Saturday, June 4, 2011

YOUR THOUGHTS, PLEASE!

Here is a piece of what was supposed to be a quilt top that I picked up at a flea market.
It is about the size of a baby quilt.  As you can see from the next two pictures, it was not very accurately cut nor very well put together.  It just will not lie flat! 

Some of the blocks were machine pieced and some where hand pieced. 

Do you think it is worth saving?  Should I put the time in and pull it apart and reassemble?  Or should I just chalk it up to experience and give it a dignified burial?

Liri

11 comments:

  1. Looks to me like someone trying to learn how to quilt. It would be ashame to bury it, but it would be very time consuming to take it all apart. I wouldn't know how to salvage it, but maybe someone else does. Connie204

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  2. It really would be a lot of work to take it apart but I guess it is a matter of whether you want to save it or not . Good luck with your decision.

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  3. Are any of the fabrics quality fabrics? If so, would you ever use them in maybe a mini quilt? If NO to either question, do you maybe need a kitty or doggie bed??? I'd rather see you spend your "handwork" time on your beautiful embroidery, etc. ---"Love"

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  4. I agree with "Love". Unless the fabrics are of good quality, you will never have a quality quilt. Your time could be better spent on some of your beautiful embroidery.

    Sandy

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  5. I think if there are any really pretty fabrics in it I might try to salvage them for use in applique or small projects. Otherwise, donate it and someone else might be interested. It would be good for a pet bed cover.

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  6. I would not take the time to salvage it. Donate it to your favorite thrift store (but don't buy it back again!)

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  7. The crazy patches seem flat; it looks like the sashings were not the right size or things were stretched to fit. I might consider cutting squares out of the centers or with part of the sashing attached, make a unified sashing and put it back together...that would be easier than undoing stitches. Reframing the squares would make all the squares of equal size...clear as mud? :P

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  8. Cut out the flat part and make into a pillow;)
    Happy Quilting!!

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  9. Poofy fat batting and yarn ties! It will hide the worst of the non-flatness. I think... What were your plans for it when you bought it? (I'm guessing you knew the workmanship wasn't top-notch when you bought it.)

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  10. I agree with Love and Sandy, if there are good quality fabrics rework it, or just save the good bits. Gotta admit that Ann's suggestion made me smile.

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  11. Hi, Have you tried stretching and pinning it out to the correct size, spray it with water and then leave to dry, and/or spray starch the back to give it some body. It may lie flatter against some cotton wadding but tying the quilt sounds a good idea. I don't know if any of this is a help. It would be a shame to get rid of it because it is less than perfect.

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