Seam Ripper Nightmare

Reply Subscribe

Page 14 of 15

« First

Thread Tools

02-04-2011, 11:36 AM

#131

laalaaquilter

Super Member

Join Date: Jan 2011

Location: Woodstock, GA USA

Posts: 1,250

Quote:

Originally Posted by feffertim

I am making a LONG table runner, and put a long binding strip on one side, went to press it, it was upside down, darn it, how dumb am I, took it apart and sewed it back on upside down again.
Tomorrow I am going to get a tattoo in my right hand that says 'right sides together fool ! '

LOL!!!

02-04-2011, 12:18 PM

#132

Anne T

Senior Member

Join Date: Nov 2006

Location: Catskill Mountains

Posts: 360

Welcome to the club. You are not alone.

02-04-2011, 04:03 PM

#133

nananette1

Member

Join Date: Jan 2011

Location: Harrison, AR

Posts: 9

Just laugh and say you are "frog sewing" - - - rip it, rip it, rip it!

02-04-2011, 04:20 PM

#134

tomilu

Super Member

Join Date: Oct 2010

Location: Wichita, KS

Posts: 1,601

Making those kinds of mistakes is called "quilting keeps you humble", lol. I love my Clover, keep misplacing it so have 3 of them, lol.

02-04-2011, 04:21 PM

#135

BluegrassGurl

Super Member

Join Date: Jan 2011

Location: Kentucky

Posts: 1,522

I'm with ya honey. Like the idea of a tattoo. ;-)

02-04-2011, 04:54 PM

#136

brickley

Senior Member

Join Date: May 2010

Location: western Oregon

Posts: 342

The seam ripper is more important than my sewing machine.

02-04-2011, 07:05 PM

#137

1screech

Super Member

Join Date: Jun 2009

Location: Florida

Posts: 1,811

Don't you feel stupid when you get through ripping it out and then you sew it on wrong again...Ask me how I know. hehehe!

02-05-2011, 03:30 AM

#138

patsyo56721

Senior Member

Join Date: Aug 2007

Location: Bloomingdale, GA

Posts: 631

[quote=brickley]The seam ripper is more important than my sewing machine.[/qu

02-05-2011, 03:31 AM

#139

patsyo56721

Senior Member

Join Date: Aug 2007

Location: Bloomingdale, GA

Posts: 631

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1screech

Don't you feel stupid when you get through ripping it out and then you sew it on wrong again...Ask me how I know. hehehe!

Been there done that. Also I think I am the queen of seam ripping as I;vedon it so much.

02-05-2011, 06:06 AM

#140

ruthrec

Junior Member

Join Date: Sep 2010

Location: Conway, AR

Posts: 216

Quote:

Originally Posted by feffertim

That usually means that my brain is tired. I just walk away from it for a little while and do something else. Sometimes wait til the next day, then rip and sew right. This sounds so trite, but I don't mean it to be, just that I do that so much and finally found a sort of workable solution for me. Good luck. I'm sure we all feel your pain.