Yesterday I was talking on the phone with an elderly friend who has quilted for over 70 years. When I mentioned this project she was quiet for a moment than she advised, "well honey, jus put somthin pretty in the corners and finish it. Not doin anyone no good the way it is." So that is what I did...stopped looking for perfect and instead went with pretty...it is now a top and I am happy.
I know...sometimes I need to stop obsessing over things and just finish. Now I know how.
Wonder how many of my other UFO's this will work with?!
What a wonderful idea. Just goes to show we can learn something new every day. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely quilt! And I love your corner solution!!!
ReplyDeleteYou have a great friend... I like her attitude!
This is such a great idea! It looks like a photo one would put in an album...
ReplyDeletewell done ... it was certainly too pretty to sit unfinished xx
ReplyDeletei love it!! words of wisdom from another POV... congrats on getting it finished!!
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing...
Oh, the wisdom of experience! We all need a little nudge like that at times, don't we? I love the triangle corners. I don't believe I've seen that before--I would have made some "same old, same old" cornerstones. Very clever!
ReplyDeleteYep, done is good! Perfectitis is very limiting isn't it?
ReplyDeleteI am so thankful for your advice on the Featherweight & am thrilled to report I won an auction on Ebay for a lovely 1951 model. My new to me FW should be here on Tuesday!!
Can't wait!!
Warm regards
Lush
What a great solution! Never come across it before.
ReplyDeleteThat is so clever, and it does look like a photo back in the days when we printed them out and mounted them in albums... oh dear I sound like an old lady
ReplyDeleteHow fantastic is that?! I totally dig it. Absolutely dig it. This is sure to become a new trend!!!!!!! Brilliant.
ReplyDeleteLove that logic!! Very nice quilt!
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That is just such a classically simple idea and it works! It is what women had to do back in the days when they had to make do, they had no choice, well it can work for us too! It must feel great to have it finally finished!!!!
ReplyDeleteAmazingly simple, but adds a lot of character to the quilt! It's a lovely idea that I might just have to copy, if that's okay.
ReplyDeleteBest quilting tip I've ever heard. Your solution may spark a new design trend.
ReplyDeleteBest quilting tip I've ever heard. Your solution may spark a new design trend.
ReplyDeleteSometimes a different perspective is just what is needed to get a project going! Nice of your friend to push it along for you :) Love it!
ReplyDeleteGood for you! We could all use a little less obsessing about it and just finish it.
ReplyDeleteGreat advice! I love the "make-do" spirit. The quilt looks wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI love the "4th" border corner triangles. I assumed it was part of the pattern before you explained it was a fudge factor.
ReplyDeleteI can hear her saying it, too. Our elders have SO much to teach us. And, I like the corners. It reproduces the corners of the squares in the center.
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