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Old 10-14-2011, 06:29 PM
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been there and done that too!
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Old 10-14-2011, 06:38 PM
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Old 10-14-2011, 07:06 PM
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same here - sometimes my brain tells me it's wrong, but I keep cutting.
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Old 10-14-2011, 07:08 PM
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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!
Been there, done that, way to many times..
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Old 10-14-2011, 07:10 PM
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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. :(
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Old 10-14-2011, 07:10 PM
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There's so many ways to make mistakes in quilting and I have apparently dedicated my life to discovering all of them.
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Old 10-15-2011, 02:17 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!
I hear you...but, that usually only happens when using stash, have JUST enough fabric(because we know you can't find it any more) and have one or two rows left to complete on a queen size...OMG do I hear you!!!
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Old 10-15-2011, 03:06 AM
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time for a cuppa tea, a stretch break and try it tomorrow. I find this only happens on the most unusual hard to find, replace, duplicate fabrics! never happens on the ones that you have extras of or possible stand ins!
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What is really frustrating is when you measure several times, then cut, an THEN discover the pattern had the wrong dimensions!
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