Yeah, all those perfectly matched seams and points without even pinning. It looked so easy but when I tried it mine were not perfect. So now I take the time to pin. Easier than ripping. :)

when I taught beginers sampler quilts, I always made 2 of each block-- one perfect and one with the most common mistakes. Then I could show how to avoid the mistake next time and how to fix what was already done.

I loved teaching those classes and seeing the great work that came out of them.

Mim

Eleanor Burns has a quilt she sewed a piece of fabric onto and she kept it to show she is not perfect.
Also on her website when she is filming a class, sometimes she messes up. So nobody is perfect.
She also takes seams out with her rotary cutter, now that takes some practice.

Love your pony pic.

With my mare's soundness issues, I may be in the market for an aged driving pony. If you hear of any in AZ or NM, let me know.

subscribe to the Carriage Driving list. It is world wide though most posts are from the US. There is always somethign for sale somewhere. Perhaps you could post your needs.

i always rip out seams with my small rotary cutter.

Thanks, I already subscribe to that and to RED list.

you are soooo brave -- I would chop up the fabric

Mim

Yes, yes, yes.

Sorry but I disagree. I want to learn how to do it properly and IF (or when - lol) things go wonky, I want to dismantle it myself to figure it out.

It's either the cutting or the pressing, or the seam allowance or the orientation of the pieces. Looking at someone else's mistakes doesn't tell me why my work sucks.