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01-30-2010, 11:19 PM

#31

jljack

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dunster

Been there, done that. Repeatedly.

Ditto!!! Once I didn't see the booboo until I had the whole thing trimmed and the binding sewed on....uggghhh!!!

01-31-2010, 04:51 AM

#32

Mamagus

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Oh Karla! I feel your angst! LOL I finished a laptop this week for my SIL 50th birthday. It is the FIRST quilt that I didn't have to undo some quilting because of that!

01-31-2010, 04:54 AM

#33

barnbum

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Well, I must say, we certainly are plum full of perseverance. Quilters never give up! Go quilters! :lol:

01-31-2010, 06:39 AM

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Stitchnripper

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As you all can see by my "name", I am famous for doing that, more than once, and too many other oopsies to even keep track off

01-31-2010, 07:21 AM

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sewnsewer2

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Me too, been there done that and it is so frustraiting!!

01-31-2010, 08:04 AM

#36

Marcia

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Quote:

Originally Posted by weezie

Not to change the subject, but ... is it just me or ... do you all "get your wrists slapped" every time you think how wonderful and smoothly things are going and/or how very clever you are? It happens to me every time I get too smug. I'm like the watchdog on a long chain who gets to running very fast and suddenly runs out of chain and gets flung in the mud on its butt. There's a lesson to be learned there somewhere.

I think this is where the saying "pride goeth before the fall" comes from!