Oklahoma Suzie

can't wait to see how nice it is.

adrianlee

I've done that too, frogged the wrong row. I then go into the kitchen and really scrub a pot or the sink, work it out. I had a mistake happen several years ago. It wasn't my mistake. I was sewing bridemaids dresses for a client. She told me the 2 girls wear a size 14 and 16. I asked her several times "Are you sure these are the sizes as I will be cutting the material starting tomorrow?" Yep, that is the sizes for the dresses, they are my friends I know their sizes. I cut and sew and call the client to have the girls come for their fitting for hems, etc. They come, one is size 10 and the other girl is a 12. These dresses have boning to hold the shape and took a lot of work. I'm so upset, the girls think it's funny which makes me more upset. The client comes and apologize for the "mishap of wrong sizes" and will I 'adjust' the dresses. I tell her they must be taken completely apart and recut and it will cost will double. Her comment is, "I don't care, mom is paying for it." Mom did and she wasn't too happy about it. My last big sewing for wedding project, I had the girls come and I measured so I would not have another , "Oh, just 'adjust' them".

Mundy Woodbeck

my self I fell like the world ripper

chris_quilts

Over this past weekend, I used the ripper so frequently, it became Frank when all was going well (so to speak)or Nancy (as in Pelosi) if it wasn't going well. New to me pattern with some hourglasses and just lots of other operator headspace issues. Finally got it finished this morning for my friend's birthday which was yesterday. SIGH :(

joy

I call it reverse stitching.... !!! sombody asked me what I was doing one day and I said "reverse stitching" and she said that she hadn't done that one before !!!

MadQuilter

My ripper's name is AAARRRGGGHHH! Yes, we have dates quite a bit. However, having to rip is still better than cutting wrong when there is no more fabric available.

katei

Got the tee-shirt!! I may not be an expert quilter but I sure am an expert picker!! :oops:

baubo1234

I agree, I sit and listen to good relaxing music and pick, pick, pick. It seams lol to make the job less frustrating.

cbuchanan

If two borders are 1" and two are 1 1/4", why not trim off 1/4" on the two wider borders? or had you already added another border to the 1 - 1 1/4" border. I call that step "reverse sewing."

isnthatodd

I have recently learned a lesson about the need to baste before quilting. Fortunately, it is just a wavy line on the border, but I am going to have to pick out a couple of sides in order to remove a pleat. I just bought a Fons and Porter ripper. I will probably give it a whirl tomorrow when I'm not so tired. Tonight I think I would probably rip a finger or something.