Pretty cute fabrics, right? I decided to make a favorite pattern for a young girl, a Kaleidoscope. Easy, peasy, except ... I had forgotten the rules, suggestions of values, and just zoned in on these cute fabrics ... Normally, the circles that should appear when values are correctly chosen, and the circles appear automatically. hmmmm, not this time.
No circles? "No problem, the fabrics will carry it thru" was what I heard me saying to myself..
Then, during the night, SOMEONE !!! moved some of these rows around, and now I have similar fabrics together. Perhaps it was one of the garden gnomes that I move into the house when cold weather arrives? Ya think???
Only AFTER it was basted was when I noticed rows in the wrong places. I was having difficulty seeing the "plan" and discovered one of the pale yellows was also in the wrong configuration. Ya think I'm going to redo it all??? NOT!!! So, in my wise decision-making process, I decided to do ruler work in those wedges to accentuate the invisible circles, only to discover that was another WRONG decision. It was impossible to decide which line I was on because of the maze of colors wadded up under the needle. So, in a fit of
anger distress, out came my seam ripper, and I removed that ruler-work-stitching, one stitch at a time.
I have made over 200 quilts and have never run into this example of repeated poor planning. And I've even made 3 or 4 Kaleidoscope Quilts before, each one perfectly wonderful. Apparently my brain stopped working.
Quilting on the blocks was innies and outies, waaaay more quilting that is needed - another wrong choice. Apparently, this was my lesson on remembering to be HUMBLE. But it's still pretty, and bright, and as long as the recipient is not a child of a quilter, it will make a perfectly nice PINK quilt. The blocks are about 7 in. The fabrics are still very pretty.
I agree. It is very pretty pink quilt, regardless of what it is "suppose" to be. The child (recipient) will only see that. Unless it is a very young child, then she might just notice ... the box in came in. ;^)
ReplyDeleteHumble is good, but finished is better! It's going to be cuddled and loved to pieces when the lucky little girl finally gets it.
ReplyDeleteWe all get a humility quilt from time to time. Fortunately we are usually the only ones who see the mistakes. It's a really cute quilt!
ReplyDeleteI think you're being too hard on yourself. It is lovely and I like the innies-outies quilting. Pretty fabrics DO carry the day.
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful quilt - spirited and fun. Those rules abut placement of fabrics are just guidelines and completely optional. I actually like spirited quilts more than regimented ones.
ReplyDeleteI've run into those brain wave moments myself, but I must say, the quilt looks terrific from here and no doubt will be well loved!
ReplyDeleteWhenever my husband and I watch one of those cooking competition shows and someone says "this will be easy, I make this all the time", we know that person will lose that round! But 'ya know what? A quilt (especially a gifted one) is cozy no matter how it looks and a non-quilter won't know "the blocks weren't supposed to be that way". They will be entranced by just what you were -- the very pretty fabrics. It's still a sweet quilt!
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