Thank you! I'm honestly not discouraged. I love this, and I'm perfectly willing to spend the time fixing my stupid mistakes. I appreciate your kind words!

Hate to say it but I do it the same as sewmorethings. I always buy at least a quarter yard ( and if I really like the fabric I'll buy half a yard) more than I need because I have had too many times that they cut the fabric short (Not on purpose, usually I think it's because we were talking) or I make a mistake of some kind. I don't do this at my local LQS but if I go anywhere not close to home I buy extra because you just never know what's going to happen! This has saved me numerous times! I learned the hard way!

It's so easily done. I'm a mathematician, and I STILL manage to make mistakes measuring and cutting. It is so easy to lose concentration. I try to work things out beforehand, write down everything I need to cut in a clear list, then tick off the list as I cut. But it still goes wrong sometimes, as you think about the next cup of coffee, or what to cook for dinner that night!!

I totally understand the math thing. I am good at figures. But, I really did not geometry. I made that statement so many times that my dh (the geometry teacher) quotes me everytime I ask him a question and adds "if you only would have listened in class". I am so glad I don't ask him very often.
I too came up short a few quilts ago. Measured just the way quiltville says. I have no clue what happened. I just must not have been careful enough or just totally spaced out. I feel you pain, LOL!

It is a beautiful quilt with beautiful straight lines. Nice. I usually have to go to Joanns at least 3 times to get it right.

Love the colors - sorry for your border issue.

Math???
 

Your quilt is awesome. I agree with another lady - I don't do math so I buy more than I need because I usually change the pattern at some point during construction. Yesterday started a new Easter tablerunner. You guessed it - cut wrong. So now I have a design change. In the long end it won't matter. Nobody will know but us. And we will only be upset with ourselves until the next project hits our table.

...but the top looks really great! Nice job.

LOL I am glad I'm not the only one that goofs occasionally. I usually leave my edges way too long because early on I did the same thing.

I know the feeling. I have to be very careful. The nearest decent fabric store for me is 45 miles away.