Ever Had One Of Those Days!!
12-02-2011, 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by kims
have you ever had one of those days when everything you try to do goes wrong!
I'm working on a christmas gift for a friend that's made from paper pieced blocks. What could be easier? Well.....my iron has something really yucky on it so cleaned it with a little water and baking soda. Seemed to be alright except on one place toward the back of the iron. This block has white in it so what do i do? Yep! Use the whole iron and get this nasty mark all over the white fabric again. Tear the block apart and replace the piece. Then i did the same thing again!!! Tear it out again and the piece i used was too small so had to rip it out again. When i was doing that i tore the piece next to it so now i have to rip out two pieces. Got the first of the two pieces sewn into place and instead of cutting to the 1/4" seam, with the new piece folded back, i had it forward and cut the piece off. Oh my gosh!!! Get ready to sew the piece, once again, and break the needle on my machine. While changing out the needle i smelled something burning. One of the handles of my brand new karen kay buckley scissors was against the iron and had melted. So now i have something else on my iron and a melted section on my scissors. This 6"x8" block has taken me over an hour to make.
Whine, whine, sniffle, sniffle, pout, pout...poor, poor pitiful me. Do i dare start another one day???
I'm working on a christmas gift for a friend that's made from paper pieced blocks. What could be easier? Well.....my iron has something really yucky on it so cleaned it with a little water and baking soda. Seemed to be alright except on one place toward the back of the iron. This block has white in it so what do i do? Yep! Use the whole iron and get this nasty mark all over the white fabric again. Tear the block apart and replace the piece. Then i did the same thing again!!! Tear it out again and the piece i used was too small so had to rip it out again. When i was doing that i tore the piece next to it so now i have to rip out two pieces. Got the first of the two pieces sewn into place and instead of cutting to the 1/4" seam, with the new piece folded back, i had it forward and cut the piece off. Oh my gosh!!! Get ready to sew the piece, once again, and break the needle on my machine. While changing out the needle i smelled something burning. One of the handles of my brand new karen kay buckley scissors was against the iron and had melted. So now i have something else on my iron and a melted section on my scissors. This 6"x8" block has taken me over an hour to make.
Whine, whine, sniffle, sniffle, pout, pout...poor, poor pitiful me. Do i dare start another one day???
12-02-2011, 12:19 PM
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My motto is if you have to rip it out more than twice, go to bed. One of my students once asked me, "What if it's 10 in the morning?" My response, "take a nap."
Seriously, though, I admire your tenacity! I would have thrown the entire block away and started over!
Seriously, though, I admire your tenacity! I would have thrown the entire block away and started over!
12-02-2011, 02:38 PM
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Seems we have all had a day like this. I did notice a similar phrase with each one, "it was a simple block, pattern, etc"
Guess we need to heed the old tale-- It's not as easy as it looks.
I like the idea of going to bed or taking a nap. Usually when I have these kinds of days, other mechanical objects begin to "act up" outside of the sewing room.
And yes, chocolate always helps.
Guess we need to heed the old tale-- It's not as easy as it looks.
I like the idea of going to bed or taking a nap. Usually when I have these kinds of days, other mechanical objects begin to "act up" outside of the sewing room.
And yes, chocolate always helps.
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