I'm mad and frustrated. I got a kit from Hancock and started cutting the fabric on Saturday. The first thing was fussy cutting 18 paper dolls out of a yard of fabric. I managed that...ok. Then came the strips for sashing, etc. That went better. Then came the stars. I got the "tri-rec" and got the triangles right. I cut the 4" squares and cut out the triangles. Then the piece that makes it a rectangle messed me up. I assumed (yes, I'm the ***) I needed to cut the 4" squares before I cut out the wedges. By the time I figured it out (and read the instructions 3 more times) I used up all of the fabric in that color. I had to call Hancock and order more fab. The kicker is when my son came in and didn't want to even listen to my tale of woe. He just assumed I did it on purpose, I guess!

I have done things like that as well, there is no sympathy in my house so I don't bother. MY QUILT FRIENDS ARE HERE !!

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

I feel your pain. I got a kit and did not like that they had the directional on 3 sides laying down I wanted my trees
all upright so I too had to order more fabric to finish it. I think I'll stick to pattern and fabric and no kits. Just me and my thoughts.

Hugs Hugs :thumbup: :thumbup:

It seems like we learn by our mistakes, hang in there!

I get lots of sympathy, then...why did you do that? :shock:

Thanks amma. Ditter's Man joke helped a bunch!

Totally understand. The next time son wants you to listen.....well you know what to do.....lol lol lol

Here's a {{{HUG}}}
Been there, done that! When I first started quilting I had a neighbor that was very a experienced/accomplished quilter. I had to take it over and ask for help. She gave me some fabric from her stash to substitute in. I don't use kits any more and I always buy a little extra just in case.

I have ice cream and starburst will that help?? I am sorry he didn't listen good news is I have too have a shoulder and am here to listen! Take care and enjoy the ice cream :)

sigh.... I'm all in to the PITY PARTY too!!
I'm making a square yo yo quilt ( all in purples and lavenders) been gradually buying the colors I find in bargin bins, etc. DH finially sat down and did the math on how many more squares I needed......but in the mess of my sewing room , I lost the list. I had been keeping any new squares separated so I could keep a running count... but since I have been looking for the list of # for a week, I gave up and just piled all my squares together and went back to sewing.... a few min later.. I found the list!.... sigh..... My sweet hubby went thru the entire stack and resorted my count.. YEA!!!!! 80 more Squares!!!!! off to purple/lavender hunt tomorrow!!!! I want this thing done by christmas!!!!!!!

If all else fails, eat chocolate!

I'm so sorry....I've done similar things and felt like slapping myself silly. And the glazed look that you get when you try to vent to a non-quilter is the icing on the cake.

AMEN!

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.

Well, I feel your pain. After I posted this, I cut another strip wrong! It's like once you make a stupid mistake it throws off your concentration and you can't do anything right. I put all of it away. I'll "play" with it tomorrow when I'm fresh. (And given son a good tongue lashing!)

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.

I've only made 1 kit quilt, lots of extra fabric but, I don't want to do any more.

Ooooh, Pity party!!! I'll be there in a few minutes because I excel at those!!

{{Hugs}} I'm sorry you're having problems. Hang in there, tomorrow will be a better day!

I have cut things wrong many times or ran short of fabric. Sorry you had a problem.

Now that sounds familiar ;)

Deb

Can I join the pity party. My eyes hurt like ...

Oh yeah! I'm in for the chocolate. I've been known to put off cutting fabric that I really love for fear I will make a mistake!

This kind of pain requires CHOCOLATE!

Oh we all do stuff like that... Move on. All we can do.

Publish picture. I may have it. Does it have a royal blue background? I've had mine for years also...

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.

Yikes! Oh no! That was my first reaction. Not being able to get more. I'm glad you were able to get something that worked. TG Hancock's still had it. I had to by a half yard when I only needed 4" but... So, I ordered that fabric, then had to call back and add to the order. Wouldn't you know it, the order was already in cutting and ready to shipped, so I had to pay another postage charge for half a yard of fabric...grrrrrr Just added insult to injury!

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.

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!!!!!!!

Has it occurred to anyone that the quilt shops are laughing all the way to the bank???? They live for people like us to keep them in business. Not enough fabric in your kit? Well we just happen to have that same stuff for 13.00 a yard!!! Oh... you cut the pattern wrong, well that's okay, we have more for 15.00 a yard. LOL They love us!!!

I understand, {{{{hugs}}}} grab some chocolate. We've all been there in some way. Sometimes making the mistake forces us to figure out something different to reach our goal. And when it does our creative quotient rises! And as Bob Ross would say "we don't make mistakes we have happy accidents" - he may have been a bit too optomistic But it can lead to a solution that works out well or even better than what the kit maker thought. However it turns out hope tomorrow goes better. ;-)

It was practially $15 a yard with 2 shipping charges!

How frustrating today. As my mother used to say some days are diamonds and some are stones!!

Yeah! We always say, sometimes your the dog and sometimes your the fire plug.

How funny is that. LOL

I am ready for a diamond day...

and it sounds like you deserve a diamond day after all that you have gone through on this project. Can't wait to see a pix of it when it's finished

I'm sorry. Only a fellow quilter can really feel your pain and understand your funk. Been there - done that! Oh that finite piece of fabric that would yield the perfect and exact number of strips only to find that you cut one strip too (wide/narrow/crooked) yeah - been there.....

Don't fret. Just git'r done with the new bounty.

Here is a picture of my miscut fabric. It is Timeless Treasures, but that's all I have. And by the way for the pity party, I have to drink wine, because I get migraines from chocolate.