Is It What She Wants?
By Morley Hunt
@Morleyhunt (21741)
Canada
November 26, 2016 2:03pm CST
A neighbour asked me to make a baby quilt for her daughter, who is expecting a baby early in the new year.
A selection of fabrics and colours were previewed, but she really wasn't specific about what she wanted.
I had her look at pictures of quilts I've made in the past, hoping it would give me some insight.
After telling me she wants quite a bit of pink, but not all pink, she kept pulling out the lilac coloured fabric, as one she particularly liked.
The blocks are made, waiting to be assembled. A photo was emailed to her asking if she wished me to change anything before I sew it together.
Now I wait.
Hopefully it is close to what she envisioned. I like it.
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12 responses
@Fishmomma (11658)
• United States
28 Nov 16
I think it looks great. Sounds like the person you are making the quilt for might be unsure what she wants and just isn't letting you know that she is undecided. Good luck
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
28 Nov 16
I like it. If she chooses to not take it, I'm sure I can find a good loving home for it.
@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
26 Nov 16
I do too, but she had some strange ideas when we were looking through the books and photos. This is actually my second attempt. Yesterday I assembled on block and had half a dozen partially assembled. I put it on my design wall and said, no, I don't like it. The next half hour I frog stitched and then I put it aside to ponder. This morning I had a brainstorm and this is the result.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
28 Nov 16
@Happy2BeMe not a word. It is now mostly assembled. Some people frustrate me.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
27 Nov 16
I certainly hope she does. If not, I have a gift for a baby girl waiting in the wings.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
28 Nov 16
@simone10 not a word....today we will start to assemble. If she doesn't like it..we will head back to the drawing board.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
28 Nov 16
that's so cute! i see ya fussy cut some'f those lil critters out which's adorable. hopefully yer gonna hear from her soon. i'm tellin' ya, some folks jest make yer head spin, don't they?
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
30 Nov 16
@Morleyhunt i've a beautiful fabric panel the gal't the fabric store roped me 'nto buyin' o'er a year 'go now. 't the store we'd mapped the fussy cuttin' all out, bought other fabrics to go with 't. by the time i got home ('tis 'bout a 40 minute drive) i'd plum fergotten. i've no see-thru rulers 'n such lays'n the drawer untouched. did use the other fabrics fer other projects. yes ma'am, good thingy ya did. i can't draw/cut/sew a straight line. kinda challenged'n the math dept, lol. the hubs wonders how i e'er played pool since angles jest knock me fer a loop.
@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
29 Nov 16
Fussy cutting the fabric made the entire project more difficult. Now I needed an oddball size square to use for setting. I guess it's a good thing I sometimes paid attention in math class.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
30 Nov 16
@crazyhorseladycx you could cut a cardboard square and then cut out the inside, leaving just a 1/4 inch seam allowance. That would make it easier to fussy cut. I've done that using cereal boxes. For a stronger on a vinegar bottle or margarine lid also works.
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@JudyEv (381909)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Nov 16
That's very cute. I hope she likes it. However I would find it very hard to say I didn't like something if someone had gone to so much trouble with it.
@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
27 Nov 16
Time will tell. So far she has not responded yea or nay to my email. In six hours....I will assemble as shown.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
27 Nov 16
@JudyEv who knows. When she first asked me to make it she made an appointment to meet with me and didn't show. Then she called about two weeks later, apologetic, and came by with a deposit.
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@JudyEv (381909)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Nov 16
@Morleyhunt I wonder why she hasn't got back to you.
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
28 Nov 16
You did an excellent job and I appreciate people who can craft as I am not gifted that way at all. My friend is a quilter and so I appreciate good work. 
@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
28 Nov 16
I'm looking forward to having it assembled. Right now it is just pinned to a bed sheet hanging on the wall.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
29 Nov 16
@Morleyhunt Yes, that way you'll get a good view of it- guess you need to hang it on a pole!
@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
3 Dec 16
It is adorable. I think you have put a lot of work into trying to meet her requests.
@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
3 Dec 16
She has seen it. She likes it....now to find backing and get it quilted.
@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
3 Dec 16
She came by on Wednesday afternoon. She loves it. Now I need to choose backing and get it quilted.
@shaggin (74988)
• United States
27 Nov 16
Wow I can only imagine how long it took you to work on that so far and still more to go. I love quilts and I love hand made gifts!
@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
27 Nov 16
I cut for about an hour on Friday night and I had this sewn together in the time it took me to get three loads of laundry finished.....I was multi tasking.
@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
27 Nov 16
I hope I've captured what she envisioned. It's wait to hear and if I hear nothing....it must be okay.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
28 Nov 16
Still no word about likes or dislikes, so this is what I am making.
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