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Posted by Michelle C. on November 6, 2009, 2:49 pm
What a cool story, Donna! Peanut butter and jelly. :-) Sometimes I
wish I still I had the "vision" I had as a kid.
Best regards,
Michelle in Nevada
Donna in Idaho wrote:
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> 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
>
>> 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 Donna in Idaho on November 5, 2009, 12:45 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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Posted by amy in CNY on November 5, 2009, 12:50 pm
I'm with Michelle...post a picture, one quilter's ugly is another's
beautiful.
amy in CNy
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Posted by Ruby on November 5, 2009, 1:41 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
>
Just started reading the group
I know what you mean. I picked some lovely blues and now it is known as
that blue quilt, which is partially pieced but looks like nothing. i
have thought of making it into several baby quilts to donate, as it
looks better in smaller bits.
I did a stack and wack fan quilt, once I got the fans pieced they looked
totally out of place with what I had chosen for background so got new
background fabric. I find it very hard to picture fabric on the bolt in
quilt form. It looks so different when cut , then again when pieced.
sometimes machine pattern quilting can dress it up.
Good luck.
Ruby
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Posted by Patti on November 5, 2009, 1:50 pm
Welcome to the group, Ruby.
Hope we'll meet often from now on.
Do tell us what you like making and a little bit about yourself, so we
can get to feel we know you.
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>Just started reading the group
>I know what you mean. I picked some lovely blues and now it is known
>as that blue quilt, which is partially pieced but looks like nothing.
>i have thought of making it into several baby quilts to donate, as it
>looks better in smaller bits.
>I did a stack and wack fan quilt, once I got the fans pieced they
>looked totally out of place with what I had chosen for background so
>got new background fabric. I find it very hard to picture fabric on the
>bolt in quilt form. It looks so different when cut , then again when
>pieced. sometimes machine pattern quilting can dress it up.
>Good luck.
>Ruby
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Best Regards
pat on the hill
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> 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
>
>> 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
>
>