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GrammaNan 04-01-2010 10:56 AM

I am so glad this happens to everyone else! Thanks for sharing this. It is going to be printed and framed and hung next to my Quilt Pox Warning. :D

moreland 04-01-2010 12:40 PM


Originally Posted by SaraSewing
Murphy's Law of Sewing

Fusible interfacings always fuse to the iron.

If you need six matching buttons, you will find five in your button box.

The seam you meant to rip out is invariably the other one.

When you are in a hurry, the needle eye is always too small.

The fabric you forgot to pre-shrink will always shrink the most.

The pattern you wanted to make again will have one key piece missing.

If you drop something out of your sewing basket, it will be your box of pins with the cover off.

Whenever the construction process is going well, the bobbin thread runs out.

The scissors cut easiest past the buttonhole.

The magnitude of the goof is in direct proportion to the cost of the fabric.

Your lost needle will be found by the person walking around barefoot.

Collar points don't match and you've trimmed all the seams.

The iron never scorches the garment until its final pressing.

The steam iron only burps rusty water on light silk fabric.

The sewing machine light usually burns out on Sunday.

Pinking shears get dull just by looking at them.

Gathering threads always break in the middle.

I would like to share these in our Guild newsletter -- is that OK?

zz-pd 04-01-2010 03:30 PM

Oh so true :) Penny

vickig626 04-01-2010 03:49 PM


Originally Posted by Maride
When you rip out a mistake, you do the same mistake again.

Did that the other day !!!

maryb119 04-01-2010 03:53 PM

These are sooooo true!!!

SaraSewing 04-01-2010 04:09 PM


Originally Posted by moreland
I would like to share these in our Guild newsletter -- is that OK?

Of course, I didn't make this stuff up! A friend shared it with me and I thought of all my quilting board friends. Glad it made lots of you smile!

Olivia's Grammy 04-01-2010 04:44 PM


Originally Posted by Ninnie
((The seam you meant to rip out is invariably the other one.))

I just did this about 2 minutes ago :lol: :lol: :lol: And it was on your center :shock: :shock:

I did this yesterday, twice.

quilting_lady 04-01-2010 05:46 PM

Another ONE:
You run out of thread when you are finishing and you do not have spool same color or if black/white you are OUT and no one is open!

wvdek 04-01-2010 05:49 PM

I represent a few of those.

Catherine Marie 04-01-2010 06:23 PM

Yes to all! I've experienced some of them many, many times over.


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