Measure twice, cut once.....
10-15-2011, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by khurtdvm
I have decided to add "Think correctly" in there first - because I had a recent project which was measured twice, cut once, sewed properly - only to realize that I couldn't salvage it because I'd screwed up my mental calculations and had the wrong dimensions to cut. :(
10-15-2011, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by clynns
Is there a particular fabric that you need to finish the job?
10-15-2011, 11:14 AM
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That old saying doesn't always work - for sure!
The last time I said that out loud just before cutting, I cut on the wrong side of the ruler!!!!!!!!!!!!! Boy was I mad at myself!!!! That quilt is STILL a UFO.
The last time I said that out loud just before cutting, I cut on the wrong side of the ruler!!!!!!!!!!!!! Boy was I mad at myself!!!! That quilt is STILL a UFO.
10-15-2011, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by valsma
That old saying doesn't always work. Sometimes I count 3 times and still manage to mess up. Grrrrrr!
Just remember you are never the only one.
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