Quilting news: Mostly what I did was cut out fabric and make a bunch of diamonds. I did sew together one star.
I find it fascinating that you can put together the ugliest combination of fabrics, and when it's set into the quilt, it looks so pretty.
But then I did this huge mistake. Can you see what I did?
The blue diamond belongs in the center. I showed Hiz Hubz to see if he could tell, and unfortunately he could. Should I rip it out? Yep. but here's the kicker: There are 5 teensy little whipped stitch seams to be gently ripped out. Let me tell you that these things are very securely sewn. I think I'll wait until the end of the project, and see if I actually need to do this.
Today is gym day; I got very little done there yesterday, and I need a good tension release. Plus, I have to find a Father's Day card for Himself.
2 comments:
Ruth, you can salvage this by only taking out two seams. Let's number the diamonds #1 for blue, 2 for the center and 3 for one opposite the blue. All you have to do is remove #3, replace it with a blue diamond, and you are back in pattern, although the other fabic will be the center, not the blue. Hope that's clear, and workable. I'm not a quilter, I don't know if there's some order to stitching that makes that solution impossible.
Ooh, I didn't see the mistake until I scrolled down to see more of the stars. I suppose you could leave it - in the grand scheme of the quilt, who will notice one blue out of place? Regardless, great fabric choices for it!
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