{"id":1076,"date":"2023-06-06T05:18:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T05:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/handmadeimperfections.com\/?p=1076"},"modified":"2023-07-06T01:35:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T01:35:40","slug":"quilt-adventures-a-lesson-in-fabric-choices-and-accepting-when-its-time-to-let-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/handmadeimperfections.com\/?p=1076","title":{"rendered":"Quilt Adventures: A Lesson in Fabric Choices and Accepting When It’s Time to Let Go"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I found these quilt pieces at an estate sale\u2026\u2026they were nicely made\u2026.but I found the fabric and color choices kind of \u2026..debatable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Very 80\u2019s\u2026..soft pastels and a zinger black floral\u2026all that to be coupled with a cheetah print. I pondered all this\u2026..found it horrific\u2026..but, purchased them anyway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today I thought I would play some \u2018chop it up and sew it back together\u201d<\/em> fun. I felt it might aid the lack of love for the fabric color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Let me say\u2026..chopping it up and sewing it back together did not make me love the fabric choices any better. It seemed like a lot of work into something I found terrible.

Threw in the towel\u2026\u2026trash can was the recipient of said efforts. Hated it.

Sometimes your time is more valuable\u2026\u2026it\u2019s okay.
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I found these quilt pieces at an estate sale\u2026\u2026they were nicely made\u2026.but I found the fabric and color choices kind of \u2026..debatable. Very 80\u2019s\u2026..soft pastels and a zinger black floral\u2026all that to be coupled with a cheetah print. I pondered all this\u2026..found it horrific\u2026..but, purchased them anyway. Today I thought I would play some \u2018chop […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":71107208,"featured_media":1083,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handmadeimperfections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-06-at-1.08.56-AM.png?fit=996%2C1134&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9VQKt-hm","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":174,"url":"https:\/\/handmadeimperfections.com\/?p=174","url_meta":{"origin":1076,"position":0},"title":"Uncovering the History and Creating Art: The Story Behind a Fun Quilt Made from Discarded Pieces","author":"Alexa Lett","date":"April 19, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"These lovely discarded pieces and bits are merging together. 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