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08-12-2014, 04:55 PM

#11

ILoveToQuilt

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Been there, done that....have the T-shirt to prove it! LOL

Tomorrow is another day. At least you didn't start to cut them apart!

08-12-2014, 05:09 PM

#12

yngldy

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Who? Me? Never?!! lol, lol, lol !!!!! (And many others. I try not to sew when I am tired.)

08-12-2014, 07:41 PM

#13

Silver Needle

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Location: Mechanicsville, IA

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Wine, chocolate, a good movie and a ripper will get you a good start on solving that problem.

08-13-2014, 03:43 AM

#14

pippa

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Join Date: Jul 2010

Location: Milan, Italy

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not square

yesterday evening cut three strips which should have been 6.5 cm. then cross cut to make squares. Came to put them together this morning and one of the strips must have been 6 cms. Unfortunately I don't have any more of that fabric.
Lesson learned (until the next time) don't cut when you are tired.
Pippa

08-13-2014, 04:18 AM

#15

Geri B

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Location: Illinois

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bree123

Take heart. I'm in a similar position having to start from scratch with my quilt top. Had to rip everything apart, soak the muslin-backed feature fabric & start from the beginning. Not only did I do something wrong, I didn't even know I was doing it wrong. Wasted a ton of time & money since I didn't realize you need to pre-shrink Wonder-Under before pressing it to the first fabric so it seized up hours after I had sewn everything together. What a mess!

Take the night off & start again tomorrow. You'll get it done.

Preshrinking wonder under? I never have....seizing up hours after? What do you mean?

08-13-2014, 04:25 AM

#16

Quiltngolfer

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Join Date: Nov 2011

Location: Kentucky

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Well, now you have a nice cutting line to use when you are ready to cut them apart. Just whip out those other two seams and you're done.

08-13-2014, 04:47 AM

#17

GemState

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At least you don't have to rip it all out!!

08-13-2014, 07:27 AM

#18

BettyGee

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Thank you one and all. I still feel like a super dummy, but it all worked out; just took twice as long. I'm trying to look at it as a lesson in making my stitching a straight line better.