tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post6164255131665832639..comments2024-03-26T22:50:08.674-05:00Comments on Barbara Brackman's <br> MATERIAL CULTURE: More Things That Can Go WrongUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-78694082289246664602011-01-09T03:16:45.132-06:002011-01-09T03:16:45.132-06:00so lively! I love the red blue one with the turquo...so lively! I love the red blue one with the turquoise squares. I love all of them, actuallywoolywomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14798060848062776281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-40322286852679461272010-11-22T13:45:51.249-06:002010-11-22T13:45:51.249-06:00Can you imagine trying to draft some of these patt...Can you imagine trying to draft some of these patterns if you didn't have any high school geometry?? I'm not certain I could do any better, and I have a college degree :o) And I'm ever so thankful for the wonderful tools we have now.Ila K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17408867239034142551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-32597988784903109192010-11-20T14:55:08.639-06:002010-11-20T14:55:08.639-06:00Oh, the last one is hilarious.Oh, the last one is hilarious.sewprimitive karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125490235366694521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-72250580444654268012010-11-19T23:00:22.550-06:002010-11-19T23:00:22.550-06:00Without space to do the final squaring up before b...Without space to do the final squaring up before binding, I have had to let my corners fall where they may. I am hesitating right now to finish my sister's Holiday Gift for this year. Know what? I bet if I do the best I can without apprehension--she will love it just as much as if it were squared. What do you think?Lynda Halliger Otvos (Lynda M O)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08938791116446859160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-40789695600496433712010-11-19T11:19:29.756-06:002010-11-19T11:19:29.756-06:00I loved the quilts in this post. The amazing thin...I loved the quilts in this post. The amazing thing to me is that they look like they finished them up in spite of their imperfections. I know that fabric was sometimes a luxury and warm covers were needed. I admire the integrity of these makers.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-4762135359704223742010-11-19T07:07:04.689-06:002010-11-19T07:07:04.689-06:00These are always my favorite quilts!!!
I have made...These are always my favorite quilts!!!<br />I have made some my own favorites from accepting what happens when fabric is sewn together.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09304227402320174688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-58422975684089097302010-11-18T21:52:18.879-06:002010-11-18T21:52:18.879-06:00Those are wonderful, they look just like my quilti...Those are wonderful, they look just like my quilting;)<br />I have come to the conclusion, that I am a wonky quilt maker, lol.<br /><br />DebbieWoolenSailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621977477193550261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-73109603558655920572010-11-18T19:23:49.006-06:002010-11-18T19:23:49.006-06:00Barbara,
Love that last one!
The best part of m...Barbara, <br /><br />Love that last one! <br />The best part of making a quilt is knowing that however it turns out it will keep somebody warm. Most quilt wrecks seem to finish up being family favourites.<br /><br />Judy BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-67256900849362179732010-11-18T17:33:35.686-06:002010-11-18T17:33:35.686-06:00Barbara these are fantastic! All modern quilters s...Barbara these are fantastic! All modern quilters should share theirs!PatSloanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07841982524958543938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-66100571150815370982010-11-18T15:21:20.028-06:002010-11-18T15:21:20.028-06:00I love them all - especially the last one. Think h...I love them all - especially the last one. Think how hard it would be to work out the math of that one if you wanted to make it that way! I am working on making my quilts wonkier but it is not easy:)Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816506146827266570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-64992032257722725742010-11-18T15:10:37.647-06:002010-11-18T15:10:37.647-06:00They may not be perfect but they are finished! Ne...They may not be perfect but they are finished! Need I say more LOL !!Jacky and Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947774051987185162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-40880077951610041212010-11-18T14:09:58.834-06:002010-11-18T14:09:58.834-06:00I've gotten to where I like the wrecks more th...I've gotten to where I like the wrecks more than the "perfect" quilts...YankeeQuilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324287185970922332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-58750735055831273212010-11-18T13:28:29.956-06:002010-11-18T13:28:29.956-06:00I love these! But the last one really is somethin...I love these! But the last one really is something that I would like to see hanging in my house..wonder how it was done??Dennielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05536464939413746652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-47770495628535033792010-11-18T12:07:12.796-06:002010-11-18T12:07:12.796-06:00For strangest reasons, I love all of the above. I ...For strangest reasons, I love all of the above. I have managed to make a quilt that kept shifting to one side... While making that quilt I learned that if added strips after strips from top to bottom every time I sewed, the quilt takes shape of it's own.. and it is not a square. You can take a look at it here. <br /> http://therootconnection.blogspot.com/2010/03/thomass-quilt.htmlSujata Shahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342637667662268215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-12096844912938675322010-11-18T11:28:48.199-06:002010-11-18T11:28:48.199-06:00I really like the last quilt and I think those 9 a...I really like the last quilt and I think those 9 and 10 pointed stars would be very challenging to make. Putting a circle over the center is a good way of coping with a mess in the center.Becky in VAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15604950918235696443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-56414719901354961642010-11-18T10:51:33.544-06:002010-11-18T10:51:33.544-06:00Something so personal about these....I like them t...Something so personal about these....I like them toofabriquefantastiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12455177942688723902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-19759745950461130022010-11-18T10:48:23.911-06:002010-11-18T10:48:23.911-06:00These are the quilts I like best! Call me weird. ...These are the quilts I like best! Call me weird. I don't mind.Nifty Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249020129403851346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-25497409868452586432010-11-18T08:45:09.790-06:002010-11-18T08:45:09.790-06:00Francoise: You are right.Ten arms. Keep those glas...Francoise: You are right.Ten arms. Keep those glasses.Barbara Brackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948219446078848778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-23046072590778782982010-11-18T08:26:17.218-06:002010-11-18T08:26:17.218-06:00Very encouraging post : how not to panic when it g...Very encouraging post : how not to panic when it goes wrong : you're not alone. But i keep counting ten arms on the lone star. Do i need new glasses-again?Françoisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-17654179474446816812010-11-18T07:50:29.126-06:002010-11-18T07:50:29.126-06:00Wonderful way to start the day, chuckel chuckel.....Wonderful way to start the day, chuckel chuckel.... 9 legs equals bad math.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-24977303618313660442010-11-18T07:40:35.912-06:002010-11-18T07:40:35.912-06:00Love the quilts! It's nice for me to know I...Love the quilts! It's nice for me to know I'm not the only one that has had a wreck in the sewing room!! <br />I love seeing them and wondering "how in the world did that happen?"Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460244411628464458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-44161078720796267252010-11-18T07:26:18.512-06:002010-11-18T07:26:18.512-06:00If the truth be told, I'm sure most quilters w...If the truth be told, I'm sure most quilters would admit to some wrecks.....whether they come down from the design wall and into the trash,or stuffed into the back of the closet or ripped apart to be sewn another day!!<br />Wendyirishgirlsewshttp://quiltsbythesea.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-4217260257823361442010-11-18T06:44:19.072-06:002010-11-18T06:44:19.072-06:00This sentence applies to cake wrecks too.
"Of...This sentence applies to cake wrecks too.<br />"Often these quilt wrecks are happy accidents."<br /><br />I am not a fan of cake wrecks. I completely understand and applaud them for not including Aunt Nancy's wrech, but they include a lot of grocery store wrecks. My friend works in a grocery store bakery. She got the job right out of high school & had NO training. The bakers frost the cake in white & pipe a border, she has to do the writing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-30452618526991387902010-11-18T06:22:03.746-06:002010-11-18T06:22:03.746-06:00Really like the last one. The colors are great. It...Really like the last one. The colors are great. It reminds me of how I feel in the mornings - not quite right! Out of whack.Mayleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14031211428004445817noreply@blogger.com