No matter how many times I try to sew with Minky I always struggle to get it to lie flat! I always say never again it is so hard to work with but then I go ahead & try again anyway! As you can see here I could not get the side seams right so I did the outside border with three rows of stitching & when I added the cow applique to the purchased panel I hooped & did the dots for the eyes & nose & the eyes are way to far apart! sigh......no way I am picking all that out to try again. This has taken me over a week to get it to this point & the shower is on Saturday so it will stay this way.............I hope she likes it & doesn't notice the flaws. The baby isn't due until Nov so I may make a label once he arrives. So far they have chosen the first name Ethan but no middle name & I didn't think I should put that on here just yet

It's a very cute panel! I can see why you chose it. It sure looks cuddlely to me! Yep. I do the same thing you do. Something about the challenge of making something "perfect" in our own eyes in spite of how wonderful a result is. We are our own worst critiques at times. She'll love it just the way it is!

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by pldc 14 Oct 2015

Penny thank you so very much I hope so ~hugs~

Looks swell to me :-)) If you do not point to mistake, it will also note nobody, anyway the great cover receives the predicate cute :-)

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by pldc 14 Oct 2015

thank you so very much I do appreciate it ~hugs~

I think you have done a wonderful job.

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by pldc 14 Oct 2015

Sarah you are so very kind, thank you so much ~hugs~

You are the only one that will notice flaws. I think it is cute as all get out, and Mom-to-be will too. I know what you mean about working with minkee.... I say never again too!

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by pldc 14 Oct 2015

lol Sharon, perhaps your right I will soon see & maybe can take a picture of the mom-to-be holding the blanket. Thanks so much ~hugs~

Great Job! Everyone at the shower will be in awe.....cute panel!

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by pldc 14 Oct 2015

thank you so very much, that is very nice of you to say. ~hugs~

wow no need for picking out some stitches its perfect, well done

Magda

wow no need for picking out some stitches its perfect, well done

Magda

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by pldc 14 Oct 2015

Magda thank you very much ~hugs~

Looks swell to me and cuddly.

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by pldc 14 Oct 2015

thank you so very much Mary ~hugs~

You did a great job. The eyes and nose look good to me.
The Mom-to-be will love it.

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by pldc 14 Oct 2015

ah thank you very much Lynn ~hugs~

I think you did a wonderful job. I love it.

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by pldc 14 Oct 2015

Arlene thank you very much ~hugs~

Gorgeous result. Minky is meant to be cuddled and rubbed in the dark and dragged behind a toddler. Don't worry about it!

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by pldc 13 Oct 2015

lol Betsy I do hope that Ethan does just that, a favorite blanket is the only way to go dragging it along behind you lol ~hugs~

by pldc 13 Oct 2015

thank you very much ~hugs~

End result....Stunning!!!!

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by pldc 13 Oct 2015

Sonja thank you very much ~hugs~

Well I like it and it will really cuddle Ethan well /Lillian

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by pldc 13 Oct 2015

Lillian that is so kind of you to say & indeed it certainly will. A better way to look @ it for sure! thank you very much ~hugs~

How darling, Loralye.......

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by pldc 13 Oct 2015

Vicki thank you very much ~hugs~

Speaking, or writing, for all of us lovers and haters of minky fabric you really did a great job! Be proud and smile! It is, after all, the fabric's fault, not yours, lol. Really, it turned out great! Thanks for posting!

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by pldc 13 Oct 2015

lol it really is the fabric's fault so darn slippery! I even used tissue paper underneath when I stitched & still it moves sigh......Thank you Nancy for understanding the challenges with minky . ~hugs~

Great quilt. Only you know what is not quite right. Looks fine to me. Hugs Shirley

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by pldc 13 Oct 2015

ah thank you Shirley I hope that she feels the same way ~hugs~

LQQKS great from Matachewan :):)Hugs

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by pldc 13 Oct 2015

thanks my friend, you always make me smile. ~hugs~

Loralye, it is just gorgeous and I agree with everyone else, you are too hard on yourself. No-one will notice anything, the mother will love it and the baby has a fun quilt to play with. I just wish you had let your face show in the picture! Love Chris

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by pldc 13 Oct 2015

lol I had my customer hold it for me when she came to pick up her order lol. Thanks Chris ~hugs~

I think it is perfect and someone that doesn't sew or embroider will never notice the things you do. I am making a farm blanket too - have it all appliqued but still need to put the squares together and then I need to do all the little cuts to turn it into a rag quilt. The shower is at the beginning of Nov. so I need to get back on it. Thanks for giving me the inspiration to get it finished. :)

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by pldc 13 Oct 2015

wow rag quilts are quite the endeavor I do hope you have good scissors! Thank you very much ~hugs~

by connerj 14 Oct 2015

I do - and sometimes they are too sharp. lol

I can't imagine anyone complaining about receiving this as a gift. It's so cute and cuddly.

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by pldc 13 Oct 2015

ah thanks so much, that is a lovely compliment. ~hugs~

I can't see anything wrong with it. I'm with you on the minky....I avoid it.

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by pldc 13 Oct 2015

lol it is so soft & cuddly but so difficult to work with UGH! Thanks Jerrilyn I hope she likes it anyway ~hugs~

Beautiful! I bet the baby won't care what it looks like. And mom will be so happy to have a new quilt for her little one. Made with love and stitches. We are always so critical of our own work.

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by pldc 13 Oct 2015

this is so true & I guess it is pretty soft so maybe she won't even notice? Thanks so much ~hugs~

Super cute ~ very nicely done! Joyce

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by pldc 13 Oct 2015

ah thanks so much Joyce, ~hugs~

It is perfect. You see flaws where others see a fun design. I know it is going to be treasured and the baby is going to be so cozy wrapped in love.

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by pldc 13 Oct 2015

Ah thanks Karen well it will be very cold this winter so I thought this would be a nice snuggly warm blanket. ~hugs~

maybe it's the nose holes that are too close & not the eyes? I don't know but I think it's off somewhere

I think that sometimes we are too hard on ourselves. You have created a lovely piece of work

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by pldc 13 Oct 2015

Caroline thank you, you are very kind to say so, ~hugs~

I am sure they will love it....

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by pldc 13 Oct 2015

Kim thanks I hope so ~hugs~

That's a really nice design . All the work has paid off and the gift will definitely like .

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by pldc 13 Oct 2015

ah thanks so much I do appreciate it ~hugs~