What A Waste Of Time And Money
03-26-2011, 06:51 AM
#51
Super Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Fort White, Fl
Posts: 2,689
Ditto to this answer. Sorry you had such a bad experience. People seldom like what I choose until they see the finished product.
Originally Posted by grugirl
I have to be honest when I say, I don't care who likes or dislikes the colors I choose. Being creative means you make the decisions. I love my bright and at times almost obscene color mixes. To quilt it makes me happy and the people I give them to. That is what quilting is for me. If you don't like what you are working with or using someone else's idea then you are not doing it for you.
Nuff said.
BTW.. you Will enjoy this group. They are supportive and give you honest feedback. It is nice to know there is support and encouragement at every turn here. Welcome!
Nuff said.
BTW.. you Will enjoy this group. They are supportive and give you honest feedback. It is nice to know there is support and encouragement at every turn here. Welcome!
03-26-2011, 06:54 AM
#52
Super Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Minnesota, Land of 10,000 Lakes
Posts: 1,490
Sorry about your first experience on the quilt, but even after doing afew there still are bad experiences. I just did my 3rd and took the quilting out 3 times, now the 4th time, I finally like what I did, but the quilt looks kind of ragget. I think it will be ok once washed. I know you willl, like I did, every quilt is different, you learn every time you quilt. The colors I choose are not what others would choose. My sister always says "I would have choosen another color", but she won't make her own quilts. Enjoy and keep quilting
03-26-2011, 06:54 AM
#53
Super Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Bay Area near San Francisco
Posts: 1,213
I bought a kit - my first - from my LQS. It was from a national designer and was kitted by the designer and sold to the LQS. That was five years ago and I'm still working on the top. The kits (one for each block) were skimpy on material. I had the same problem you've got and finding extra material has been a PITA. I just put the kit away until I can afford enough Prozac to let me finish it.
I have been sewing for almost 60 years and this quilt is the only kit I've bought. It is also the last kit I'll buy.
I have been sewing for almost 60 years and this quilt is the only kit I've bought. It is also the last kit I'll buy.
03-26-2011, 06:56 AM
#54
Power Poster
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Georgia
Posts: 11,189
Sometimes when I'm piecing a block that is composed of several pieces my block will come up "short" also. I fix this problem when I add the sashing or borders. PM me if you want more details; I would be happy to help.
03-26-2011, 07:23 AM
#56
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Williams, AZ
Posts: 604
I am so sorry you had such a bad experience with the LQS. And I am glad that you are not giving u, we all have different likes and dislikes when picking fabric and colors. How boring it would be if we were all the same! Hang in there!
03-26-2011, 07:26 AM
#57
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 853
I'm sorry you had problems. It might not be just your quarter inch foot. It could be the thread you are using too. If the thread is on the thicker side, you need to be one or two threads shy of the one-quarter inch. This would be enough to make the difference you mentioned.
Using a thinner thread you would only need to be shy maybe one thread width. Quilt patterns call this using a scant quarter inch.
A lot of patterns and pre cut kits are designed using computer programs that do not allow for the thread difference.
Using a thinner thread you would only need to be shy maybe one thread width. Quilt patterns call this using a scant quarter inch.
A lot of patterns and pre cut kits are designed using computer programs that do not allow for the thread difference.
03-26-2011, 08:08 AM
#60
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Stony Brook, NY
Posts: 1,225
Don't be discouraged. Everyone has different taste in colors, but everyone should have the same manners! My lesson like that is I offered to make a quilt for a non sewing friend. I HATED her fabric selection in some of the colors, but I kept my mouth shut. It was her quilt.
When I was finished, the colors I had hated the most were the ones that made the quilt. A lesson learned.
Not knowing the pattern, adding sashing to even the blocks out is an option. The other is to trim the blocks to the smallest sized one and adjust the rest of the block, if that isn't too complicated.
When I was finished, the colors I had hated the most were the ones that made the quilt. A lesson learned.
Not knowing the pattern, adding sashing to even the blocks out is an option. The other is to trim the blocks to the smallest sized one and adjust the rest of the block, if that isn't too complicated.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
