I seriously screwed up! :(

Reply Subscribe

Page 9 of 9

« First

Thread Tools

12-02-2011, 06:14 AM

#81

coldquilter

Senior Member

Join Date: Jan 2011

Location: northern Minnesota

Posts: 430

I hate when I do something stupid!!!

12-02-2011, 01:14 PM

#82

joanis2

Member

Join Date: Apr 2011

Posts: 2

A quick hint. Go to the nearst largest store and buy a battery operated MAN'S mustage trimmer and put the flat side against one side of the opended --just a little to allow the trimmer to get in and carefully rip the seam open. This has saved me lots of time.. the quilters favorite saying? RIP RIP SEW. Hope this helps you.

12-02-2011, 05:03 PM

#83

pllboyer

Member

Join Date: Oct 2010

Location: Montana

Posts: 30

Invest in a Wahl battery powered moustache t$12-rimmer. Makes quick work of ripping. About $12 to $15 at Walmart. It is really slick!!

12-03-2011, 12:11 AM

#84

Jim

Super Member

Join Date: Oct 2010

Location: Bardstown, Kentucky

Posts: 2,156

Id get a few co-ordinating yards of extra fabric and run with it...it could be a mistake but I see it as an oppotrunity...and wouldnt have to remove a stitch one

12-03-2011, 03:22 PM

#85

Quilting D

Junior Member

Join Date: Jan 2010

Location: Prosper, Texas

Posts: 157

Quote:

Originally Posted by charity-crafter

I'd be tempted to get some more jelly roll strips and make a second quilt with those 40 sets of strips. But I make a lot of charity quilts so it would go to good either way.

Sorry to hear you've had problems. It's such a hassle to have to rip out stitches.

O Yes, I agree. You don't have to rip out 40 strip sets you are 40 strip sets ahead on your way to a 2nd quilt!

12-03-2011, 03:48 PM

#86

quiltingwantabee

Member

Join Date: Dec 2011

Location: I live in Millsap Texas

Posts: 5

I am sorry to hear about your problem. I went to my quilt building to work on a quilt for my daughter and was rather upset and when I finished putting the center together the thing is so out of square and looks really bad. I am going to have to rip out what I did because I found out the fabric is not available anymore and the whole thing was bought as a kit.

12-04-2011, 11:02 AM

#87

romanojg

Super Member

Join Date: Dec 2010

Location: Norfolk, VA

Posts: 5,397

This is one of those times you look at the good side of your screw up; it can be fixed without costing additional money. Sometimes our screw ups cost us money instead of time and then sometimes our screw ups can't be fixed. Try to look at the good side of it and then say a few mumblings while you are ripping out all of those stitches and grab a glass of wine.