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Opinions needed quick -- it's not pretty
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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Opinions needed quick -- it's not pretty
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 "Sunny" wrote in message ... 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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Opinions needed quick -- it's not pretty
It looks okay to me. Finish binding it and give it away. Babies aren't
fussy or critical. Julia in MN Sunny wrote: 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 -- ----------- This message has been scanned for viruses by Norton Anti-Virus http://webpages.charter.net/jaccola/default.html ----------- |
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Opinions needed quick -- it's not pretty
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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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 "Sunny" wrote in message ... 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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Opinions needed quick -- it's not pretty
Sunny wrote:
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 Big deal over nothing, love. The back is very fine and a complement to the front. -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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On Oct 16, 8:38*pm, Sunny wrote:
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 Yes, I think you're making a big deal over nothing. I think it looks fine. And I also suspect that quilters are the only ones who really scrutinize the back of a quilt....especially the one who made it! That quilt is just lovely and it will be probably loved into tatters in a few years. We are each our own worst critics, but honestly in this case I don't think it's justified. ps & OT: I adore gingham and that probably makes me biased to review that quilt...BTW, there's a fabric line out now called "Sweetie Pie" that has awesome ginham checks in it. Very substantial fabric that has that nice "feel" to it. The other florals, etc. that complement are pretty too. Sherry |
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Here's a first thing in the morning opinion!
Polly (and others) is quite right. One way to get yourself to see this is to wash it (when it has been bound). It will all crinkle up naturally. I couldn't see the quilting well enough on the back, even magnified, to see what you meant - so that should tell you there isn't a great problem. However, if you *do* want to cover it up, putting on a false back is quite an acceptable thing to do. Like Gen, I wouldn't put anything between it and the back. Wash it before you put the false back on (just in case it 'shrinks' again - the stitching might shrink and pull the rest of the quilt a bit smaller). Put the back on, however you meant to do that, and tie it: one at each corner and one in the centre (disguised as a flower centre) of each block. I wouldn't do ties with tails, just a single motif or tiny patch of buttonhole stitches. .. In message , Sunny writes 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 -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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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. [...] The quilting is not pretty on the back. The front is so gorgeous. No time to look at the pictures just now to see exactly what you mean. Just cover it with a secondary back, tied and attached at the edge, maybe? ==== j a c k at c a m p i n . m e . u k === http://www.campin.me.uk ==== Jack Campin, 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland == mob 07800 739 557 CD-ROMs and free stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, and Mac logic fonts ****** I killfile Google posts - email me if you want to be whitelisted ****** |
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Well, so it's not quite what you wanted -that's life! IMO it looks a
LOT better than many I've seen, and you are the only person upset about it. You could always add a tied back as you suggest, but it truly won't matter to that baby or its parents. They will just be so impressed with what a pretty quilt you gave them! Anyway, if you used a cotton batt, it will shrink up a bit with washing and make the texture look different. If you then have a "loose" back added on, it won't flow with the rest of the piece. Roberta in D On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:38:17 -0700 (PDT), Sunny wrote: 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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