band-aid on a piecing boo-boo
 

After spending a good part of my day piecing this block, with many interruptions along the way, I just couldn't rip it apart upon finding my mistake after the final seam.
Aargh! I had used wing fabric instead of background fabric in one section. So, I made a band-aid, and fused/sewed an applique over the offending zone. I can live with this error and move on. Yet another learning experience.

Shhh, no one will ever know except me and you, thus ends my true confession ;-)

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It looks absolutely gorgeous

Beautiful hummingbird! I have done the same thing with a paper pieced pattern.:) Fused the correct colour over the spot and quilting over it.

I love your beautiful hummingbird!

Great humming bird block! Where did you get the pattern for it? Is it a silver linings original? Once quilted your fused piece will never be noticed. As it is I probably would not have noticed if you didn't post it was a fix.

Love your paper-piecing, Debra K! So very pretty and I don't even know where your mistake might have been!

Feline, I'm doing a BOM by Quilt Art Designs. You can find the pattern on Craftsy. Here is the link to her blog, http://quiltartdesigns.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_11.html

I like your own personal designer's interpretation of the pattern.

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It's beautiful! It looks like it will be a gorgeous quilt.

Good fix....your secret is safe with me...........calla

Just beautiful. What mistake???

aww, thanks, Kitsie. I have a long way to go before I can do a Dear Jane ;-)

Absolutely gorgeous !! I don't see your mistake. LOVE IT !!!

Looks great. that is what my quilt teacher would have recommended.

Well, I don't do paper-piecing and I can't find the fix, so I'm proclaiming it's PERFECT! Love the wings, BTW.

You are funny. Perfect hummingbird.

its beautifdul!!!!

Very pretty and certainly not obvious, or even slightly obvious, that you have made a "correction."

Hummer
 

Absolutely beautiful and if you had not pointed it out - I would never have found it. Love your colors! Thanks for sharing.

It is so beautiful, your "hummer" won't give away your secret!!!!

Really lovely hummingbird looks perfect!:thumbup:

Beautiful block....the little bird is just so sweet, can't pick where your fix is....well done and thanks for sharing - Is this going to be in a quilt?

Wow! that looks wonderful.

Great save!

Well it is just beautiful. Life is too short to worry about the quilt police :-).

Great save.

I wish my "boo boos" looked as good as that one. That is going to be fantastic quilt. Make sure you show us the finished product.

You did a great job.

Well I can't see it so it's a pretty good fix. Nice little hummer.

Yes. It is part of a BOM called 'In The Garden'. You can find the individual blocks at the Craftsy site, or on Janeen's blog. I gave a link further up in this thread. The current month is always free. This was one of February's blocks, so now it costs $3. March's block is an adorable bird house set in a tree.

I I just went to the site. All of the blocks are nice; I particularly like your hummingbird and the Hibiscus. Please show us the blocks as you finish them. About your "coverup"- not only can a flying horse see it, I'm not sure someone holding the block could tell, unless you do. Joyce in DE

whatever - it is great - I can't tell where the repair was done! it is such a puzzle, it's a wonder more mistakes don't get made. . . .

Nice block. I sure don't see you mistake.

Fools my eye......Looks GREAT!

Love hummingbirds and yours is beautiful. Can't tell where the oops is!

So lovely.I want to try paper piecing but lack confidance.x

even with your confession I cannot spot where this boo boo occurred, it looks beautiful

Love this little guy and I'll be darned if I can find the mistake....
Keep on quilting. He looks terrific!

What mistake? I don't see a mistake and your hummingbird block is gorgeous. Great job (and I'll never tell, my lips are sealed.)