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03-18-2015, 01:23 PM

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HouseDragon

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Join Date: Jul 2012

Location: Kaua`i

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*LOL* I've never had to make a deliberate mistake: there's going to be one in there somewhere! If it's teeny tiny, it will probably stay but if it's a giant-jump-out-at-you-and-grab-you-by-the-throat mistake, it's going to be fixed!

I've found if I take a photo, mistakes are waaaay easier to spot than just looking at the quilt in the making.

However, I do try to be as perfect as I can be. That means measuring three times, cutting once; sewing as accurate a seam as possible; squaring up if needed. I don't like the "make it oversize, then cut it down" method: it wastes too much fabric.

If I take it slow and easy and careful, there's less frogging to do!

Oh! And READ the instructions!

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