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They are just awful - what to do?
So, today I ran across stacks of quilt blocks I'd stitched when I first
started. They are AWFUL. Truly (gulp) um, well, there is no way to say it politely: they are awful. Dreadful. Sigh. The lines are wavy, the points don't match, the colors are combined in a way only a beginner would, the sizes are varied (aren't supposed to be mind you) and some of the fabrics were dreadful. And I was really so very proud of these. BUT, there a lot of them. And I can't bring myself to just toss them, but well, what have you done that might work for me? http://www.janice142.com/Temp/Blocks.jpg There are almost 60 of them, split about 1/2 and 1/2 between the darker ones and the washed out pastels.... They are all hand-stitched, and mostly somewhere around 6" -- as before, the measurements were, um, not exact. What would you do if you wanted to rescue them? J janice142 on eBay http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/janice142/ |
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They are just awful - what to do?
Make a dog or cat quilt or several and send them to Jill for her critters.
-- Alice in NJ, Royal Cybrarian http://www.ourcyberfamily.us/ "Just about the time a woman thinks her work is done, she becomes a grandmother." Edward H. Dreschnack "janice142" wrote in message oups.com... : So, today I ran across stacks of quilt blocks I'd stitched when I first : started. They are AWFUL. Truly (gulp) um, well, there is no way to say : it politely: they are awful. Dreadful. Sigh. : : The lines are wavy, the points don't match, the colors are combined in : a way only a beginner would, the sizes are varied (aren't supposed to : be mind you) and some of the fabrics were dreadful. And I was really so : very proud of these. : : BUT, there a lot of them. And I can't bring myself to just toss them, : but well, what have you done that might work for me? : : http://www.janice142.com/Temp/Blocks.jpg : : There are almost 60 of them, split about 1/2 and 1/2 between the darker : ones and the washed out pastels.... They are all hand-stitched, and : mostly somewhere around 6" -- as before, the measurements were, um, not : exact. : : What would you do if you wanted to rescue them? : : J : janice142 on eBay : http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/janice142/ : |
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They are just awful - what to do?
AliceW wrote: Make a dog or cat quilt or several and send them to Jill for her critters. You could just send them in their current condition -- that's what I did with some that I found in similiar condition -- the animals wont' care, they'll love them anyway. Tricia |
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They are just awful - what to do?
So, today I ran across stacks of quilt blocks I'd stitched when
I first started. They are AWFUL. http://www.janice142.com/Temp/Blocks.jpg What would you do if you wanted to rescue them? The main problem is the choice of colours, lots of things that don't work together. Overdye them all intense green. The resulting variations will harmonize reasonably well. If your blocks are too uneven in size you can fudge the discrepancies if you sash them (plain saturated red or blue, say). If they're near enough the right size or can be trimmed to the same size, assemble a top first. If they're undyable synthetics you're stuck, but at least you've learned a lot of block types. ============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk ============== Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660 4760 http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/ for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 |
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They are just awful - what to do?
I see some lovelies there. Maybe add a 3 inch border in a neutral color and
then trim all blocks to a uniform size and make crib/lap quilts and either keep or donate the completed quilts to Project Linus or something similar. -- Mary (Idaho to Oregon via Montana) http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948 "janice142" wrote in message oups.com... : So, today I ran across stacks of quilt blocks I'd stitched when I first : started. They are AWFUL. Truly (gulp) um, well, there is no way to say : it politely: they are awful. Dreadful. Sigh. : : The lines are wavy, the points don't match, the colors are combined in : a way only a beginner would, the sizes are varied (aren't supposed to : be mind you) and some of the fabrics were dreadful. And I was really so : very proud of these. : : BUT, there a lot of them. And I can't bring myself to just toss them, : but well, what have you done that might work for me? : : http://www.janice142.com/Temp/Blocks.jpg : : There are almost 60 of them, split about 1/2 and 1/2 between the darker : ones and the washed out pastels.... They are all hand-stitched, and : mostly somewhere around 6" -- as before, the measurements were, um, not : exact. : : What would you do if you wanted to rescue them? : : J : janice142 on eBay : http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/janice142/ : |
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They are just awful - what to do?
OK. You asked, so here's what I would do with them --
First, you really need to go shopping ;-) Get a couple of yards of some truly yummy fabric. Keep it sort of simple (no cabbage roses or huge splashy parrots). Maybe a marble in your favorite color, or a quiet batik or a tone on tone in a lovely jewel color. But yummy. Then sew borders on *all* the blocks -- at least 3" wide, maybe 4". Not all the borders need to be the same width; even on the same block they needn't be. Next take a square ruler -- an 8.5" or (preferably) a 9.5" and trim the blocks all to the same size ...BUT ... here's the kicker ... tip them all cattywampus so none of the blocks are quilt on the square, nor quite on point. Tip some one way, tip others the other way, make them as different as possible. [This makes any unmatched points *inside* the blocks almost look like they are done on purpose ;-)] Last, either set them alternating with plain blocks of the same color as the block borders, or a contrasting color, or a narrow sashing of the same or a contrasting color. Bet you love the resulting top; but if not, either finish it for a charity quilt or send it to Jill. Either way you will have learned a lot from the experience. I personally would finish the resulting top and use it for a snuggle quilt or a car or picnic quilt. After all, any "mistakes" in it are *your* learning experiences, right? As a total last resort, send me the blocks and I will do the above -- reading this back made me want to try a quilt like that. Anne in CA -- off to search out my learning blocks ... annerudolph AT comcast DOT net "It's not having what you want; it's wanting what you've got." -- Sheryl Crow http://community.webshots.com/user/annerudolph3 http://www.frappr.com/rctq janice142 wrote: So, today I ran across stacks of quilt blocks I'd stitched when I first started. They are AWFUL. Truly (gulp) um, well, there is no way to say it politely: they are awful. Dreadful. Sigh. The lines are wavy, the points don't match, the colors are combined in a way only a beginner would, the sizes are varied (aren't supposed to be mind you) and some of the fabrics were dreadful. And I was really so very proud of these. BUT, there a lot of them. And I can't bring myself to just toss them, but well, what have you done that might work for me? http://www.janice142.com/Temp/Blocks.jpg There are almost 60 of them, split about 1/2 and 1/2 between the darker ones and the washed out pastels.... They are all hand-stitched, and mostly somewhere around 6" -- as before, the measurements were, um, not exact. What would you do if you wanted to rescue them? J janice142 on eBay http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/janice142/ |
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They are just awful - what to do?
i see some nice blocks there too.
they seem to be a few diff types of fabrics. how bout taking those that have similar fabs in them, sash those and border and see how they look then. might be a few smaller quilts either for babys or small children in womens refuge who would love them. seems a shame to just toss them out. quilts always come with such love sewn into them. some of those women and kids are sadly lacking in love and could well use some. cheers, jeanne -- san-fran at ihug dot co dot nz nzlstar on yahoo msg'r http://community.webshots.com/user/nzlstar http://community.webshots.com/user/VirtualQuilting "WOK- the ancient art" "maryd" wrote... I see some lovelies there. Maybe add a 3 inch border in a neutral color and then trim all blocks to a uniform size and make crib/lap quilts and either keep or donate the completed quilts to Project Linus or something similar. -- Mary (Idaho to Oregon via Montana) http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948 |
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They are just awful - what to do?
Janice, it takes forever for this computer to bring in a picture but I went
to see how awful 'just awful' was. They are not awful, they're just not very friendly with each other. Anne has such a good idea. Why don't you sift out either the pastel ones or the brights and make a crib quilt? I'm betting the plan will work so well that you make two of them. Polly "Anne in CA" wrote in message ... OK. You asked, so here's what I would do with them -- First, you really need to go shopping ;-) Get a couple of yards of some truly yummy fabric. Keep it sort of simple (no cabbage roses or huge splashy parrots). Maybe a marble in your favorite color, or a quiet batik or a tone on tone in a lovely jewel color. But yummy. Then sew borders on *all* the blocks -- at least 3" wide, maybe 4". Not all the borders need to be the same width; even on the same block they needn't be. Next take a square ruler -- an 8.5" or (preferably) a 9.5" and trim the blocks all to the same size ...BUT ... here's the kicker ... tip them all cattywampus so none of the blocks are quilt on the square, nor quite on point. Tip some one way, tip others the other way, make them as different as possible. [This makes any unmatched points *inside* the blocks almost look like they are done on purpose ;-)] Last, either set them alternating with plain blocks of the same color as the block borders, or a contrasting color, or a narrow sashing of the same or a contrasting color. Bet you love the resulting top; but if not, either finish it for a charity quilt or send it to Jill. Either way you will have learned a lot from the experience. I personally would finish the resulting top and use it for a snuggle quilt or a car or picnic quilt. After all, any "mistakes" in it are *your* learning experiences, right? As a total last resort, send me the blocks and I will do the above -- reading this back made me want to try a quilt like that. Anne in CA -- off to search out my learning blocks ... annerudolph AT comcast DOT net "It's not having what you want; it's wanting what you've got." -- Sheryl Crow http://community.webshots.com/user/annerudolph3 http://www.frappr.com/rctq janice142 wrote: So, today I ran across stacks of quilt blocks I'd stitched when I first started. They are AWFUL. Truly (gulp) um, well, there is no way to say it politely: they are awful. Dreadful. Sigh. The lines are wavy, the points don't match, the colors are combined in a way only a beginner would, the sizes are varied (aren't supposed to be mind you) and some of the fabrics were dreadful. And I was really so very proud of these. BUT, there a lot of them. And I can't bring myself to just toss them, but well, what have you done that might work for me? http://www.janice142.com/Temp/Blocks.jpg There are almost 60 of them, split about 1/2 and 1/2 between the darker ones and the washed out pastels.... They are all hand-stitched, and mostly somewhere around 6" -- as before, the measurements were, um, not exact. What would you do if you wanted to rescue them? J janice142 on eBay http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/janice142/ |
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They are just awful - what to do?
make lap quilts or baby quilts and send them to a linus or Pakistan quilt
project. They really need warm covers Mim "janice142" wrote in message oups.com... So, today I ran across stacks of quilt blocks I'd stitched when I first started. They are AWFUL. Truly (gulp) um, well, there is no way to say it politely: they are awful. Dreadful. Sigh. The lines are wavy, the points don't match, the colors are combined in a way only a beginner would, the sizes are varied (aren't supposed to be mind you) and some of the fabrics were dreadful. And I was really so very proud of these. BUT, there a lot of them. And I can't bring myself to just toss them, but well, what have you done that might work for me? http://www.janice142.com/Temp/Blocks.jpg There are almost 60 of them, split about 1/2 and 1/2 between the darker ones and the washed out pastels.... They are all hand-stitched, and mostly somewhere around 6" -- as before, the measurements were, um, not exact. What would you do if you wanted to rescue them? J janice142 on eBay http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/janice142/ |
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They are just awful - what to do?
And there are still people on the Mississippi coast waiting to hear from
their insurance companies and they are sleeping in tents. The First Baptist Church in Pascagoula has a distribution center. Polly "miriam "mim" spencer" wrote make lap quilts or baby quilts and send them to a linus or Pakistan quilt project. They really need warm covers |
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