aka ‘The Quilt from Hell”
I started this quilt about three years ago. After months and years of working on it off and on, I finally calculated that I had cut and sewn at least 1500+ small triangles. I also realized I HATED THIS QUILT.
It all started when I saw this quilt in a magazine. I loved it! I loved the color scheme.
I carefully selected the fabrics and began cut, and cut and cut. I wasn’t discouraged, I was making this beautiful quilt.
But, after sewing and sewing and sewing triangles together, and then only finishing one block – there were twenty total blocks – I knew I was in trouble. I would pull out the quilt from time to time, and sew and sew and sew and still only finish a couple of blocks. I was discouraged, but I continued to sew away. I began to hate this quilt.
Finally, I was able to attach the inner border. The quilt seemed to be coming together. I still hated this quilt. I then started to sew the triangles for the outer border and that’s when I realized, “I don’t need to finish this quilt. If someone else wants this border, they can do it.”
I decided to sell it. I put it up for sale at the 2012 Christmas Boutique and it didn’t sell. I thought, “Oh, maybe I should keep it”. I hid it away in a quite corner of our home, which believe me, there are very few, and let it sit for a few months.
In March 2013 I brought it out again. I thought maybe time had changed my feelings towards this quilt. But no, it did not. I listed the quilt top on Etsy for a higher price than I normally list items, and shared all my frustrations about the quilt. The quilt sold within a couple of weeks and I was SO HAPPY to be rid of it. (I also think the individual who bought it is VERY lucky. It is a beautiful quilt but while I hate it, she will LOVE it!)
I will NEVER make another quilt that takes SO MUCH TIME. I learned my lesson.
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