So leave me a comment on this post if you suffer from this also - I'd love to get an idea of how many of us there are out in Quiltland.
Here I was feeling so smug, thinking how quick and easy this block was going together. Normal sized pieces that are easy to measure with a ruler marked in 1/8" increments. I can hear my mother telling me now, "Pride goeth before a fall". The block is finished, the pieces are going in the right directions and the block is too small. It will work - I'll make it work by using tiny stitches and a narrow seam allowance. Apparently the little squares really don't finish at 1" square, even though that's what they measured in the book. I measured the book drawing across one side of the inner square, and it measures 4 1/4". Not sure how that happens because the little squares measure an inch.
Guess I should have paper pieced this block after all. Maybe I should do it again. The closer I look the worse the piecing looks. Would you use this one or would you do it again? I'm always fighting against being a perfectionist, but my gut says do it again.
Please let me know in a comment - the same one that answers my first question - would you do this over again?
Edited to add: I remade the block, using paper piecing. The squares measure 1 1/16" each. I draw the line when it comes to measurements that small - I'll only piece blocks that measure in 1/8" inch increments. It is the right size, intersections are accurate and looks much better. I'm so glad I redid it. Into the orphan drawer with the first one.
I mess blocks up all the time! Usually when I have them all laid out next to the machine, the pieces I am sewing together manage to drag themselves across my work space and twist the pieces without me noticing.I guess that is why the answer to your second question would be that I would not remake it. I am a "good-enough" girl!!
ReplyDeleteYou are making great progress on your February goals! Great job! Keep up the good work!
Hi - its a pretty block as is, but I have found that if I really don't like the look, its best to do it over, as it will stick out like a sorethumb every time I look at my quilt. This is true even when no one else can see the problem. So I say, do what makes you happy and satisfied with your project.
ReplyDeleteI can't even begin to count the number of times I have turned blocks the wrong way, especially those pesky little HST and Flying geese blocks.
Yes, I'm sorry to say that I, too, have that problem. I think this will be a very pretty quilt. Whether you re-do it or not is up to you. If you don't think you'll ever enter it in a juried show, let it go! Nobody will notice one block out of many. But if you're thinking of sending it to a major show, yeah, you might look at it closer. I think it looks great. But only you know what you're willing to live with!
ReplyDeleteI can be counted as a member of the dyslexic group too. Between the time I remove the pieces from my design wall and put them together ready to push through the machine--I've managed to turn something the WRONG WAY!! I am going to wear out my seam ripper!! Julierose
ReplyDeleteYes I'm always turning something in the wrong direction and have to use a seam ripper! Would do it all over again if my gut tells me I should. I won't be happy with it if I didn't.
ReplyDeleteBeleive it or not I have to buy a new seam ripper quite often. I know at least four ways to take a seam apart. One is with a moustache trimmer. You would think I'd abe more watchful.
ReplyDeleteMe too! You should see me when I try to make a card trick block. My brain freezes up. I was glad to see you made another block-I would have done the same thing.
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