9-patch frustration
10-15-2012, 06:38 PM
#11
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keep organised!!!!!-for a DP9patch-i made a prototype set to work from as lots of squares had embroideries they need to be orientated correctly--i still have ducks swimming in the sky?????--some days my sewing brain will not wake up with my body so i do something else
10-15-2012, 06:47 PM
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If there are 110 9 patches I am betting they are itty bitty, correct?? I am on my 253rd 4 patch on point and going bonkers. I'm saving the 9 patches for last as I figured they would be easier. This is a quilt of shear endurance!!!
10-16-2012, 05:22 AM
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The 9-patches are only 3 color, green, tan, cream. But that is where the problem is...I think....LOL. the cream and the tan are pretty close in shades when not under the light and I am guessing the that I just mix them up. I have 6 to fix this morning to finish up what I need for the blocks (18 blocks-4 per block), the remainder are for the setting triangles and those are gonna wait till I need them!
10-16-2012, 12:34 PM
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I am having a heck of a time getting some HSTs sewn in the right direction. tonight will be the 3rd time I have sewn them. I am going to sew the other strips together, rip these apart and re-sew one at a time. I'm also having a problem trying to match a slanted seam with straight seam to make a wonky star. I will not be making this pattern again.
May help if you make stacks of the different colors.
I hope your day is better tomorrow.
May help if you make stacks of the different colors.
I hope your day is better tomorrow.
Last edited by Jingle; 10-16-2012 at 12:36 PM.
10-17-2012, 01:46 AM
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I was sewing strips together in a certain order and thought I did a great job of keeping things straight till I started ironing them all. I must of had to rip 8 apart and I hate taking things apart! Take a break from it and I also agree with Debrahlee suggestions .
10-17-2012, 02:20 AM
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Originally Posted by LivelyLady
Sounds like my day. I made a handbag which I really like, but when I started putting things into it, it sounded all crinkly inside. I finally figured it out. The fusible interfacing I thought I had used was actually Steam-A-Seam lite and I never took the paper off after ironing it onto the pocket fabric. Duh!! That ended my sewing for the day!
10-17-2012, 03:17 AM
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I spent the better part of yesterday chatting it up with "Jack the Ripper" and it was not a friendly conversation. I did battle all day with 8 sections of a PP block, and I am NOT a newcomer to paper piecing either, but it just wasn't coming together right. The sections are done and two are not matching well, but, oh well, I am not ripping and re-sewing again. So, today, I will sew the four main blocks together and let the clippings fall where they may. Life is too short.
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