Tale of Woe Barn Raising Log Cabin
04-29-2012, 08:03 AM
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Oh my that is pretty! Sooo sorry about your troubles with it. Have you figured out where did those dratted measurements went awry?? What size bed were you making it for? And I never heard of an iron blowing up!!
The quilt's extra length could be taken up by tucking it under the pillows. And if you use a bed skirt it might not be too narrow.
Or if you wanted to make it shorter, you could cut the mountains and top border(s) off, leaving a couple inches of either the green or the purple. The pillows will cover the top edge anyway.
I think you did a great job!
The quilt's extra length could be taken up by tucking it under the pillows. And if you use a bed skirt it might not be too narrow.
Or if you wanted to make it shorter, you could cut the mountains and top border(s) off, leaving a couple inches of either the green or the purple. The pillows will cover the top edge anyway.
I think you did a great job!
It is a lovely quilt and the fact that you persevered till it was finished deserves a mention! Well done!
I agree with Baloonatic and Neesie, the extra length can be tucked under the pillow. I have intentionally made a quilt for my mum that was extra long so that it could be tucked under the pillow when laid on the bed. Only thing is, I could not find wadding that was wide and longer than usual. So it is still waiting to be quilted! 
It'll get done when I am ready but for now, the top is finished. Best wishes.
04-29-2012, 08:29 AM
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As a retired teacher, I've always said that a lot of quilting is problem solving, and you did a great job solving the problems you stumbled upon with your quilt. It is absolutely gorgeous!! So glad you are a quilter!!
Linda in MO
Linda in MO
04-29-2012, 08:46 AM
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Your quilt is lovely and the Delectable mountain border is delectable. If you're not happy with tucking the extra up over the pillows, you could remove some of the border and make it into a bed runner for going on top. Some quilts just fight you right to the end, don't they?
04-29-2012, 08:55 AM
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Despite it's being a pain in your back side, it came out beautiful. I love the colors. Why not take out the green border and bring up the flowered border and mountains. That should make it bout queen sized. I'm no expert so I don't pretend to know what your solution might be for sure. But I do know it's beautiful and should be on a bed. Like others before me in the posting, I'll offer up mine as a solution to the problem :-). Be proud, stand strong and quilt on!
04-29-2012, 10:56 AM
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Thanks to everybody that took the time to look at my post and offer up good and positive comments. It is for a queen log bed and the sides meet nicely with the bed railings, it's just the length, so I put two pillows on top of each other for added height and tuck it underneath the pillows and pull it almost to the mattress on top of the pillows and it somehow works out okay. To answer the question of where I went wrong mathematically, I listened to my DH when I wanted to put border on 3 sides instead of 4, and he said it wasn't right to do it that way. Yes, the iron could have caused a fire as it just flashed hot immediately in my hand when I was using it. It's a lesson I won't forget. The kind people on this board has been my inspiration. Thanks to all.
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