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| Quilt from hell! 60" x 66" of batik cuteness, with a dark and evil undertone :D |
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Don't let it's cuteness fool you ...
... this is the quilt from hell - the Titanic of quilts! From beginning (in about 2008, I believe) to finish, whatever could go wrong - DID go wrong - sometimes more than once :D This was the quilt that started my years-long absolute hatred of Babylock sewing machines, as my BL just could NOT function with any competency during any part of it's construction. Lordy what a nightmare. I actually CRIED multiple times during construction, out of sheer frustration. I finally gave up and put it in a box for 5 or 6 years, only to pull it out last year to catalogue it for my UFO completion attempt. I didn't get to it until this year, and I'm ashamed to admit that it was only about 3 - 4 hours away from being completed. I can't even remember all the problems I had, but when I pulled it out, I didn't really see any evidence of hair-pulling-out-worthy errors or screw-ups. (@#)*$&@)#($& !!!! I finished it today, and despite the fact that it looks pretty darn cute, it will ALWAYS be the quilt from hell in my mind :D
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Sorry it was just an excursion for you. Cute quilt!
ReplyDeleteThank you. Love love, Andrew. Bye.
This is so cute, I can hardly bear it! You must have finished with all of the hair pulling moments before you put it in the box! Glad you were able to finish up an UFO. I even love the combination of the batiks (which I'm usually not a fan of).
ReplyDeleteOMG, I love it !!! Don't you dare feel ill will towards that wonderful quilt. Sounds like it was the BL machine's fault. Do you still have the machine? LOL
ReplyDeleteIt does look pretty darn cute!!! It's funny how problems usually disappear after a break, although a break of 5 -6 years would probably see me throw or give it away, rather than finish it. It must feel good to have it finished.
ReplyDeleteYou are so funny I think we all have one of those quilts it looks great!!
ReplyDeleteI actually resent that quilt for being so pretty, and hiding it's BLACK HEART! And I agree - we've all had that problem with a project (or more than one project, lol) - some things just aren't meant to work :D
DeleteYou're a no reply blogger so I wasn't able to reply to you by email - do you have a blog I can peek at? I see we may be neighbours (ish) :D
FANTASTIC QUILT! I love the fabrics, love the blocks of colors interspersed, it's wonderful! What a great story and what a satisfying UFO to finish! You should be very proud! :) You Go Girl!! It's the happiest quilt I"ve seen in a long time which is kinda ironic :) Hugs, Mickie
ReplyDeleteI love it! Even if it is all about cats. :-) Good for you for finishing it. You may buy more fabric now. <3
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful Sandra - reminds me so much of cats being "regal". Good job. Hugs, Chris
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That is adorable! Good things tears dry clear :)
ReplyDeleteThat is funny! When I finish project like this I often think why did it take me so long to finish it, lol.
ReplyDeleteThis quilt is SO beautiful I'd never have guessed what a nightmare it's been. Congrats on not letting it beat you :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations ! This quilt is so nice and I adore the colours !
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