by Sandra | May 2nd, 2009
Yesterday was a bad day. Everything went wrong and at the point when I have the finish line in sight of a relatively large applique quilt, it happens….”OH NO!” (picture me stunned and with a look of horror that is beyond description)
Let me back up and give you the background info. The quilt pattern I design at the beginning of the process is usually the first casualty after the construction begins. The starting design never ends up as the finished design. There are many tweaks along the way, i.e., when something doesn’t look as good as it did on paper, a better idea hits, or I screw up. Mostly I screw up. What? you thought I magically crank out perfection? I hate to break it to you but I mess up….a lot!
Well I messed up big time yesterday. Not only did I sew an applique border on going the wrong direction, but I discovered that I somehow deleted the design file. I had done a revision, again because I screwed up, and cut the wrong size at the most inopportune point in the construction process. Obviously, I needed to change the applique border so it once again fit and would square up in the end the the proper applique placement in the corners.
All of that work to be re-done?
I had the original version, but I had somehow deleted the new version. My head hurts at the thought of telling you how much work goes into those revisions to make sure everything works out perfectly. Then I have to go back and correct the applique that has already been done so that everything goes together again. I think I am back on track for today after a lot of hard work and brain strain from yesterday. I think.
Do you ever notice how the the biggest mistakes come at the end? Or is that just me?
©2009 Sandra Leichner
Oh, my, it looks as if you were NOT a happy camper yesterday! I am glad you are back on track today. The applique and design look lovely. (Are dots becoming your signature fabric?) Happy stitching.
Yeah, the big mistakes always came at the end.
Like sewing on the first of three borders of a kingsize quilt inside out. And only noticing when I had the next one on. Then sewing the second border on inside out after correcting the first one.
I am a very slow learner in these circumstances, so guess what I did with the last border! No prizes on offer here!
Judy B
WELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL ! I think that it is a shame that your project went so bad . I do stuff like that all the time. I thought it was just me , but I see I’m in good company!
Ok, now I feel better that I am not the only one this happens to! I think all is back on track now so I am cautiously optimistic.
Judy, after reading your comment, I know it could have been worse. I winced at your expereince. And yet, we still love it and come back for more.
The use of so many dot fabrics is a tongue in cheek play on the theme of the quilt (“spot of tea”, get it?–ha ha
). Although I do LOVE those polka dot fabrics. Yum.
I was able to rescue it. I only lost a day and it could have been a whole lot worse. We never learn without first making the mistakes right?