Yup, it's official. I'm finally finished the FQS Designer Mystery BOM from 2010. I finished it at retreat last weekend. This made my third finished quilt top for retreat. Granted I just needed to finish the border, which took a LOT longer than anticipated.
I struggled with the border for a while. I have no idea why, but I had issues aligning the stars so that they lined up. I cut fabric the wrong length. I had a hole burned in my fabric, so I had to piece on part of the border that didn't need to be pieced originally. Needless to say, I loathed this quilt come the end. Especially when I laid it down and realized it didn't lay flat in one area (see that pucker in the border on the right). Seriously? I haven't had this many issues with a quilt in probably 5-7 years, when I was still just a novice quilter.
Needless to say, I'm thrilled that this top is done, but I think I'll be putting it away for a while until I grow to love it again and want to quilt the top.
I do want to note that the issues I had were not with the pattern itself. The FQS did a good job with the pattern, I just had so many issues with the border.
I struggled with the border for a while. I have no idea why, but I had issues aligning the stars so that they lined up. I cut fabric the wrong length. I had a hole burned in my fabric, so I had to piece on part of the border that didn't need to be pieced originally. Needless to say, I loathed this quilt come the end. Especially when I laid it down and realized it didn't lay flat in one area (see that pucker in the border on the right). Seriously? I haven't had this many issues with a quilt in probably 5-7 years, when I was still just a novice quilter.
I do want to note that the issues I had were not with the pattern itself. The FQS did a good job with the pattern, I just had so many issues with the border.
i think the border makes the quilt! it's fabulous! i love it!!
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