Saturday, April 2, 2016

Mini quilt finish

I was so excited when I won this mini quilt kit from the linky party at Ho, Ho, Ho And On We Sew earlier this year. Then I cut some of the strips too big and got discouraged. Went on to some other projects but last week end I got this back out and corrected my mistakes and here it is.


Don't look too closely. When I put on the top and bottom borders I wasn't careful and the seams did not match. So...I ripped the seams and tried again.

See below. Much better.


I quilted a little differently from the picture on the pattern. I wanted to stay off the navy. I like how it looks with the navy a little puffier than the rest of the quilt.


Here is the back. I put corner triangles for hanging and one for a label.


Here it is hanging in its new home. Love it!


This is what happened at our house on Thursday- pea size hail and lots of rain.


Do you ever get discouraged with a project? What's your remedy?

3 comments:

  1. Love your little star. Reminds me of s cross stitch pattern. So many possibilities. ...when i get discouraged I have to just walk away from the sewing room. Not many if my projects have to be done yesterday. I like it that way.

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  2. Love your little star. Reminds me of s cross stitch pattern. So many possibilities. ...when i get discouraged I have to just walk away from the sewing room. Not many if my projects have to be done yesterday. I like it that way.

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  3. Your mini is lovely! (Of course, it's hard to go wrong with some Bonnie and Camille in the mix!) When I get discouraged with a project, I put it in time-out. The upside is that time apart can give me some much-needed perspective. The downside is a week can turn into a month and a month into a year. I just revisited a project I had set aside for 18 months. I was convinced it was the hardest project ever, but I was wrong. All that time avoiding it made it into my Everest. I'm finishing that quilt top now, and it looks fabulous. : )

    p.s. Did you know you're a no-reply blogger? I couldn't respond directly to the comment you left on my blog. Just wanted you to know!

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