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Old 01-31-2016, 03:03 PM
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Default I learn something new every time I make a quilt...

This time I have learned that if I am using 12 different shades of purple, and three of them have dots....I need to pay very close attention to what I am doing. Not only have I cut the wrong sizes of some of the dotted fabrics, but I have also reversed some of them when I sewed my pieces together. Good thing I have extra fabric.

But, I like learning stuff. Right??

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Old 01-31-2016, 04:34 PM
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I am having the same thing happen even though I am sewing/quilting a lot. Wondeer if I ever will get really smart.
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Yep, you and me both, I do the same thing more than I care to admit....LOL
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Old 01-31-2016, 04:42 PM
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When does practice actually make perfect? Not in my quilting lifetime, I'm afraid.
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I'm glad I'm not the only one!��
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Old 01-31-2016, 04:44 PM
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Every quilt is a new adventure! At least for me.
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Old 01-31-2016, 05:20 PM
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Yes, like you, every quilt I make reminds me that I make mistakes way more often then I like to admit. But somehow the quilt turns out ok - or into a completely different quilt than the one I started.
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Old 01-31-2016, 05:23 PM
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I figure that if I don't learn something new with each quilt that it's time to start quilting and find something new to engage my brain--just wish that it mean that sometimes I learn the "hard way" via mistakes!
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Mistakes are an opportunity to create something new and different. (Though I always buy extra fabric for the oops)
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Old 01-31-2016, 11:31 PM
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Mistakes!, I have learning curves, some much bigger than others but never a mistake.
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