patricej

a quaint but untrue myth that drives the poor Amish up the wall.

a person would have to assume their work would be perfect in order to also assume they need to make a mistake on purpose so their work won't be perfect. soooooooo ... to make a mistake on purpose would not be an act of humility. it would be an act of conceit and arrogance.

say all the fast five times. :wink: :lol:

dreamingquilts

I'm so sorry. I'm in the middle of fixing my quilt for the very same reason! :oops:

jbsstrawberry

Thanks Patrice!!! I had that very conversation with a young lady in Jr. high not long ago. She had done a quilting history project for commerce week. (Broad subject was Sewing/Seamstress industries and occupations) She had examples of URR's with the "factual histories" of each block. She also had a mini-Amish quilt with the "each quilter makes an intentional mistake to show humility in her work" statement displayed under it. I pointed her to some wonderful web sites that Loretta had shared with me. BUT...I also made sure to tell her I sure hopes she keeps up the quilting even though the project was over. Her blocks were beautiful, and that mini Amish quilt was outstanding!!! I also congratulated her on taking the time to research histories, but as Loretta told me...make sure you keep researching and don't stop with the first one you find. :D She said she would to all of the above, and had to admit "it was really cool to read about all that stuff"

fabuchicki

I like the error. It makes it more hand made and special.

But as for the design wall ... I got a sheet of Owens Corning Fomular (Pink Insulating Sheet for walls) from Home Depot (DH will like shopping for this) and I covered it with felt from Joanns (40% off coupon) plus a sheet of white muslin to prevent the pink from showing through and pinned it to the back and voila, cheap functional design wall. It weighs ounces and I move it around the room as needed.

jacquemoe

Oh my, I do see what happened. I HATE IT WHEN THAT HAPPENS!!! :evil: Now, if DH will take pity on you, you will get what you NEED. While he's at it, have him make one for me too :lol:. I believe I'm a professional seam ripper. Join the club.
By the way, those are my favorite colors. You really did do a nice job.

redrummy

I like it, and every quilt is suppose to have something wrong, to remind us we are not perfect. Just tell anyone that sees it, that they are sharp, and you are proud to have made a beautiful quilt. :P

mary705

I think it looks good as it is. I use a flannel backed table cloth pinned to my wall. They are so inexpensive I have more than one, that way if I'm working on one project and decide to start another, (which I do) I just take the one down and roll it up till I'm ready to work on it again.

A hint I got from another site for a portable design board:

Foam core boards covered with flannel make a great portable design board. Also a lot cheaper.