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09-07-2014, 04:59 AM

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solstice3

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Originally Posted by cindi

Ugh. I feel your pain. I now snap a picture on my phone of the quilting in the first border and first row of blocks. Not only does it remind me what thread I use, it also reminds me exactly how I quilted it. There is nothing worse than having to walk away from quilting it for a few days, only to come back to find that you can't remember how you were quilting it!

Great idea ... Using the phone. I made a goof in a Bargello top and didn't see it until I laid it out and snapped a pic. Thank heavens I did it before quilting

09-07-2014, 05:54 AM

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bearisgray

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was this an " out of sight, out of mind" sort of thing.?

I don' t have a long arm, but is part of the process rolling what is done out of sight?

09-07-2014, 07:03 AM

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Onebyone

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A detail check list is the only way to go when in doing quilting for money. Stop and check off one detail and double check the next one. Learned that when doing crochet for boutiques.

09-07-2014, 07:35 AM

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Tink's Mom

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Originally Posted by PatriceJ

maybe you don't need to take it out.

if you do the same on the side borders it will form a 2-color "frame" and look intentional.
it might look a bit like a shadow box effect.

I personally like this idea...I think it would work very well and save you a LOT of work...

09-07-2014, 06:03 PM

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quiltingshorttimer

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Oh--really have my sympathy--nothing like ripping out lots of machine quilting. And it always seems to be on really large quilts, too. Hope you have a"chick flick" or 2 that you've seen a gillion times to listen to in the background while you do this tedious chore.

09-07-2014, 06:09 PM

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Sympathy for your error, you probably won't do that again. You learn from mistakes so now your a better quilter.

09-07-2014, 09:35 PM

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AudreyB

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Thanks for your ideas, suggestions, and sympathies. I ripped for 6 hours, reloaded it and got all 3 borders on the remaining 3 sides quilted. Then I realized I forgot to change the thread on one of the borders. More ripping. This has been quite the challenge. I ripped over 6 hours the first time and over 2 hours the second time. But, it is all ripped and requilted and finished!!! I like the ideas of making notes and taking pictures. You can be sure I'll take those suggestions! I usually do edge to edge. This was my first custom quilt so quite the learning curve. It is for a friend, not a paying customer, so it was a labor of love. And I'm loving that it is finished!!