squaring my lap quilt on a shared table at a quilt class (not enough room) another corner folded under and i cut the edge of my last outside sash a deep 4 inch cut. Hince my quilt ended up quit a bit smaller than I wanted it to be. Big lesson learned.

I couldn't think of any mistakes till I started reading. Yep, done em all at one time or another. Like yesterday, turned the corner triangles on a Kansas Troubles the wrong way, not once, not twice, but three times. Fer gosh sakes, there's only three side to a triangle!

I was making a raggy quilt for my GD. I put on the binding and the next day took it to her. My DD looked at it and started laughing. I had forgotten to put the last border on one side of the quilt. I told her I wasn't going to fix it and that my GD will remember what a ditzy blonde her grandma was. She loves the quilt. I hope she remembers me whenever she looks at it in the future when I'm gone.

I've never told this before, but here goes. When I was in my twenties, having never sewn much of any kind, I bought a dresden plate kit.I thought , how hard can it be, everything is ready to sew. I SEWED THE CENTER IN AS ANOTHER PIECE instesd of applicaying it on.What a mess !

Worst thing I ever did was give up for 8 years.

I never make "mistakes" - just have "creative opportunities" ... and have had lots of them.....lol. Cut noticeable hole in Laurel Birch quilt I was making for fair.....so I did embroidered butterfly on top of it - worked great. On back of same quilt (which used hot ribbon applique on front) I had long, winding tuck.....I put hot ribbon over tuck and added leaves and a fish for label....looked like it was intentional. There is always a solution and sometimes we just need to walk away for a bit.

I did that on a quilt front and sewed snowflakes on it to hide the cuts. :oops:

I teach quilting and also make samples for the store I work at. I finished a sample top and took it in to send it to the owner before they display it. I was teaching that day and all the students wanted to see the quilt. I unfolded it and held it up for the students to see and noticed that right in the middle of the quilt I had turned one of the blocks a 1/4 turn. I ended up spending my lunch taking it out and sewing it in the correct direction. I guess I showed my students that no matter how long you have been quilting you can still make mistakes.

Been there, done that......

Dont you know that is referred to as "Practice Sewing" ???