Crud - I had hoped to have photos here. I've gone through all kind of gyrations today to get them saved so I could post them. I had a friend take a photo of the fabrics with her cell phone. She sent them to my phone. I then forwarded them to my DD2. She then forwarded them to my e-mail. And then this evening, I went to a neighbors house and used her computer saved the photo so I could then post it. It wouldn't let me insert the image! The only thing I figure that the problem can be is the file is a .zip file. I saved it as a .pdf file, but the system still wouldn't let me link it to this post. Crud!
Update: I meant to say I had saved the .zip file as a .jpg file. I said I saved it as a .pdf file. Duh! Stupid!
So.....
I was up until 3 a.m. this morning working on the H2H charity quilt. For some crazy reason I couldn't sleep, and after about 30 minutes of unsuccessful attempts to get to sleep, I decided, "What the heck..I'll work on the quilt."
So that's what I did. Remember this post where I said " Since I have to measure three times to cut that one time, and I already know I'm running short with my fabric, I can't take a chance and screw up." I should have re-read that post. I definitely should have re-read that post.
The H2H quilt is going to have 9-patch quilt blocks. Before my trip to Augusta, I had cut the strips for the colors I was using in the 9-patch blocks. Last night, since I couldn't sleep, I sewed the strips together and got them pressed. Then I went back to bed. Since I didn't fall asleep again, I got up and pressed the seams on the strips. Then I went back to bed again. Still couldn't sleep, so got up again. This time, I cut the strips into smaller pieces which would then be sewn to make the 9-patch block. I guess I should be thankful I made it this far before I screwed up. Like I said, the fabric is already at a premium because I was cutting it close with the measurements. Well - I may have to get a little experimental (which I'm not very good at doing), because I had all 25 of the 9-patch quilt blocks cut out when I realized I hadn't measured correctly. I guess doing all of this in the middle of the night due to sleep deprivation probably contributed a lot to the problem. Instead of cutting the long 3-fabric strips into 2.5" strips, I cut them into 6.5" strips. That doesn't sound that bad, huh? Well - that means I lost 1.5" of fabric on each and every block. So...that means I lost 37.5" of fabric that was already at a premium. And unfortunately, I don't have enough fabric to finish the quilt the way it was designed.
I hope I don't end up screaming like a wild woman, cuz I'm really upset with myself. I'm working on an idea and trying to figure out if it will work. I'll know after I get all the blocks sewn together. I haven't quite got that "vision" some of the quilters have where they can visualize things. I can't visualize anything. I have to get it all assembled, and if it works, great! If it doesn't, oh crap! I hope what I'm thinking about works, because it may be just the deviation from the norm that makes my fabric shortage provide some visual interest.
Keep your fingers crossed!
Update: I meant to say I had saved the .zip file as a .jpg file. I said I saved it as a .pdf file. Duh! Stupid!
So.....
I was up until 3 a.m. this morning working on the H2H charity quilt. For some crazy reason I couldn't sleep, and after about 30 minutes of unsuccessful attempts to get to sleep, I decided, "What the heck..I'll work on the quilt."
So that's what I did. Remember this post where I said " Since I have to measure three times to cut that one time, and I already know I'm running short with my fabric, I can't take a chance and screw up." I should have re-read that post. I definitely should have re-read that post.
The H2H quilt is going to have 9-patch quilt blocks. Before my trip to Augusta, I had cut the strips for the colors I was using in the 9-patch blocks. Last night, since I couldn't sleep, I sewed the strips together and got them pressed. Then I went back to bed. Since I didn't fall asleep again, I got up and pressed the seams on the strips. Then I went back to bed again. Still couldn't sleep, so got up again. This time, I cut the strips into smaller pieces which would then be sewn to make the 9-patch block. I guess I should be thankful I made it this far before I screwed up. Like I said, the fabric is already at a premium because I was cutting it close with the measurements. Well - I may have to get a little experimental (which I'm not very good at doing), because I had all 25 of the 9-patch quilt blocks cut out when I realized I hadn't measured correctly. I guess doing all of this in the middle of the night due to sleep deprivation probably contributed a lot to the problem. Instead of cutting the long 3-fabric strips into 2.5" strips, I cut them into 6.5" strips. That doesn't sound that bad, huh? Well - that means I lost 1.5" of fabric on each and every block. So...that means I lost 37.5" of fabric that was already at a premium. And unfortunately, I don't have enough fabric to finish the quilt the way it was designed.
I hope I don't end up screaming like a wild woman, cuz I'm really upset with myself. I'm working on an idea and trying to figure out if it will work. I'll know after I get all the blocks sewn together. I haven't quite got that "vision" some of the quilters have where they can visualize things. I can't visualize anything. I have to get it all assembled, and if it works, great! If it doesn't, oh crap! I hope what I'm thinking about works, because it may be just the deviation from the norm that makes my fabric shortage provide some visual interest.
Keep your fingers crossed!
4 comments:
Just remember - sometimes the best quilt designs come from when we make mistakes! I'm sure it will all work out....
Well just sew it together. It will be a great free form quilt. No matter how it looks who ever gets it will love it!! Hang in there!!
First, for your photos - you need to save them as a .jpg file, then you should be able to post them.
Ugh! I totally understand what you mean about the cutting...I have learned to NEVER cut fabric after about 9 pm! Or when I'm sick. Or sometimes, I can't even cut after dark! LOL
I'm sure your improv-blocks will end up just fine!!! Good luck!
I've been told my mistakes are humbling. Hah...hard to see anything good in them when they happen. I agree about saving photos as .jpg files. Try it next time.
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