I ended up cutting the light-weight denim and the khaki colored brushed twill into squares. When I was done I remembered the big pieces of vintage blue ticking (my grandma so generously gave them to me) that would pull it together. So I sat and pieced this lap size quilt and loved it! It reminds me so much of a something that would be used at a quaint little beach house in Cape Cod. In fact, I showed it to my daughter and asked what she thought (she is my future assistant ya know) she replied, "It looks a little too Oregonish" - I was thrilled, we were on the same page!
After an afternoon of debate yesterday, I opted to free-motion quilt it. The result...GORGEOUS! Until that is, the backing unexpectedly jumbled up in one spot and as I was attempting to fix it, I snipped a hole in the back! Yes, you read that correctly - I, me, not my kids, CUT A HOLE IN IT!! I almost - almost - said a bad word!
So, in the end, I am not sure what to do with this almost gorgeous quilt. I stitched up the 1/2 hole by hand and, as you can see, left the jumbles. I am trying to enjoy looking at the perfect front, but my heart sinks every time.
Do I put it away? Would you buy it "as is" at a great discount? It was a sad day.
Do I put it away? Would you buy it "as is" at a great discount? It was a sad day.
2 comments:
It is such a cute quilt and so sad for the cut!! It is totally beach cottage-ish!! Don't just put it away! I would buy it at a great discount because it is to cute to be just put away!
Unfortunately this has happened to us all!
Being a denim quilt I think it would be perfect with a patch on it-like on the knees of jeans(I'm thinking maybe in red ticking?)! Or, what about appliqueing on a wonky star-those are all the rage right now! Or appliqueing a funky beach house/shell,etc. on the back?
Have fun with it...it's definitely too cute a quilt to give up on!
Tricia
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