Shemjo

I get Ami Simms newsletter and blog and have seen many of these before, but I couldn't resistand had to look again! My sides hurt after reading some of these. I especially liked the one displayed hanging from a dumpster! :?

mkanderson

Maybe I should enter some of mine! :lol: :twisted: :wink:

Ethel A

I just about pee'd my pants, I was laughing so hard at the explanations. I hope the folks who made these have learned the error of their ways. Thanks for the link. Those quilts are priceless.

kwhite

I really can't imagine I would continue if my quilt turned out like any of them.

motomom

Thanks for posting this link. Hilarious!

gaigai

Oh Lordy, I just had a "Depends" moment looking at those quilts. I guess I AM proud of my work after all. And you're right about the American Idol tryouts. Which one would you call William Hung? ROTFLMAO!!!!

gaigai

[I'm afraid to wash mine too. I have visions of the seams all coming apart because the fabric edges frayed real bad.

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Pam, I know what you mean. I washed my avatar quilt just before I gave it to Gramps. My mom asked me if I really wanted to do that! LOL. I told her I'd rather it fall apart BEFORE I gave it to him, rather than after. Fortunately it survived, and in fact has been washed more than 10 times!

tlrnhi

I DID have a quilt fall apart on me that was given as a gift! I was mortified! I used batting that I bought at Walmart in the plastic bag. I read and followed the directions to a "T".
I gave the quilt to a friend of mine, her son spilled some stuff on it. He plopped it in the washer, as his mom told him and when they took it out, ALL the batting layed at the bottom. Yes, it was tied, but it was tied EVERY 4 inches, just like it said on the directions. I was horrified! I went to my friend's house and helped her pull off the binding, cut all the ties and then she used batting that she had purchased. Got it put back together and tied it again, same as it was. The quilt has been washed numerous times since and hasn't fallen apart.

gaigai

[ I went to my friend's house and helped her pull off the binding, cut all the ties and then she used batting that she had purchased. Got it put back together and tied it again, same as it was. The quilt has been washed numerous times since and hasn't fallen apart.[/quote]

Ouch!! I guess I'm lucky, because my first quilt teacher, who is an award-winning expert, became one of my very best friends, and has saved me from a lot of unintentional mistakes, bless her heart! At least you and your friend can laugh about it together (now that it's in the past) and you know that SHE knows the effort you put into the quilt!! LOL

tlrnhi

I was horrified when she told me what happened!
I called the maker of the batting and the lady was telling me that I didn't follow the directions correctly. I e-mailed her a picture of the quilt so she could see EXACTLY how it was tied. She then apologized to me and said she'd send me a refund for the product. I had also e-mailed her a copy of my reciept. Do you think I got my refund? NOPE! Do you think I use that batting anymore? OH HECK NO!!