keesha_ont

Update on Canada Post strike - urban area post office workers were locked out last night! Went to post office today - mail boxes taped shut - plenty of picketers. I would advise that you not send out the Canadian stuff for a bit!! Hopefully the government will call a back to work order. In the meantime no bills......gotta love that! Just got to remember not to spend the bill money on fabric!!

Rita

paintmejudy

Sew a scant 1/4" seam - guaranteed to usually add just he little bit you need. Borders to make it fit usually show up in a quilt when sewn together.

nancia

thanks, judy! it's too late for this one but i will remember that! just out of curiosity, would you have taken the whole thing apart to resew it? when do you know you're going to need to do narrow seams?

Katy

It is not be totally correct all the time but I become concerned when the cutting is 5/8 or 7/8 of an inch. I find going to 3/4 or to the next full inch avoids some of this. Anyone agree? It is a lot of work to put in to come up short and it is frustrating.

nancia

katy, katy, katy! you and your pup look so cute! i just read yourlast little saying and it made me laugh! what a nice way to end the day! thanks! :o)

Katy

I read yours to my mom who lives with me and to my 21 year old daughter last night because I thought they were funny so perhaps we have the same warped sense of humor. I actually have a t shirt that says that from cafepress. they have LOTS of quilting shirts. I have another I bouGht there with a girl stick figure with a rotary cutter and it says serial quilter. Goodnight.

Difergie

That's what I do and still sew a 'scant', just to be sure but then points can be off...very frustrating! So forgive me if my blocks aren't perfect...I am still learning....some are great, some have a few imperfections. I think when you do a whole quilt of repetitive blocks you figure the block out. But when trying new ones, there are surprises. Anyone else out there, feel my pain? D

Jennifer22206

I sometimes have issues too, even using a scant 1/4". The way I think of it, no one is perfect, and honestly if anyone has to add a border to any of my blocks, I'm perfectly cool with it. Just have fun. I learn something with every block I do. This is meant to be enjoyable.

Anyway - here is the gorgeous block I received yesterday from Navarre2011. :) It's awesome. Thank you!

Navarre2011

This was my favorite to do so far and is my facebook photo for the time being!!! So Glad you like it:)

Katy

I am all for the fun part too. I am hopingy blocks meet the reciepients standards but am not going to make myself crazy either. But ifI find something wrong I will fix it.