Havin' a Pity Party...Come On In!
10-04-2010, 06:29 PM
#24
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Originally Posted by amma
Oh No! I can commiserate, I did the same thing not long ago... I will gladly pull up a chair and sit with you for a bit... here is a glass of (insert your favorite beverage) and have a cookie or two.... and THEN we can move on to something more fun to get our minds off of this :wink: :D:D:D
10-04-2010, 06:33 PM
#26
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Originally Posted by grann of 6
That's why I just have dogs. They at least pretend to listen. And they are always good for a kiss or two. A couple weeks ago I found a 1/2 yard of airplane fabric I thought I would use for a quilts for kids project. I measured and calculated that I had enough for the # of squares I needed, and cut away. Got to the last 4 inches and didn't have enough for another row. When I rechecked everything, I found I had laid the ruler on the wrong line and made the first row too big. I'll never find that fabric again because it has been in my stash for years. Oh, well, live and learn.
10-04-2010, 06:39 PM
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Boy, count me in. I just finished sewing all of my strata together for the spicy spiral and cut 4 wedges and suddenly the light went on they seemed too short. Then I realized I had the wrong ruler it was a 14" and I need a 22", No where on my pattern does it give a length for the ruler but if the strata is 22" inches and your first cut is 21.5 something is wrong with a 14" ruler. Oh well, I'll add to the ruler and make it work but not tonight.
10-04-2010, 06:54 PM
#28
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Originally Posted by koko
The silver lining is that you could get more of the fabric. I made a mistake two years or more after I purchased a kit only to realize I couldn't find more of the fabric. It gave me an excuse to go to more quilt shops looking for it! I found other good stuff but not the fabric I needed. In the end I had to add a creative alternative! Good luck with your project.
10-04-2010, 06:56 PM
#29
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I just made sashing only 1 1/2 inch because I goofed and didn't want to have to buy new fabric. Join the group, it keeps someone working doesn't it? LOL I am really sorry about the mistake but your sense of humor is great.
10-04-2010, 07:04 PM
#30
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Location: Central PA
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Man! It must be something in the air! So sorry you are having this problem. I recently bought a kit, which is something I don't often do. Was at our DS's over the weekend and as I was cutting it out, I miscut...thought OH, NO! Well, turns out, even if I had not made the mistake, I wouldn't have had enough to cut as the directions instructed. Then other fabric had way over what I needed! Good Grief! I had done a shop hop in Rochester, NY area on Friday and Saturday, but of course I got to this on Sunday when the shops weren't open, so I called the Ben Franklin back in PA where I got it and they didn't have any left. Called another near where I live and they had some, but couldn't get it until I got back to PA. DRAT! So, I got it after work today. Just hate that I had to spend more on the kit when it was all supposed to be there.
Glad to know that I am not alone in my woes! Bring on the chocolate!!!!!!!
Glad to know that I am not alone in my woes! Bring on the chocolate!!!!!!!
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