Showing posts with label quilting disasters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quilting disasters. Show all posts

Friday, April 24, 2009

Need HELP Desperaterly

I am making this as a wedding gift for a cousin. It was designed with the intention of being a wall hanging (about 18"x19"). Everything was going along fine, and then I started quilting it. And that's when everything began to come unglued. I don't know if I should try to salvage it or toss it altogether.
I have done a pseudo feathered heart. I did the pink first, and am pretty pleased with how this turned out. I marked the brown heart next, changed threads, and proceeded to sew it a little bit wrong (used the wrong heart reference lines). This is likely not noticeable unless you see that the brown heart is a different size.
Because I sometimes have minor tension issues, I do the bobbin and top threads the same color. I hadn't anticipated how dark the brown would be on the back. And I really hate it.
...and a close up.
How do I fix this quilt?...
  • rip out all brown (heartburn sets in) and redo in pink (top and bottom)
  • rip out all brown and redo with brown on top and pink on bottom (and face the tension problems I may have).
  • ignore this and make big label to cover the brown
  • pretend I am not neurotic and just bind the quilt
  • Make it into a rather large pillow
  • other...???

Please DO comment - I need advice.