Sep 07 2008
Revisiting Your Older Quilts
I’ve spent part of the weekend in the closet pulling out quilt tops to finish. As the weather gets blessedly cooler, the idea of keeping a quilt on my lap long enough to bind it doesn’t seem so nasty.
One thing I’ve noticed is flaws in my previous work - you know, the quilts with wobbly seams and those on-point quilts that look a bit on the wavy, distorted side. I guess that all quilters can look back on their previous work and find flaws. One quilt was so nasty that I unsewed the border on the spot and started looking for an alternate fabric and matching thread.
What about you? Do you have controls for this type of perfectionist behavior? Actually, I’d like myself better if I just loved the quilts for their appearance and my enjoyment in making them, whatever my level of skill at the time. But some nasty little voice in my head keeps saying, “Fix it now!” Truthfully, I’d rather be making a new, better quilt and let the old ones hide in the back of the closet, but that seems like such a waste.
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One of my first quilts is bugging me enough that I will probably rip it apart or just throw it away! Some of the fabric squares simply do not match the design of the quilt!
I am making a lot of quilts with the trendy fabrics that are out now and I am worried that they will not stand the test of time well. Will I just hate these super-cool fabrics in 5 years time?
Oh well, I’ve already got a few cut-out, so those I will continue on with. Maybe I will be able to withstand the pull of these fabrics in the store and try to focus on more lasting styles…
Tricia