I had a few fat quarters of Lotta Jansdotter fabric left from many years ago and thought I would make a “Turning Twenty Again” quilt from them. Although that pattern almost always produces something nice, the proportion of the various prints didn’t work out well this time. The quilt looks like it has measles.
On the theory of “if it doesn’t work, cut it up” I did cut it up and added some bright green. I like this a lot better.
The binding will be bright green to hold all the craziness in, and I trust some kid at Ronald McDonald House will enjoy it.
Do you cut up things that aren’t working? Or give them a time out? Or give them away?
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That’s a creative solution, Mary! Time out usually works (last week I changed a border and now it’s just right). Sometimes abandonment is the only thing that will free both physical and mental space.
P.S. I have a piece of fabric by that designer. It’s a weird taupe-gray that doesn’t seem to go with anything.
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That green made a wonderful improvement. So much depends on the color chosen and the new shapes created. Here it really worked well. I used the strategy once and was pleased with the effect; I need to remember it more often.
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