today, I finished the quilt top that I posted about yesterday
the blue batik border fabric wasn’t quite long enough, so I added thin pink batik strips on the ends
a miscalculation in the top and bottom borders meant a bit more tweaking (note the extra ‘sashing’ strips in pink)
well, they do say that every mistake is a creative opportunity!
gonerustic 
Rita…you are one great tweeker and fudgerer…I think I just invented a new word:))
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I think you might have! Now I just need you to add it to a dictionary so I can look it up and find out what it means … x
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I love it when a mistake improves the look!
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The best thing about it is that it ends up looking like it was planned, when actually you had to really rack your brains to work out how to fix it! =D
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I really like this quilt and the hands that appear to reach out and toward each other. Beautiful.
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Thanks so much! Can’t wait till it’s finished and I can see the faces of the recipients when I give it to them … =D
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I like the extra bits of sashing, it’s definitely in the original spirit of our quilting ancestors! I like to follow the liberated quiltmaking mantra “if it’s too long, chop a bit off; if it’s too short, add a bit on” or something along those lines 🙂
How are you planning to quilt the top?
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I so agree! One of my fellow quilters calls this ‘fudging’. We like fudging! I’m thinking of machine quilting in the ditch and then using button ties – keeping it simple and quick! =D
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