Too Many Triangles

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.