Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Straight to the point

Today I am going to be completely honest with you. I make a TON of mistakes. This week is no different. I got the directions for the pieces on Friday and then had a busy weekend. I didn't have the chance to get started on piecing until Monday. But that wasn't the only thing on my mind, so I did not focus completely. I read and re-read the instructions again quickly and started on the piecing. I was off to the races.
I am having trouble getting my photo's true to color. In real life this has more of a red look.

I was disappointed with how my points were turning out. What was I doing differently? Was it my cutting? Was it that I was racing to get to the next thing on my list? Was it my seam allowance?  I decided that it would be okay to have a point or two cut off. The colors of this quilt were picked especially for a friend, who is going to love the quilt regardless of a point. So I plugged on and they got better as I went.

So I finished all 128. BUT WAIT! I don't need that many. I only needed 64. So in the long run I have plenty of pieces that points are not cut off. But I also see seam ripping in my future, or more piecing. Have you ever made such a foolish mistake?

Mental note: Listen to Bonnie, "It's not a race! It's NOT a race!" Maybe if I say it enough it will stick.

As for this post, it is meant to show my own mistakes. It does not reflect on the mystery in anyway. The mystery I love! My mistake not so much!

5 comments:

  1. Love it. Glad we can laugh at our mistakes, I know I have. Do you use the eyebrow razor to unsew with? it works wonders. I learned that trick from Billie Lauder, then Bonnie showed it to us on QuiltCam. I said oh I know how that works. It truly is very helpful. 3 pack at Walmart $2.99

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  2. LOL, I'm there with you as far as geese loosing their beaks:) I do the best I can and my geese are getting a little better the more I do them. Thanks for sharing!

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  3. I am fairly new to quilting and had never done flying geese before, but I find that the more I make the better I get at not cutting off their beaks! You aren't the only one that made to many. Hang in there Charity. Happy Sewing!

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  4. Did the same mistake once and cut out two quilts for the one I was making. Love your colors.

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