Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Oh, dagnabbit, not again...

 I've been stacking up components for various blocks as I pursue multiple projects, then assembling them when I have enough parts (and concentration) to make a whole block.
I pulled a nice stack of tri-recs squares for a Twinkly block, then gave it a second look.


Well, that's kind of dull.  I don't remember this particular fabric.  Odd.

So I turned it over.


Aw, crap.
And before anyone asks,


yes indeed, I did screw up all four of them.  (The mildest thing I said was "Are you kidding me?"  There were a few more colorful expressions also.  I'll leave it to your imaginations.)

I grabbed my BFF, the seam ripper, and started over.


Does anyone know if seam rippers come with shoulder holsters?
I need to work on my quick draw...

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12 comments:

  1. Libby in TNJanuary 20, 2016 at 8:14 AM

    Well, you DID pay for both sides of the fabric! Happy to see someone else using a different center fabric. Treadle on ...

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  2. LindaJanuary 20, 2016 at 8:32 AM

    Lol! Thank you for sharing this and for making me feel not quite so bad for the occasional "odd" language in my sewing room. ;)

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  3. WanderingcatstudioJanuary 20, 2016 at 10:26 AM

    Does your seam ripper have a name. Since I use him so often, me and mine are on a first name basis. I call him Jack.

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  4. ShelinaJanuary 20, 2016 at 11:30 AM

    There are some quilting books that say you should sometimes turn over the fabric - it will add variety to your scrap quilt.

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  5. JudyJanuary 20, 2016 at 11:40 AM

    I should have my seam ripper permanently replace the end of one finger. I wonder if you could grow and shape a nail like one?

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  6. Mystic QuilterJanuary 20, 2016 at 10:44 PM

    Mmm - I've just been using my seam ripper on my quilting! Love your latest star.

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  7. Sally TrudeJanuary 21, 2016 at 11:18 AM

    A single seam ripper? I guess I'm a seam ripper philanderer with at least six spread out across the sewing room.

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  8. kmkatJanuary 21, 2016 at 2:27 PM

    A shoulder holster for your seam ripper?!?! You should do stand up!

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  9. KristiJanuary 21, 2016 at 11:45 PM

    I like 'dagnabbit'! Great word. Sorry you had to redo them...I ended up paper piecing mine because they never ended up right size! Aack!

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  10. Vic in NHJanuary 22, 2016 at 9:42 AM

    Eeeek! those look MUCH better now that you corrected them! love that shoulder holster idea, can I get a semi-automatic seam ripper?

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  11. JoanneJanuary 22, 2016 at 2:54 PM

    You need to make a sewing chatelaine to hang around your neck to hold that seamripper. You just gave me an idea....I have a scrappy lanyard from my thread snips, and I could possible add a pocket for the seam ripper. My other solution is to have seamrippers near the machine as well as on the cutting table AND in the notions I keep at my ironing station.

    Your perseverence paid off, the block is beautiful!

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  12. Linda @ kokaquiltsJanuary 22, 2016 at 5:16 PM

    These Twinkly blocks are looking lovely! You must almost have enough now?

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