Ripping......Again!!
Yesterday I was putting together the beginnings of a block for a table runner. It involved putting together three pieces first and making a total of five like that. Granted, I was talking to my daughter on the phone so wasn't completely focused, but on one section I put the pieces together wrong three times!! I couldn't help but think of the many posts on here about ripping! :)
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Oh, I hate days like that!!!! You just want to give it up and do something else!
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Yes we all hate days like that. When it is happening to me I just give up for awhile. And then usually when I go back its like fresh eyes. Plus I'm always afraid when I'm ripping out that I'll snag a thread or something (which I have done) and then have to replace that piece and my luck is that it is the one fabric I'm running low on.
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I find a small design board at my machine helps alot. I often get distracted and if I have a block on the design board it just helps me remember which section to sew and where.
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i keep the design handy to follow, too. but my favorite 'trick' is to sew the pieces right side to wrong side :)
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Originally Posted by QuiltnNan
(Post 5038827)
i keep the design handy to follow, too. but my favorite 'trick' is to sew the pieces right side to wrong side :)
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Oh, I am having that problem on a very simple block the last couple of days that uses just 2 fabrics. Done both the same mistake multiple times, wrong to right side and mixed up the two different fabrics and side pieces.
I need another ripper to keep handy. |
I know the feeling well. When I try to sew when I am not felling well I do so many crazy things that I need my ripper hung around my neck.
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Originally Posted by dunster
(Post 5039170)
I thought I was the only one who knew that trick!
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I started getting a good cold monday. so yesterday i thought i felt like i could
quilt for a little bit. didnt work every thing went wrong. i quit. will try again on friday. |
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