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02-03-2011, 06:44 AM

#51

LoriMcc

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Welcome to the club! ha, ha

02-03-2011, 06:55 AM

#52

Janiemae

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Location: Grand Rapids, Minnesota

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I think we have all done stuff like that! Yesterday i was embroidering a big butterfly. Needed to change the bobbin and put the hoop back, but only on the wrong pins and ended up with a mess that I had to take out because it was not stitched where it should have been! :)

02-03-2011, 07:13 AM

#53

FroggyinTexas

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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 ! '

You are a blessing to me. Too many of my acquaitances never had a fight with their husbands, never burned a pan of cookies, never baked a cake that fell nor ever have to take out seams twice or three times to correct mistakes they immediately repeat. Thanks for sharing!

02-03-2011, 07:22 AM

#54

Kay in Iowa

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Join Date: Jan 2011

Location: central Iowa - corn country - USA

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Oh - I'm the QUEEN of the seam ripper! I definately can RIP with the best of them - that comes from plenty for practice.

02-03-2011, 07:25 AM

#55

QuilterGary

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Location: Branson, MO

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You all make me feel better. At least I now know I am not alone. Why can't they make a beep for that like they do for the bobbin when it is out of thread?

02-03-2011, 07:31 AM

#56

Glenda Kay

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Location: Duncan, AZ

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When I do that (& we won't get into how often) I just walk away til another day or at least a few hours or after a nap.

02-03-2011, 07:32 AM

#57

Janiemae

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Location: Grand Rapids, Minnesota

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I am new to quilting and my embroidery machine, and have taken many seams out, etc, etc, etc, sewed material to the embroidery design that should not have been sewn. (there is so much to remember). You name it and I've screwed it up, but the beauty is that we learn from "our mistakes"..... well sometimes :)

02-03-2011, 07:36 AM

#58

eaglebeak1960

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Join Date: Nov 2010

Location: east central Indiana

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ohhhhhh man I was working on a rag quilt while it was snowing I could not get it right no matter what I did!!!

this is the other way wrong sides together I kept putting right sides together. (I was making a jean rag quilt for my middle son)

I have done what you are talking about my seam ripper sometimes gets use as much as my sewing machine

02-03-2011, 07:53 AM

#59

Shirlrh

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Location: Wichita, Ks

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WE have all been there!! Makes you feel like an idiot.

02-03-2011, 08:36 AM

#60

Rumbols

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Location: Ohio

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You made me laugh. The one of the worst things I did was sew some block pieces together so they faced the wrong way and had to rip it out. Did the same thing on the same block about 4 times in a row before I just gave up. In my defense this was after I had worked 14 hours a day for 4 days and was missing sewing so much, I just had to sew something. Worst after sleeping 12 hours, I still sewed it wrong. So I feel your pain. Can you give the name of your tato-er? I think I could use one too.