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    Old 05-26-2011, 08:36 PM
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    It's a personal design element to your quilt!
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    Old 05-26-2011, 10:30 PM
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    Originally Posted by sueisallaboutquilts
    Grannieannie, your comments are so cute and funny!! Keep your sense of humor. I love it :D:D
    I swear, if I didn't laugh at myself, I'd cry myself to sleep every night. I think I mentioned somewhere about talking to myself? Gave myself a good cussin' yesterday!
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    Old 05-26-2011, 10:33 PM
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    Originally Posted by Fabric Galore
    This sounds like something I would do. I made the borders for my DGS's quilt and I must be visually challenged because I had to do the top border 3 times before I got all of the squares facing the right way. It goes to the quilter tomorow so any errors will just be my interpretation of the original pattern. The Amish always make an error in their quilts because only God is perfect. My grandmother came from Amish ancestors so I always use that for my excuse.
    Yeah, but turning one block side goggling is one thing-------a whole 9' long border inside out is another problem altogether.

    I already figured out how I'll half way hide it when I hang it to display at the church hall. I'm going to fold the right hand side slightly to highlight the beautiful quilting. (is that cheating?)
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    Old 05-26-2011, 10:35 PM
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    Originally Posted by Glenda m
    So quit cleaning (which you didn't want to do in the first place) and shot us a picture. LOL
    I spent the morning potting a bunch of stuff for my deck off the dining room. I'm going to hang it on my rocker out there and snap a few shots tomorrow. (providing it's not raining!)
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    Old 05-26-2011, 11:39 PM
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    Originally Posted by GrannieAnnie
    I already figured out how I'll half way hide it when I hang it to display at the church hall. I'm going to fold the right hand side slightly to highlight the beautiful quilting. (is that cheating?)
    No, that's creativity at its best.

    All of us have done something exactly like what you describe. Sometimes we catch it in time, sometimes we don't. When the quilt is on the bed, the two sides won't show at the same time. If it's in a show, it will give the few quilters who notice it a chance to nod their heads in understanding.

    In the future, take digital pictures of the quilt before quilting and review them on the computer. You will usually notice something wrong in the picture before you notice it in the real thing.
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    Old 05-26-2011, 11:53 PM
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    Originally Posted by dunster
    Originally Posted by GrannieAnnie
    I already figured out how I'll half way hide it when I hang it to display at the church hall. I'm going to fold the right hand side slightly to highlight the beautiful quilting. (is that cheating?)
    No, that's creativity at its best.

    All of us have done something exactly like what you describe. Sometimes we catch it in time, sometimes we don't. When the quilt is on the bed, the two sides won't show at the same time. If it's in a show, it will give the few quilters who notice it a chance to nod their heads in understanding.

    In the future, take digital pictures of the quilt before quilting and review them on the computer. You will usually notice something wrong in the picture before you notice it in the real thing.


    Good idea to take a snapshot. As large as it is, I really can't see all four sides when it's on the bed. thanks
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    We all make mistakes! It may not be as bad as you think! People will think it was suppose to be that way.
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    Old 05-27-2011, 02:52 AM
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    It sure sounds beautiful! I am betting no one even noticed the little "oopsi!"
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    It's not wrong, it's a design choice!
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    Old 05-27-2011, 04:06 AM
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    If the LA'er didn't say anything about it, I'm betting that it's because she didn't notice it, which means that no-one else (besides you) will notice it. If they do, tell them that it was a design decision to use the wrong side of the fabric. Many of us here on the board use the wrong side on purpose because the color value of the wrong side works better in the design than the front.
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