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    Old 08-12-2014, 03:52 PM
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    I am finishing up a quilt and wondering why on earth I picked this unattractive fabric!
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    Old 08-12-2014, 03:55 PM
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    I think we have all done that. I would like to see the quilt. I am sure that it isn't as bad as you think. Someone will love it. Come on show us. BrendaK
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    Old 08-12-2014, 03:57 PM
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    I've thought that too at times, but just finish it up and you'll probably like it after it's all together and quilted. It's better than stopping and having a UFO!
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    Old 08-12-2014, 04:15 PM
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    Oh, sometimes when finished it looks better than you think....also there is a time for almost every quilt for me that I wonder what in the world was I thinking to do this???? Then I trudge through that stage and always love the finished project. .. well, almost always. The ones I don't love are great inthe back seat of the car for my dogs to rest on while tethered on trips or I give to someone who is NOT a quilter.....!!!
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    Old 08-12-2014, 04:21 PM
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    Originally Posted by Kitty10628
    I am finishing up a quilt and wondering why on earth I picked this unattractive fabric!
    I have been wondering that as I work on my current quilt top. What was I thinking?
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    Old 08-12-2014, 04:29 PM
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    You've just been looking at it too long. Finish it up, hide it for a week or so, then take another look! It will be fine.
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    Old 08-12-2014, 04:52 PM
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    I help run the Fat Quarter raffle at my guild and for October, our theme is "OMG...why did I ever buy this ugly fabric?" We are also having a trunk show (Cobblestone Quilts of Townsend, MA presenting) of quilts made with "uglies"
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    Old 08-12-2014, 05:39 PM
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    I always like the fabric for my quilt top. It is the fabric that I selected for the borders that I sometimes dislike. Since I give the quilts away, I don't have to look at those borders.
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    It may be ugly to you, but may not be ugly to others.
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    Old 08-12-2014, 06:16 PM
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    Originally Posted by BrendaK
    I think we have all done that. I would like to see the quilt. I am sure that it isn't as bad as you think. Someone will love it. Come on show us. BrendaK
    I tried every which way to post a pic and it just is not happening.
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