Can't seem to get things right today!!!
#1
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Can't seem to get things right today!!!
I needed to trim a gazillion 1.5 inch squares. So I invested in a BlocLoc Ruler. Which is fabulous,by the way.
All my HST's are perfect.
I start to sew them together. First seam. Off. How can that be? Both HST's were perfect. How could one seam throw them off?
So I trim again. And sew the 3rd block on. Now I have a curvish piece. So now the misbehaving HST's are all in a bag in the drawer.
Drove me to tears.
Not sure I'm a quilter after all.
SVAL
All my HST's are perfect.
I start to sew them together. First seam. Off. How can that be? Both HST's were perfect. How could one seam throw them off?
So I trim again. And sew the 3rd block on. Now I have a curvish piece. So now the misbehaving HST's are all in a bag in the drawer.
Drove me to tears.
Not sure I'm a quilter after all.
SVAL
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When I first started piecing I was taught to sew very very slow. One stitch at a time slow. My small pieces were sewn with precision and matched perfectly. I still sew very slow when I'm doing a stubborn piecing job.
#5
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that's the problem, I don't have anything else I'm working on right now. I was working on that beast in between things. I am searching for inspiration for two things. and just haven't found it. So I"m a lost quilter w/o a project.
#7
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Some days the universe/fabric/design/gremlins/your first cousins just want you to do something else.
Thumb your nose at them, head off in another pleasureable direction: go buy fabric, eat lunch out, visit your best friend, go to a movie, change the decor in your bedroom, sit outside in the sun and read a great book, cut coupons....anything that will distract you happily and tell the first part that it isn't in charge of your day! Tomorrow is a new one.
Jan in VA
Thumb your nose at them, head off in another pleasureable direction: go buy fabric, eat lunch out, visit your best friend, go to a movie, change the decor in your bedroom, sit outside in the sun and read a great book, cut coupons....anything that will distract you happily and tell the first part that it isn't in charge of your day! Tomorrow is a new one.
Jan in VA
#8
I discovered once, when the same thing was happening to me, that my fabric was 'drifting' to the left as I sewed a seam. The seam started out as being 1/4 inch, but then at the end of every piece, it was much narrower. This caused the curvy thing. I have learned to use my left finger as a guide to try to keep the fabric straight, especially when sewing HST's. Some people use stilettos for this.
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Are your seams pressed in opposite directions so they nest? With smaller patches I find this is important. Also, even though the patches are only 1.5", if I'm having trouble, I pin both the leading and trailing edges. And last but not least, take a minute to double check your seam allowance:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...ce-t89997.html
I am planning on spending the afternoon squaring up some 1.5" HST with my blocloc. However, I only have to do a million, not a gazillion
http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...ce-t89997.html
I am planning on spending the afternoon squaring up some 1.5" HST with my blocloc. However, I only have to do a million, not a gazillion
#10
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Some times you have to put it up and come back to it. I'm sorry you are so frustrated with your quilt last night I had to fix another mistake that I had made on my quilt. I thought to my self really know what do I do. I would maybe work on another project.
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