Gotta Write Fast - The Quilt Police Are Coming! Curbside Shopping
05-16-2011, 01:12 PM
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Some of you might remember seeing the post about my finding two fabric books while we were out walking our dogs. Yes, the followed us home. After hours of snipping out the fabric, washing it and then airing it for two days in the seaside sun, I was really more than ready to get rid of it. That's when the trouble started.
I didn't have a lot of time and I figured I could whip it out quickly. I also didn't feel like clearing off my workspace where I normally make veils and that meant no measuring. :shock:
I decided I would make a scrappy DP9 to use on our porch on cool evenings since there was such a hodgepodge of patterns. Maybe I'd drag it to the beach, too. So I happily stitched away. 1/4" seams? Bwahahahaha! No. :lol:
When it was time to cut the panels, did I measure? Nope. I just folded those bad boys in half and hacked away. ;-)
DH stuck his head in and said, "Don't you think you should measure them, dear?" Never! I replied. One little concession was putting them on top of each other so they were roughly the same size. "Well, as long as it's big enough to cover part of a person," he said.
Then I sandwiched. Pins? What pins? They slipped and they slid all over the place. When it was time to sash with the muslin bottoms, well some had enough, others didn't. What a mess. I was starting to get a little concerned. :oops:
My eyes fell on several rolls of wide wire edged ribbon. I went to my trusty serger and ZIP! The wire was gone. I figured blue goes with everything. The sky is blue, right? I covered up all the messy seams and even had enough for a binding.
It's lumpy, it's bumpy, and don't even think of looking at the back, but when I look at it, it makes me laugh. It reminds me that only God can make something perfect. I did everything wrong, but I like it and that's what counts. As far as DH's concern about it being big enough -- it covers a king sized bed! Surprise! A king sized nightmare quilt. Here she is.
I didn't have a lot of time and I figured I could whip it out quickly. I also didn't feel like clearing off my workspace where I normally make veils and that meant no measuring. :shock:
I decided I would make a scrappy DP9 to use on our porch on cool evenings since there was such a hodgepodge of patterns. Maybe I'd drag it to the beach, too. So I happily stitched away. 1/4" seams? Bwahahahaha! No. :lol:
When it was time to cut the panels, did I measure? Nope. I just folded those bad boys in half and hacked away. ;-)
DH stuck his head in and said, "Don't you think you should measure them, dear?" Never! I replied. One little concession was putting them on top of each other so they were roughly the same size. "Well, as long as it's big enough to cover part of a person," he said.
Then I sandwiched. Pins? What pins? They slipped and they slid all over the place. When it was time to sash with the muslin bottoms, well some had enough, others didn't. What a mess. I was starting to get a little concerned. :oops:
My eyes fell on several rolls of wide wire edged ribbon. I went to my trusty serger and ZIP! The wire was gone. I figured blue goes with everything. The sky is blue, right? I covered up all the messy seams and even had enough for a binding.
It's lumpy, it's bumpy, and don't even think of looking at the back, but when I look at it, it makes me laugh. It reminds me that only God can make something perfect. I did everything wrong, but I like it and that's what counts. As far as DH's concern about it being big enough -- it covers a king sized bed! Surprise! A king sized nightmare quilt. Here she is.
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