After moving all my stuff out of my parents' home I discovered this quilt top. All these years later it doesn't look so ugly. The mismatched corners don't bother me. It has character. It is part of my sewing past.
What I've learned from this quilt...
- Don't give up. If a project isn't going like you want it to be, push through, call it a practice round. But don't stop reaching for your goal.
- Start small. I remember sewing this and thinking, "This is too small; quilts are supposed to be bigger." I should have made a small quilt and went larger as I gained experience. This one was originally a queen size, there are some chunks missing so now it has been trimmed to a double. For the life of me, I can't remember why I cut pieces off the quilt. What did I make???
- Quilts can be anything you want them to be.
- Plan first. I quilted with these fabrics because they were what was in the house. I didn't particularly enjoy them together but I wanted to sew. It's better to wait and sew with fabrics you enjoy than to do a project with materials that don't feel right. You won't be happy with the progress and it might end up like this quilt top--unfinished over 15 years later.
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