Monday, May 4, 2009

Sewing Dummy.

Not the cute thing that stands in the corner of a sewing room wearing the latest creation. Oh, no. In this case, the sewing dummy is me.
After piecing the top of the new strip club quilt this weekend, all I had to do was to attach the borders. So, I measured and attached border one. Check. Measure and prepare to attach border 2 by inserting a pin into the right end of border 1. Check. Begin sewing border 2 to border 1. Check. Run out of border 2. What?!
Yes, I stitched border 2 to the wrong end of border 1! Twice! Why? Because not only had I cleverly placed a pin in border 1 so I would know where to attach border 2, I had left a pin in the other side of border 1 as well.


So, my friend the seam ripper and I have had lots of time to bond today.
The other thing I realized is that I have made
border 1 with the border 2 fabric and vice versa.
Wonderful.

3 comments:

Calamity Jane's Cottage, Bonnie said...

Hi Karen, LOL on this post, I don't think you are the only one that has become well aquainted with our buddy the seam ripper. Hope you got the borders on. Can't wait to see it.
Keep Stitchen'
Bonnie

Colleen - the AmAzINg Mrs. B said...

Now see, I thought you were being all "Johnny Carson" and Carnac the Magnificent by saying the answer to the question, "What are you doing, Honey??"

Betty said...

Oh, my; you must have the patience of a saint! I only sewed two things in my life; the first I had to 'rip out' and decided sewing was not for me...haha. The second thing worked out okay, but I didn't enjoy doing it; so, no more sewing. I do really enjoy seeing your creations, though...just lovely!