I signed up to test the Deltille Quilt by Running Stitch Quilts not long before I had surgery on my hand. I loved the look of the pattern and was excited to do the scrappy version which used fat quarters. I have a few fat quarters of Anna Maria Horner fabrics and scraps from previous quilts and other projects that I thought this would be a great project for those pieces. I got all my pieces cut out before surgery.
After surgery I was in a rush to sew.
My surgery was on my right middle finger and I could not sew while it healed. It took way longer to heal than I anticipated. I could hardly wait to start on my quilt top.
I won't bore you with exactly what mistakes I made. I won't bother pointing out all the mistakes in my quilt either. It's not that I am ashamed of my mistakes - I'm not. It's that often many feel like they have to excuse their work when it is complimented by replying - "Thanks, but I made a mistake" while they proceed to point out said mistake. No one is perfect. The fact is you probably can't point out my mistakes on your own, so why should I point them out?
In years to come as I use my quilt and run my hands over the fabrics I'll likely think of many things. I'll remember using pieces in a top I made. I'll remember using some prints in another quilt. I'll remember when my friend Sharon gave me one of these fabrics to complete another quilt. I'll remember buying a few of these fabrics from a destash.
Yes, I will also see the mistakes. I will think back to how I ran into so many problems as I sewed this quilt and will laugh at it. I'll think of all the nights I spent watching TV with my husband seam ripping various pieces many nights and how much my husband gave me a hard time. I'll also think of how I was almost to the last step and was ready to cry knowing that I was too far along at that point to seam rip everything. How I thought about starting all over from the beginning. I'll remember how I slept on it and came up with a "fix" in my dreams.
My sashing on my Deltille Quilt is a Moda Grunge by Basic Grey. I think this is the tan color. I lucked out and got about 10 yards from Made Whimsy Fabric for only $2 a yard! I plan to set some of this aside to make my King size Deltille Quilt.
I can't finish this post without showing my two furry helpers.
You are so right about pointing out mistakes. No one else would ever see. We are also guilty of not receiving compliments as they are given. Given with love and respect we tend to brush them aside when all we need to do is say thank you, I'll take that. This quilt caught my eye. To me it looks awesome. The colours and pattern are something I would aspire to make. No mistakes just a few lessons for next time. Beautiful work.
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