#you can always fix it

A friend shared this quote on Facebook recently, and it perfectly highlights something I’ve been thinking for a while about one of my quilts.

I originally loved the concept of the watercolor border for Picatso 3 (Fiona’s version), but after having looked at it on my wall for several months, I’m no longer convinced it was the right choice.

Coincidentally there is a quilt show coming up in 2 weeks that I want to submit it to. So how can I fix the border in 2 weeks? Nothing has come to mind, so I layed it down on my cutting table, and cut the whole border off.

I know quilters who would shudder at this, particularly since I did put a lot of work into that border (and the quilt is already an award winner), but the quilt didn’t live up to what I wanted, so I’m going to fix it.

It already looks better, and laying the main body over the top gave me an idea I really liked. My other 2 Picatsos have picture frame borders, but the trick was how to make one for the Rule Breaker that still got the message across. You guessed it; by making it sit wonky in the frame.

So now I’ve drawn myself a template for a new sculptured frame. This will compliment my subject without being too distracting (lessons learned from Picatso 2’s more elaborate frame), be more innovative, show well, and most importantly: I can accomplish this before the deadline.