Sick about this
03-08-2010, 04:42 PM
#73
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Midwest City, OK
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The quilt is seeeeewwwww beautiful! I definitely would not try to make any "fixes" now that the quilt is finished. I agree with everyone else, show it!!! You might be very surprised what the judges will overlook and/or not even see. But, defininitely do not try to tea stain the entire quilt at this point. I think tea staining is only for separate fabrics to be used in a quilt and should be done beforehand. (Just mho).
03-09-2010, 04:45 AM
#74
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: florida
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By all means enter this quilt. It is beautiful and even if the judge notices it will probably only have a point or two deducted and the merits of the rest of the quilt should still give you high marks. There are many factors taken into account when judging quilts and you never know what the judge is looking for. Each judge looks for different things. This quilt is too pretty not to share with others
03-09-2010, 07:42 AM
#77
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Arkansas
Posts: 305
Originally Posted by pittsburgpam
I got this quilt out to look it over, considering blocking and binding, etc. and I noticed something. Look at the dark inner border around the center star. When I made it the width of that border had to be pretty exact so that the next row of blocks fit correctly. I drew the line that the row of blocks had to line up with for sewing.
I had gone over and over this top before deciding that I was ready to send it off for quilting and I never realized that I hadn't trimmed the dark border fabric. Now it shows underneath the lighter fabric.
I believe that may be totally unacceptable and maybe I should forget about entering this quilt in any shows.
Please... honest opinions? Is that a show stopper? Should I just be happy with the wonderful quilt it is and forget about showing it?
I had gone over and over this top before deciding that I was ready to send it off for quilting and I never realized that I hadn't trimmed the dark border fabric. Now it shows underneath the lighter fabric.
I believe that may be totally unacceptable and maybe I should forget about entering this quilt in any shows.
Please... honest opinions? Is that a show stopper? Should I just be happy with the wonderful quilt it is and forget about showing it?
:lol:
03-09-2010, 08:47 AM
#80
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: GREAT STATE OF TEXAS
Posts: 1,415
Your quilt is absolutely & totally GORGEOUS and YES, by all means you should enter it ... see what the "judges" have to say ... Just think of all who will enjoy seeing your wonderful quilt in the show !!
Also, I DO think that your machine quilter bears some of the blame. Her quilting is just beautiful ... but this should have been noticeable when she pressed and loaded it.
She should have called you & fixed it before quilting !!
Also, I DO think that your machine quilter bears some of the blame. Her quilting is just beautiful ... but this should have been noticeable when she pressed and loaded it.
She should have called you & fixed it before quilting !!
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