I Think My Block Was Jacked!

Those that have been with me awhile know of all the drama with the Twilight Quilters Coven and the New Moon Quilt last fall.

We had a major falling out.  I was sent a letter at Twilight Moms after Angie, a member of the group and the longarm quilter, had received the quilt.  It listed all my transgressions.  I hurt a lot of people's feelings.  The least of what I did was to remake a couple of the member's blocks because I didn't think they were good enough for one reason or another.  Everything blew up from there......  This is the letter I was sent:

Shannon,


You haven’t been kicked off the island…..

We admire you for your creative input, your exacting skills, your enthusiasm and drive.

However, to say that many of us were hurt by your recent actions is an understatement: the lack of communication ahead of time; the changing of blocks; the addition of undiscussed blocks; and most importantly the insult to people who invested their time, money, and care into participating.

mama2cjmj wrote: (Iris)


In Utah I was so excited with her ideas for the quilt I offered to play with the layout, and she agreed. Then I worked on it, although I quickly wanted to give up, flaker that I am, and called her a couple of times to see if it was coming out acceptably. Not one hour after getting her final approval, I posted it then she hurriedly contradicted me publicly on our thread. I was SO embarrassed!

A little tweak here and there, fine. But I was astounded that she totally replaced Joyce's meadow without consulting! When I saw it my first thought was "tell me you asked first!" I thought she'd learned from the first tweak, Wanda's gifts! That was just insulting!

Meredemer wrote:


I have been thinking for a few weeks now that the quilt was turning into Shannon's quilt and I have been one that got feelings hurt. I am sorely disappointed in that the group trust was broken and there was a total disregard for the rest of us as Shannon feverishly worked to make it more hers than ours.

jewah1976 wrote:


Anyway, I think that this was handled very wrong, a 'group project' is done by a 'group' and if you don't want it to be a group project, don't offer to head it up. The fact that she truly altered some people's blocks so much and without even consulting us about it first is inexcusable!

LizzieBug wrote: (ELIZABETH)


I was looking at it and the wolf paws, which are 2" x 2 1/2" don't look like they'll fit in the sashing -- which is very disappointing. I designed them to go in the sashing.

livethedream wrote:


I have to tell you, when I saw the new 'dangerous meadow' block, I cried and blamed myself for not making the block 'good enough'.

Even though I was finally really happy with how it turned out (I think the final count was 8 incarnations which is what took me so long), I think we can all relate to knowing what imperfections exist and hoping no one else notices. Looking at the final layout of the quilt, with the paws in the meadow, the block I sent would have been too busy, so she did need to have a new one. (I have asked her to send mine back. I worked really hard on it and will use it on something else.)

Of course, she truly should have consulted the group immediately with big changes such as new blocks. It really doesn't take much time to post and get a response from this group. And, honestly, to totally remake someone's block, not use what they made, and not tell them is inexcusable. It shows a total lack of respect.

 hardhatcat wrote:

I was a bit put out by the extended silence from Shannon and then all of a sudden a lot of changes. I think she should have consulted the group before making any major changes and i was a little annoyed at the beginning with the confusion over the dimensions.

Melly wrote:


a group project should remain a group project. Someone who has such a huge responsibility as putting together the quilt should do it with a group opinion in mind. Of course, not everyone can get their way. Which is why I feel kinda sad, because it seems now that only one person got her way. we all invested time and money in this project.

This is an equal opportunity quilting coven. As long as someone has been welcome into our group, and is willing to go along with rules we set, then we need to respect that person’s artistic creativity, their personal skills, and themselves as a person.


All group projects need a majority consensus. When a coordinator is chosen and a layout is planned, everyone has a say in the final product. Any major changes have to be given over for input, discussion, and if needed voting.

Regardless of personal preferences, when a piece of work is turned in by an individual, it MUST be respected. Except perhaps for squaring off a block, if a minor change is needed, for example dealing with a sizing issue, that needs to be mentioned ahead of time to the individual out of respect and for input. If a major change is needed/desired, such as adding to the block, cutting off more than just for squaring, or replacing the block, the person who made the block MUST be contacted first. She deserves to be given the choice to a) give a go ahead, b) choose to remake it herself, or c) insist that it be included as is.

When we do group projects we need to be able to trust each other. And it is inexcusable to insult someone by changing their work without their consent! To be put in that situation, learning that your work was disregarded, after so much work and care went into it, is not how anyone would want to be treated.

We have come together to share our love of quilting and Twilight, to grow as quilters and as friends. Unanimously we agreed that we would like you to continue to be part of our little group. We would like to continue learning from you, as you learn from us, and have you share your work, both in group projects and in your own personal projects. Your quilting skills are amazing, your work is beautiful and having you choose to leave our group would be a big loss. We hope that you can get past your feelings enough to see that we really do value you.

But apologies are in order.

And we decided that in the interests of time Angie is going to finish the quilt and send it directly to Elizabeth.

It's been a horrible year for me.  I'm sure it was not picnic for them either as I was reminded by Elizabeth and Iris in the beginning of the blow-up and the ensuing months after.

Why am I bringing this up for what seems like the millionth time?

Well!!!!  As I was looking at Stephenie's quilt and the work I did, I noticed some things.  I'm pretty sure that my Twilight Hands block was fixed without me realizing it until now----------------no, no one told me or asked my permission.  See a little bit of hypocrisy?!!!

The block I made

My block that must have been seam ripped and "fixed"

How they must all be laughing at me, especially Elizabeth who must have "fixed" my block.  I'm actually glad I noticed this.  It shows me what a hypocritical bitch she was this whole time.  I always knew we were two peas in a pod, including being "perfectionists"  They made feel like shit and like I was the devil incarnate.

 If I have to be totally honest, I was always more hurt and angry because I felt ganged up on by Elizabeth and Iris who didn't stick up for me and the decisions I made than for what I actually did.  (I know, I know...we could have a huge debate about that!)  It turns out Elizabeth did the same thing to me, but I was too stupid to even realize it until now.

Am I mad if it turns out to be true?  I PMed both at TMs to ask if it's true.  I doubt either of them will answer me.  Yeah, I would have been ticked.  I like the fixes and think the block looks better ultimately.  The funny thing is that I've made the block since and I've figured it out so that it looks like the fixed block.  Who knows how I would have reacted at the time?  I probably would feel like the people felt whose blocks I fixed or remade.

I take a certain sense of satisfaction out of the whole thing, though.  I'm not the only one who does these things.  LMAO

Should I demand an apology like that was demanded of me?

Should I demand reparations be paid to me as were demanded of me to be paid to the two people whose blocks I remade?