
every stitch. When my sister-in-law welcomed her first grandbaby son, I
gave her the choice of any of a dozen or so. You guessed it. She picked
the one I thought was ugly. Keep going. Somebody will think it's
wonderful. Polly
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Posted by Roberta on November 5, 2009, 12:56 pm
Sometimes the quilting changes everything! Truly! Show us a picture,
please. You can do a lot with e.g. variegated thread in a
complimentary color, rather densely quilted. It's a bit like
overglazing a painting, makes the colors just work together a little
better.
Roberta in D
On Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:33:03 -0800, "Michelle C."
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>dealer83 wrote:
>> I started working on a warm wishes quilt, picked out some nice fabric
>> and thought I had them very well co-ordinated. I'm about halfway done
>> piecing the top and it's ugly, not slightly off, plain down right
>> ugly. The fabric colors that looked so good together on bolts, look
>> dreadful the further I get along with it. O.k. what do you do?
>> Finish it up and make it a charity quilt, just put it away and take
>> the loss of money spent on the cloth, or what? I can't imagine taking
>> apart all I have done so far to re-use the cuts in another project.
>> I'm venting and am curious to see what you long time quilters do when
>> you get a dud. Donna
>First off, you need to post a picture so we can determine if it truly is
>"ugly". :-)
>Best regards,
>Michelle in Nevada
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Posted by Donna in Idaho on November 5, 2009, 12:44 pm
Give it to a charity (like Project Linus!) for a kid who will probably love
the quilt. Kids and adults don't always agree on what's ugly.
Story:
Several years ago one of our Project Linus chapters was given a purple,
white, and brown afghan that the coordinator thought was really ugly. When
she made a blanket delivery to the local hospital (back when we could
personally give blankets to the kids, now with privacy laws we don't get to
do that much anymore) the purple, white, and brown afghan was the first one
chosen. The little boy that chose it said it looked like a peanut butter
and jelly sandwich!
Donna in SW Idaho
Project Linus coordinator
Boise/SW Idaho/ E Oregon
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>I started working on a warm wishes quilt, picked out some nice fabric
> and thought I had them very well co-ordinated. I'm about halfway done
> piecing the top and it's ugly, not slightly off, plain down right
> ugly. The fabric colors that looked so good together on bolts, look
> dreadful the further I get along with it. O.k. what do you do?
> Finish it up and make it a charity quilt, just put it away and take
> the loss of money spent on the cloth, or what? I can't imagine taking
> apart all I have done so far to re-use the cuts in another project.
> I'm venting and am curious to see what you long time quilters do when
> you get a dud. Donna
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> and thought I had them very well co-ordinated. I'm about halfway done
> piecing the top and it's ugly, not slightly off, plain down right
> ugly. The fabric colors that looked so good together on bolts, look
> dreadful the further I get along with it. O.k. what do you do?
> Finish it up and make it a charity quilt, just put it away and take
> the loss of money spent on the cloth, or what? I can't imagine taking
> apart all I have done so far to re-use the cuts in another project.
> I'm venting and am curious to see what you long time quilters do when
> you get a dud. Donna