I've had a heck of a time with a paper-pieced block. If it wasn't one thing, than today has been another. I have a stack of fabric lined up to cut into more manageable sizes. :thumbup: I make my cut and to my dismay I have severed the tops off of some of the pieces that were already sewn. :thumbdown:

I'm grumbling now, but at least I know I have enough fabric to fix the decapitated part. Maybe a break is in order now. No, I will go pet my cat.

Oh that just stinks tonnie. Good thing you have extra fabric. Pet your kitty for me.

Ok put the cutter down before you go pet your cat. :mrgreen:

I hate when that happens!! I don't paper piece but have done similar with rotary cutter.

You need a break. I'm sure it is fixable.

darn!!!

Been there and done that.

ugh. i was there last night. tried to paper piece the same thing three times and made three different mistakes - decided it must be time for bed. Have been gardening, paying bills and doing groceries / laundry all day and now am clean and ready to try again!

Night (not early evening) is never a good time for me to do anything that needs careful attention. I have a plaque that says "When all else fails, pet the cat." Is that what you were doing?

I was gonna say you should stay away from the cat!

Heee Heee Heee! Maybe she got Ditter!

That was my morning with PP block... got it 3/4 sewn and realized that no way were the portions going to fit together. I put it away until tomorrow (or the next day). I think I need to try it with a lighter weight paper and a different sewing machine.

Rats! Time for a cup of tea, a slice of something nice and a "cat therapy session". Then back to it and you will zoom through with perfect cuts.

Oh I have done that. Don't you just wanna kick yourself?

Kitty will make you feel better.

UGH! This is my biggest fear. I always try to put all my blocks away before making any cuts because of this fear. Pizza boxes makes it easy to put "up" and get back out.

I had issues with a paper pieced block this morning too. I ended up stopping with all that, and now my back porch, bathroom, and kitchen have all been through "spring cleaning."
Maybe tomorrow....

I found that if I trimmed (1/4")the fabric only (folding the paper pattern underneath) from the last seam I sewed, I didn't take off in the wrong direction so often.
Good luck!

Lol!!! Sorry about your misfortune

Having same problems!! Pieces not lining up!! Grrrrr

I am so sorry. Seems Murphy is alive and well in your sewing room. Take a break, giving him the opportunity to become bored and allowing him to move on. Glad you have enough fabric to replace your damaged blocks.

Just hate mistakes like that but thank goodness you have extra fabric. Take a little walk or break and it will go together the way it should. Good luck.

I think that chocolate in needed or a nice glass of wine, if it's not to early.
Try again tomorrow.

Carol Doak has a yahoo group-go join it before you touch another paper piece (of fabric). Took a one day seminar with her last year and she explained how to measure that new piece of fabric so it won't be too small. It was a miracle! She also gives free new block patterns to group members regularly! (just love free quilt blocks-lol)
Just post your question to her group and you should get tons of helpful info.
Good luck,
Kat

Thinking like a Bear will get you in trouble every time :-D

Kitties are great for times like this. Hang in there!

Thier were no cats hurt in the making of this paper peicing block!!!! Ha!,Ha!

Here kitty, kitty, kitty. That's what I do when I need understanding and love.

:D Ditto. BrendaK

or put the critter down in case she laughs too!

I know how you feel. On my 1st PP I even had to take one seam apart 3 times. Really felt dumb and it didn't help the paper very much either. It'll click and then you'll be on your way.

I'm having the same trouble with pp project. It's tiny little pieces, so at least I'm not wasting lots of fabric. Cat therapy always helps me! All I have to do is sit down and open a book. She does not like to share my lap with a book!

sew, flip, iron then trim from the right side.trim underneath. never failed me yet.

Awww, your heart must have sank! I haven't done that on the cutting board but when I embellished a top with some embroidery I found my border somehow got sucked onto the back and I had to trim off about a 1/3"; guess my skinny border is just going to have to be a little slimmer :0(