Friday 10 June 2011

A Discontented Quilter!

Please bear with me!

I know yesterday I said my mini Brit Quilt Swap was completed ..... but .............


I wasn't happy with it and it niggled away at me.  There wasn't enough background quilting which made it look at wee bit baggy when hanging, so I did some fmq in the background. 

I didn't want the fmq to stand out too much so used white thread on a white background to keep it subtle.


My struggle with this mini quilt has been less about perfection (I'm a rehabilitated perfectionist!) and more about cohesion and balance.  Sometimes you just don't 'feel' right about a thing, and I'm the sort of person who can't give that 'thing' away until I'm happy with it myself.

Well I'm now happy with this mini quilt (at long last), so I'll be able to post it with smiles and a happy heart!

Thank you for your patience!

9 comments:

  1. It looked lovely yesterday, but your prolonged thinking about it has paid off as the extra you've done really does make it look even nicer :-)

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  2. Glad you're happy with it now! Rehabilitated perfectionist my eye! LOL!!

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  3. This is wonderful! The addition of the fmq add such nice movement as well as structure. It is hard to work outside your own style, I am glad you are now happy with the result.

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  4. I think it's lovely, wish it was coming my way!

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  5. It was lovely before but think you've made it look even better now :) You have a very lucky partner!

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  6. How much more is there that you can do to make me happier!!!?

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  7. It looks great yesterday, but today it looks even better!

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  8. You make me smile - rehabilitated perfectionist. Ha! So why did you create the perfect little quilt then?

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  9. I'm glad you are happier with it now. Please tell me how to become a reformed perfectionist, as I am struggling in its grip (and losing the battle, at the moment). The quilt is great!

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