I have been working like a maniac on a quilt to enter into the Sew Sisters bargain lovers club. I have to send in a photo by this time next week. I originally made 48 blocks and sewed them together. It looked great! But then I thought of making it a bit bigger so it would fit a twin size bed. I tried putting a pieced border on it, but just couldn't get it to work out. So I thought about it a few days and decided to make it the size it is in the magazine. (American Patchwork and Quilting February 2012 issue). That meant I had to make 24 more blocks. 22 of them were completed by last night. And because I only had 2 more to go, I decided to sew a row or two onto my flimsy.
But something didn't look right. When I studied it more closely I discovered that I had made the last 24 block upside down. I could have cried. I will have to unsew and re-sew. What a drag. This is the point where I could easily give up and put my project into a bag and call it a UFO. But I must get it done. Argggg! How frustrating!
I went outside to 'cool' off a bit. And I discovered these little snowdrops poking their heads out of the ground. We have had a very mild winter, but this is the earliest I have ever seen these come up. They helped to lift my spirits - a bit anyway.
Mimi is feeling a bit better. She has been coming to me when I am reading in bed and walking all over me and getting between me and my book so that I can't read. She purrs and purrs and if I ignore her she taps me politely rudely on my face with her paw claw. Here is a shot of her sitting on the heating duct. This is her favourite place lately.
8 comments:
That was God's way of letting you know what is really important.
No, I think Mimi's favorite place is between you and you book at the moment (o:
What a beautiful quilt! I am sorry you have to start unpicking. But it's definitely worth it!!
Beautiful quilt! Sorry about the last square...frustrating, but those snow drops would brighten anyone's day :)
Oh, Hetty, what a disaster and of course, we all have our little disasters in the sewing room. That's what they make seam rippers for... I sure ought to know!! Good luck. It really is a beautiful quilt.
Love your quilt but oh so frustrating when you end up sewing stuff backwards. Good luck getting things fixed.
I think you are right about this being the earliest for snow drops. Glad to hear Mimi is doing good.
Your quilt is soooooo wonderful, sorry for the mishap, I just hate it when that happens.
Your quilt is beautiful! And how wonderful to be seeing signs of spring already! It's right around the corner! :0)
"SEW" sorry you had the mishap when trying to make the quilt larger. You are a better person than I....I'd eventually finish it, but I'd be so discouraged that I'd wait awhile before looking at it again. I admire that you are tackling it now and making it right!
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