Advice please
#21
If the quilt has sashing you can save and use the block by adding fabric of a complementary color and squaring it up.
The person who made the block may have put all of her heart & soul into it and did the absolute best she can do. It might be crushing for her to have her block redone.
The person who made the block may have put all of her heart & soul into it and did the absolute best she can do. It might be crushing for her to have her block redone.
#22
I say wait a bit and see how other blocks turn out. They can't all be perfect across the project, so likely there will be a few that need some attention (not just hers). Then you can honestly say that just like with any quilt ever made (by you or anyone else), sometimes a little adjustment is necessary to make everything fit properly. You don't have to completely redo it, though; I think just enough to make it work.
#23
Originally Posted by irishrose
I would very quietly fix it. The less said, the better. It won't be perfect, but it will be acceptable. For the next round, pay attention to that pairing and offer gentle corrections as the block progresses.
You also need to request some help setting up and taking down. Doing it alone can get old in a hurry.
You also need to request some help setting up and taking down. Doing it alone can get old in a hurry.
#25
Originally Posted by maine ladybug
No quilt is perfect, just as no human is perfect. That being said, we all have different levels of tolerating things. I know that I would most likely take it apart and resew it the best that I could with what I had to work with. That way I would still have the same basic block as was made by the other person, just sewn a bit better. Then I would use it in the quilt where it belongs. JMHO
#26
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I've had similar issue and you cannot repair, replace or leave out without hurting her feelings. She obviously wanted to participate or would not have volunteered. My opinion from experience is leave it as is. The other option is possibly saying you had 1 or 2 blocks too many and pieced them into the back so everyone's was used then add her's in back, make a second one for back if you need to. Or could her's be utilized as a label?
#27
Originally Posted by Zhillslady
I've had similar issue and you cannot repair, replace or leave out without hurting her feelings. She obviously wanted to participate or would not have volunteered. My opinion from experience is leave it as is. The other option is possibly saying you had 1 or 2 blocks too many and pieced them into the back so everyone's was used then add her's in back, make a second one for back if you need to. Or could her's be utilized as a label?
#28
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Originally Posted by Rose L
Originally Posted by Charlee
Originally Posted by suzee
except that the person who made it was very secretive during it's construction.
First it will make her feel special and will let her know her efforts are appreciated (which they should be).
Second remember God allowed "special" people to be made imperfect and He still loves them just as much as perfect people. If God wanted perfection He could have had it.
Third as with any quilt there will always be something someone else doesn't like or would change, but someones effort is what makes it special and loved, not its perfectness.
Keep it as is and make it special!
#29
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Using it as part of a label sounds like a good idea. Are these experienced quilters? If some of them aren't, then maybe a separate demonstration of the correct way to make the block step by step is the way to go. This could be a general demo not singling any one person out.
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#30
Sorry, I don't agree that you should take it apart and re-do it. Unless you made it expressly clear in the beginning that you would accept only perfect blocks for your quilt, you should use what is offered and realize that not everyone can do all things to perfection. A gift is more precious if sacrifices were made to create it. The recipient will know that someone's heart was in the right place ~ even if her stitches weren't.
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