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Post by RiverIsis on Aug 6, 2015 4:35:45 GMT
I'm sure it took you a great deal of time and effort to make that. However, had you made it for me, it would be a waste of your time and talent. I do not like quilts, their style does not comport with mine and most likely it would quickly find it's way to Goodwill. I think that's a risk you run when you make something like this as a gift for someone you don't know. Don't worry she's ok with that. Though for future reference you would be better off to sell on. Quilts have a very high value in the right market.
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MDscrapaholic
Drama Llama
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Jun 25, 2014 20:49:07 GMT
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Aug 6, 2015 9:48:06 GMT
Stunning work! I can see much love went into making that!
let us know if they liked it!
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craftykitten
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Jun 26, 2014 7:39:32 GMT
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Post by craftykitten on Aug 6, 2015 9:53:14 GMT
I think it's gorgeous, and making it reversible was a genius idea.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Aug 6, 2015 13:04:03 GMT
That's so beautiful!!!
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that it is reversible!
You did a fantastic job!
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Post by Scrappyhappy on Aug 6, 2015 13:06:50 GMT
Love it!
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Post by deep on Aug 6, 2015 13:42:36 GMT
I agree with the peas who said it would be a terrible wedding gift...you better just send it to me instead! It is absolutely beautiful work. I'm sure they will love it.
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Post by rst on Aug 6, 2015 15:08:23 GMT
I'm off the web for 30 hours while DH updates all the computers in the house, and come back to my first 4 pager in my more than a decade of low-drama pea life! Thanks for the kind words and compliments.
To those who asked -- estimated time spent: about 13 hours. Yes, I do my own quilting on a regular domestic machine -- something that does require practice, but it's doable. I'd love a long-arm someday, maybe, but I've got 3 kids to put through higher education in a single income home, so not any time soon. I don't make quilts for sale, or on commission, but I do enthusiastically help someone who wants to make their own quilt -- I often will do the free motion quilting on a friend's quilt in exchange for help with some project or other of mine. For example, a neighbor is making me a little free library structure, and in exchange I am doing the quilting and finishing on a quilt of hers. We're both happy with the exchange.
If I get an interesting or exemplary thank you note, I shall share with the peas (maybe). I'm ok with knowing that there is some risk of the effort not being appreciated and the quilt ending up in the back of a closet, in a car trunk, in a dog kennel, Goodwill (though that I doubt). My identity is not so wrapped up in my hobby that it would hurt me to have it rejected, though that was not always the case for me. A few decades ago I made what was possibly the best quilt I will ever make (at least hand stitched) and gave it to a close relative and wife for a wedding gift. While they expressed some muted appreciation at the time, when they divorced 8 years later, I saw it used to cover furniture in a moving truck, with paint splatters all over it that suggested it had been used as a drop cloth. That one stung quite a bit, but I've used that experience as a framework to think carefully about to whom and how I give hand made gifts.
And I truly do get it that some perfectly lovely people just plain don't like or get quilts. My DH is one of them. He truly does not see any appeal. He hears other people praise my work, and he's kind of like "I guess you're not bad at what you do, but did you notice that this line of stitching is a little off? Why do you always use so many different kinds of cloth all mixed together?" I also understand that colors are very personal -- I got wedding gifts that were really nice, but I just never liked because the colors were so completely not anything I would ever choose. I'm hopeful that my stalking of the wedding couple's registry for an idea of their preferred palette will have done the trick. If your'e one who has a handmade item in colors you can't love -- I've noticed a small trend recently of people over-dyeing quilts with sad color schemes. The results are stunningly beautiful, and in some cases I think it's a great way to get a well-made but not currently loved quilt out of the closet and into the decor. Not sure how yarn in an afghan would take to dye, but it could be a fun experiment.
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julieb
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Post by julieb on Aug 6, 2015 15:10:46 GMT
Amazing! Did you hand stitch the entire quilt??
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Post by rst on Aug 6, 2015 15:21:23 GMT
Julie -- this one is made using a domestic sewing machine. The only needle-and-thread-pulled-by-hand work is the binding, which I persist in being old fashioned about and doing the old, time consuming way.
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Post by jenr on Aug 6, 2015 18:31:49 GMT
I love it! I think you did a great job! I would be honored if someone made that for me!
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Post by Dori~Mama~Bear on Aug 6, 2015 19:16:59 GMT
nice job.
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