tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post1605042123381905417..comments2024-03-28T08:39:05.413-04:00Comments on joy for grace: The Ugliest QuiltNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-295583172639360622017-09-12T00:05:35.690-04:002017-09-12T00:05:35.690-04:00Hi, Debby. That's so great that those two qui...Hi, Debby. That's so great that those two quilts became favorites to others. I think you're right that someone will come along and like this quilt.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-72749772671841557072017-09-06T09:58:08.365-04:002017-09-06T09:58:08.365-04:00My experience with "ugly quilts" -one wa...My experience with "ugly quilts" -one was decidedly masculine and when a coworker was going through treatment for cancer, I gave it to him because it had his favorite colors. He and his wife love it and it gave him great comfort. The other one I was so dissapointing in because of my fabric choices and lack of contrast. When my 15 year old granddaughter saw it, her eyes lit up! 'Oh Grandma, can I have it?' Well, after that it was a joy to finish! So you never know who is going to LOVE it!Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08916263904705579060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-3386789074066126982017-09-06T01:50:38.651-04:002017-09-06T01:50:38.651-04:00Thank you, Tammy. You're so right about givin...Thank you, Tammy. You're so right about giving away quilts. I've noticed that I'm pleased to give away the quilts I like least -- pleased that someone else liked them enough to ask for them.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-28541695702793570222017-09-06T01:48:35.755-04:002017-09-06T01:48:35.755-04:00Thanks, Tami. Out of the dozen or so I've mad...Thanks, Tami. Out of the dozen or so I've made, this is definitely the ugliest quilt. But! Who knows when another quilt will come along that's even uglier....<br /><br />I like most greens, but not so much the ones that lean toward yellow. It's hard to work with a color you don't like. I'd have a lot of trouble making a purple quilt!<br />Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-85631774527453458472017-09-02T20:22:04.411-04:002017-09-02T20:22:04.411-04:00Because you don't like this one, it will be s...Because you don't like this one, it will be so much easier to pass it on to someone else who will love it!!! As you probably know, giving away the 'pretty ones' is hard...<br />I think it is very charming and homespun-ish.travelinsewlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15961984841025993032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-53077669232207510702017-09-01T13:47:54.372-04:002017-09-01T13:47:54.372-04:00I delight in the fact that you labeled one of your...I delight in the fact that you labeled one of your creations The Ugliest Quilt. That sometimes the best laid plans ...<br />For me there is just something about green. Don't like it. Don't want to like it - esp. in a quilt. <br />And wouldn't you know it the Pantone Color of the Year was Greenery. Ugh. I did a mini in, yes you know it, Green for an online quilt competition. I didn't exactly hate it but it was ugly, ugly green. Tami Von Zalezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11065017061040785838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-81810601302720904402017-08-15T01:24:47.255-04:002017-08-15T01:24:47.255-04:00Hi, Lizzy. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I d...Hi, Lizzy. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I do like green, it's my 2nd or third favorite color, but I know it's the pattern that I don't like. It's too angular. The one in the book used very few fabrics that were light. A few lights against mediums, mostly mediums against darks. In fact, I have another smaller quilt made with the same block pattern but in reds/roses/pinks/etc. I do like it better than this green one but I still have trouble with the pattern. Maybe, though, I would like it in mediums and lights only, or brights and lights only. I'll have to give it some thought.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment. And especially thanks for including your email since you're a no-reply blogger. I would have looked it up but you made it easy.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-28615618372753579302017-08-15T01:17:19.605-04:002017-08-15T01:17:19.605-04:00Hi, Karin. I think this is the first quilt I'...Hi, Karin. I think this is the first quilt I've made that I really disliked. But hey, it's done, and hopefully will find a home with someone who at least likes it. I think you're probably right that when we don't like something we lay it aside, hence the UFOs. I did have a hard time making myself finish this but I'm glad I did. I don't need UFOs taunting me from the closet!<br />Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-16143572808531969112017-08-14T00:20:39.205-04:002017-08-14T00:20:39.205-04:00Hi! I found your blog! I really enjoyed your thoug...Hi! I found your blog! I really enjoyed your thoughtful analysis of your project. To me it is NOT an ugly quilt, tho it is quite masculine. Perfect for a boy or young man. It looks beautifully pieced too. I'm not a fan of green, maybe you aren't either? Also your colors are somewhat dusty or muddy--and mid-range in tone; you might have liked this better in clearer colors, or with more constrast. It would be fun to try again, maybe a mini? Use lots of whites/ very darks or blacks and brights too. Or all very low volume or pastel?<br /><br />lizzy at gone to the beach lizzzz.d@gmail.comLizzy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925662100321427762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-87885602485501447942017-08-13T19:44:44.721-04:002017-08-13T19:44:44.721-04:00Janet, as always you stated your thoughts beautifu...Janet, as always you stated your thoughts beautifully! I feel the same way. I think we've all worked on quilts we didn't love. Perhaps that's why there are so many ufos in existence. I commend you, Nancy, for finishing this and I'm certain it will be treasured by it's whomever receives it! Ranch Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08581852590008365006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-34967372230644253642017-08-11T00:46:05.010-04:002017-08-11T00:46:05.010-04:00Thank you, Myra. I appreciate the congratulations...Thank you, Myra. I appreciate the congratulations. There were times when it crossed my mind to fold up the unfinished quilt and stuff it away somewhere. It does take more effort to finish something we don't love than something we do.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-84190575403152214762017-08-11T00:41:43.504-04:002017-08-11T00:41:43.504-04:00Thank you, Sandy. This is the first of maybe a do...Thank you, Sandy. This is the first of maybe a dozen quilts I've made that I don't like so I guess that's not too bad a ratio. Several others have commented that they like the quilt so I'm sure I can find a home for it with someone who will like it.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-19218694034634471982017-08-11T00:22:37.353-04:002017-08-11T00:22:37.353-04:00Hi, JanineMarie. Several others have commented th...Hi, JanineMarie. Several others have commented that they like the quilt so I agree that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I guess we each see things differently and don't all like the same things.<br /><br />I'm pleased to be stitching on quilt I do really like at the moment. It's a pleasure to be quilting with regular quilting thread instead of embroidery floss!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-55002987453752867322017-08-11T00:19:03.379-04:002017-08-11T00:19:03.379-04:00Thank you, Robin. I guess beauty really IS in the...Thank you, Robin. I guess beauty really IS in the eye of the beholder. We just don't all love/like the same things. Yes, it is now a ready gift!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-12872516995088824032017-08-11T00:08:19.333-04:002017-08-11T00:08:19.333-04:00Thank you, Maggie. I know it will keep some litt...Thank you, Maggie. I know it will keep some little fellow warm one of these days.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-74862879627100073822017-08-11T00:07:01.199-04:002017-08-11T00:07:01.199-04:00Thanks, Gayle. I think I've seen some of your...Thanks, Gayle. I think I've seen some of your buckeyes in previous posts. II couldn't do one direction diagonals with this block (I knew from the beginning that depending on how I arranged the pieces the blocks would alternate directions or be go all in one direction) but I have a hard time with quilts with parallel diagonals. I know. It's just me. I suppose we all have a setting/arrangement or two that just seems "off." <br /><br />Oh, but I can imagine a brown crib quilt for a little boy. And brown and bear paws seems like the perfect combination to me. (But maybe it's just me because brown is one of my favorite colors.) Could you enliven it with red sashing? I hope you'll post photos soon (if you haven't already).Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-29253748253538186532017-08-10T23:53:57.138-04:002017-08-10T23:53:57.138-04:00Thanks, Monica. I think liking the fabrics we use...Thanks, Monica. I think liking the fabrics we use for quilts helps -- and I don't think there is a single fabric in this quilt that I don't like -- but for me it takes more than liking the fabrics. I really think it's the block pattern that's the problem that prevents me liking this quilt. But, it's finished and awaiting a new home, and that's good enough for me with regards to this quilt. Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-84713883406737893372017-08-10T01:55:50.792-04:002017-08-10T01:55:50.792-04:00Thank you, Karen. I do still like the fabrics in ...Thank you, Karen. I do still like the fabrics in this quilt. I really think it's the pattern that doesn't appeal to me. And maybe the contrast of the fabrics, too. If my grandson isn't interested, I'll probably donate.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-74946479098872290462017-08-10T01:49:55.488-04:002017-08-10T01:49:55.488-04:00Thank you, Lisa. I'm glad I finished it, too....Thank you, Lisa. I'm glad I finished it, too. I don't like leaving things half-finished.<br /><br />It's interesting the things that can make us dislike a quilt. I think color can be a really big turn-off. I'm so sorry the color of quilting thread was the determining factor between liking and not liking your finished quilt. It's sad considering the time you spent making it and then the money you spent having it quilted.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting and sharing your experience.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-30304360715572219992017-08-10T01:46:37.385-04:002017-08-10T01:46:37.385-04:00Hi, Shasta. Maybe that will happen with this quil...Hi, Shasta. Maybe that will happen with this quilt and I'll eventually like it but I hope to find it a new home before it comes to that. I'm one who loves hand quilting on a quilt but sometimes even that isn't enough for me to like a quilt.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-46090901607337027372017-08-10T01:32:25.683-04:002017-08-10T01:32:25.683-04:00Thank you, Gypsy. I'm glad to know I'm not...Thank you, Gypsy. I'm glad to know I'm not the only who sometimes ends up with an ugly quilt. Yes, I will give it to someone who either likes it or needs a quilt.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-70630457267394501002017-08-10T01:25:22.419-04:002017-08-10T01:25:22.419-04:00Hi, Joyce. Thank you. That's so funny that y...Hi, Joyce. Thank you. That's so funny that your husband loves the quilt you don't like. That would be a hard one for me to finish and use, no matter how much my husband liked it. Maybe if you put it away for a while your husband will forget about it? Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-77459446220545872552017-08-10T01:20:33.948-04:002017-08-10T01:20:33.948-04:00Thank you for sharing your thoughts about this qui...Thank you for sharing your thoughts about this quilt, Jocelyn. We can definitely agree on "masculine." I suppose we can't love every quilt we make, right?Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-71447325433044569472017-08-10T01:18:23.282-04:002017-08-10T01:18:23.282-04:00Yes, I think workmanship plays a part in how much ...Yes, I think workmanship plays a part in how much I like a finished quilt but I don't think that's the problem here, nor the colors. I like greens (and some blues, like the ones I used in this quilt). I really think the problem is the pattern. Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-64855582285289078512017-08-10T00:50:38.627-04:002017-08-10T00:50:38.627-04:00You are so kind, Janet. I truly believe beauty is...You are so kind, Janet. I truly believe beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The quilt is folded awaiting its new owner, whoever that may be. He hasn't been identified yet but it may be one of my grandsons.<br /><br />Thanks for putting in a good word for this quilt, Janet. I appreciate it.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.com