I do not love my Grandma's Flower Garden flowers!
04-20-2011, 06:22 AM
#41
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Originally Posted by carslo
A little history I went to my first big quilt show in Long Beach awhile back and bought the nifty little kit to make those cute little hexagons. Three trips to to the hospital for stays with DH from 5 days to 3 weeks and a couple of vacations later I have over 80 double rowed flower completed. Yippee I thought! I hummed and hahhed over what to do now. Bought three different fabrics to possibly applique the flowers to the material but realized this isn't quite the right approach. Decided I am sick of making hexagons and do not want to put a walk way between the flower. Now I decided, I would zig zag the flowers together did about 1/4th of the flowers and do not know if I like that either. I have considered doing a PIF or selling these blasted flowers but with so much time invested I am just betwixted and between with them. Any suggested to get me moving again on this project - it has sat for over 8 months now.
04-20-2011, 06:40 AM
#42
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Poor Baby, you're just tired of Grandma and her damn garden, but that's ok, we've all been there. You just need to fold up those beautiful flowers, lovingly put them away in a plastic bag and forget about them for a while. Sounds like you need a boost of self-confidence and accomplishment. Give yourself a break, make a few simple tops (maybe a colorful nine-patch or a half-square triangle pattern, etc). In a few months or even a year or two, you'll rediscover that beautiful bag of flowers and wonder why you never finished them. With a renewed spark, you'll complete the garden and be soooooooo.... glad you didn't sell or give them away.
Good luck..
Good luck..
04-20-2011, 06:43 AM
#44
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YEP! Been working on mine on and off for about 13 years!! I have a pathway between mine and it looks wonderful. I hand stitched mine together just like doing the flowers. A work of love has gone into this quilt top.
04-20-2011, 06:47 AM
#46
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I have been working on my GFG for over 3 years. I rarely work on it with so many other projects I like to do so it will take me awhile to finish. Now I am thinking of trying to get it all done and maybe hand quilted before our next guild show in 2012. Maybe you should let it sit for a couple months and then go back to it and decide what you want to do with it.
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04-20-2011, 06:49 AM
#47
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Originally Posted by Zephyr
I'm working on my Grandmother's flower garden as a QAYG (Quilt as you go). When I finish the flowers (like you have) then I pin them to a square with White & Warm and a backing square. I sew a quarter inch seam all around on the flower. Then I hand quilt two echo rows around the flower and put my blocks together two at a time.
04-20-2011, 07:07 AM
#49
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Originally Posted by humbird
Originally Posted by Zephyr
I'm working on my Grandmother's flower garden as a QAYG (Quilt as you go). When I finish the flowers (like you have) then I pin them to a square with White & Warm and a backing square. I sew a quarter inch seam all around on the flower. Then I hand quilt two echo rows around the flower and put my blocks together two at a time.
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