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03-15-2010, 06:25 PM

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Oklahoma Suzie

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:XD: ...I'm clapping

03-15-2010, 06:28 PM

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littlehud

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We have all been there. I have kicked myself in the but more times than I can count and I still keep trying. Don't give up, just learn to laugh at yourself.

03-15-2010, 06:39 PM

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Beachbound

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laughing & clapping, I am horrible at math & do not even try to do it. I just fly by the seat of my pants & 9 times out of 10 it all works.

03-15-2010, 06:45 PM

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Andii

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sewgray

Hadn't thought about tinker toys, I've been threatening to give up sewing and get a coloring book and a box of
Crayons.

I have a big ole box and a few colorbooks and I love them ;-) Sometimes it's nice to just color.

03-15-2010, 07:08 PM

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weezie

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Thanks all for the clapping and kind words! I wasn't seriously considering giving up making quilts. It's too much fun. I just wanted to share my latest near-disaster with you and figured most of you had "been there, done that". And also, this was actually my first quilt math problem ... because it was the first time I bought pre-cut strips. I never even knew I had a problem until I cut and "constructed" the braids; I had been so sure that I had enough fabric that it came as quite a little shock to me to discover my big oopsy. I'm surely glad I didn't wait any longer to start quilt construction or all that particular Bali Pop "flavor" would have been absolutely gone. It was a close call ... I had to retrieve its wrapper from the trashcan because I couldn't remember the name of it. When I typed in the name and hit "Search" almost everybody who listed it had none in stock and had no plans of getting any more.

I just read in another thread where folks are having problems with the 2-1/2" Bali Pop accuracy. I've only had one "dip" along one edge so far. But, FYI, the Chai Tea strips that I bought for the neutral element in the FB quilt are really poorly cut ... they even have the dreaded "V" at the fold line.

03-15-2010, 09:23 PM

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amma

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*** Wildly clapping for you*** :D:D:D

Thank you for the heads up on the jelly rolls :D:D:D

03-16-2010, 04:00 AM

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Hands a clapping!!!! :-D :-D The sewing part of the quilting isn't to me the most frustating, its the math!!!! Maybe instead of going to a class for quilting, it should be for MATH!!! :lol: :lol: I figure if I buy to much, STASH IT!!