Craftnut

Welcome to the club!! We have all done something like that, LOL!! I think some major chocolate is in order.

sewbizgirl

Considering all the pieces of our quilt "puzzles", it's a wonder we don't do this more often!

Yesterday I meticulously sewed several rows of my quilt top together, perfectly matching and nesting seam allowances... only to find out I had run out of bobbin thread about two inches into the first seam! HATE that. I wish sewing machines would just stop running when there's no bobbin thread.

trolleystation

Chocolate time.......................

RobynRaye

feeling your pain. I am well versed in sewing wrong, ripping it out only to sew it wrong again

Kris P

I was at a sewing 'get away' a couple of weeks ago. I used a specialty ruler, but forgot to bring the instructions along. I sewed all 128 blocks wrong. When I got home, I found the instructions, and why my blocks weren't playing nicely. Had to stitch rip all of them, re-position them and resew. It took me almost 2 days to undo the problems I had created.

NIICHMOM

I just did a single Irish Chain, had it on my board, showed DH what I was working on and at no time did I see 2, mind you, 2 triangles pointing the wrong way... only after I had 2 borders on it did I see this... and I decided NO!! I am not going to
take it all apart. I think only a quilter would notice. DH says he may just want this one for watching TV... he liked this one before he even got the whole picture. He said the king size if for our bed this summer for looks, as it is too warm to use. What Ever........I still did enough take outs as I went along.

FroggyinTexas

Me, too! And never metnioned to anyone, especially when someone commented on what unique fabric it was. froggyintexas

linynp

Omg!!! I feel your pain. Been there done that many a time!

gram2five

So, so glad to read these stories! I am working on my first real quilt, a log cabin for a beginning quilting class. Top went together fine, put the borders on yesterday, felt confident about doing the mitered corners - then realized I had sewn two of the corners inside out.

oldtnquiltinglady

Only two? Lucky you. I've done that more times than I would like to admit. But ripping out solves the problem, and going back "slowly and surely" will fix it for you; for me anyhow. Speed is not one of my long suits, and when I hurry I make boo boos. I have also found that if I check the signs before I start something, I have better luck ("signs" being the zodiac or almanac signs for you who are not of these Southern leanings; and I say Southern because I am of Southern upbringings and don't know any Northern folks who admit to this kind of thinking).