Since you didn't mention what kind of sewing, mine has nothing to do with quilting. When I owned my business years ago I sewed a seam inside out 5 times. This was on a custom order and I was trying to field calls at the same time. That was when we finally bought an answering machine and I banned the phone from the studio. My work needed my attention more than taking messages for my teenagers.

Gosh, so many times I lost count.

I recently found that twice is my limit then I just make a new block and add the BAD one to the 'oops' box for a future quilt I've already named MOB = My Oops Blocks :-D

I'm with you !!!!

Three times is my patience limit and then it is OH well only God is perfect.

I use the three times the charm rule, after that I have to question my sanity. The other day I was sewing two rows together and didn't get it right until the third time. Just don't understand how I could make the same mistake twice.

Three times...also paper piecing...had to tape the paper together after the 2nd try.

I only take something apart 2 times, then whatever it is, is!! :-) Just last night I had it happen...two points needed to come together, and they refused after 2 more times trying....so, they don't meet and never will!! LOL :thumbup:

I don't know about how many times, but I think I could go around the world with all the thread I rip out constantly! I never used to be this bad, but have always been an expert with my seam ripper.

I am soooo glad I am not the only one! Over and over again. I have a new rule if the 3rd time is not right then maybe something else is wrong and just leave it alone or if it is just a block make a new one. I have even (many times) re-sewed the two pieces back together again after unsewing them because they were the wrong two pieces. I must own stock in a thread company.

I will pick out a seam twice. The third one stays.
On the second redo I spend a little more time trying to figure out WHY the bloody thing won't go together and adjust as necessary.

I re-sew something just 3 times, after that, what it is, is what it is.

sigh, not sure i can count that high. . .usually cant afford to just toss it, but ive been known to "save" that block till last!

That's easy...we are human and not perfect.

ohh what a great idea, can i borrow your quilt name, and start one MOB of my own? thanks...gina

the answer to that question from me is 3 !! and i made sure there wasnt a 4 th by that time !!

LOL! My re-do tolerance is 3.

Today I sewed the table cloth under my machine to the quilt. I think it was only the first time I sewed That row!

Last night I was hand sewing my binding to a quilt and was excited cause I was finally getting to the end.
I sewed my shirt right in with the binding.

This is one of the reasons I always buy more material than I need. After 2 or 3 bad seams, that puppy is going in the trash, cut a new one.

probably 5 or 6 times, then I went to bed!!!!

No more than 3, then it gets trashed, and I start a new one. That's my excuse for buying more fabric than I need.

How funny. I was dealing with this earlier today. After 4 times of taking it out I considered the 5 time to be good enough.

Oh you gals make me feel so good. The first quilt I did was with my daughter and she would show me what to do and I would sew it. then she would rip it out and have me sew it again. Well to say the least I got laughing so hard I said if this quilt ever makes it it will be all thread and no fabric. Well we got it finished it and it turned out great.
But we got alot of laughs over it and to say the least it was alot of "blood,sweat,tears " but at least I learned how to do better. But I would say I redo about 3 times.
Like they say read the instructions before you start. will I read them over about a dozen times and measure about 5 times and hopefully the cut is right. What can I say I'm a cluts. kjym Kathy

Gosh, I pp a corner square 9 times. I had to tape the paper together then re sew it. It was fussy cut and it did make a fuss!!

oops!

Well, it depends on the fabric. I've got a flannel UFO that had a seam taken out 3x - by then, the fabric was all stretched askew. It's been in time out for 3 years now...

Can you share this pattern with me? I really love it.

2 times and then the all thing goes into the "forget about it" bin

4 times and it was a long, seam on a king size border. Got me the Rippin' Queen award at our retreat. I was ready to toss it but had not brought the fabric with me to the retreat.

Tinabug, The pattern is cut glass dish.

[quote=DogHouseMom]apparently my answer is 7.

But wait! There's more!!!

1) It's a 2" seam!!!
2) It's paper piecing!!!!!

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Same 7 tries for me, also paper piecing AND a 2" seam to boot. Pitiful, but not alone, apparently - thanks for keeping me company ...

3 times, then I start with another piece. After 3 times, the fabric is stretched and worthless. Scrap pile!

Three times -- unless I don't have enough fabric to recut (then I am a bit more patient). If I have to re-do, I normally heavily starch and straighten so the pieces will (hopefully) cooperate.

That's why i like to scrappy; always have new Matl after 4th time

thats why i always buy whey more matl than i need. Helps bill a bigger stash for scrappy QT's

How ever many times it takes to get it right! :wink: :D :wink: :roll:

Oh me! I don't know. Sometimes I have to remind myself that "done is better than perfect" and move on. It's hard though!

4 times this week-end and then it matched up perfectly
of course 4 set together blocks all were redone 4 times does that then count as 16? LOL :) :D :) :lol:

Sometimes is seems like 20 times but I am guessing more like 6 or 7. LOL