a busy weekend but not much to show...did quilt on the joseph's coat and sewed up more red/white/blue blocks for the donation top. both should be off the list very soon. to stave off boredom, decided to try this...
first block of the 'alaska' quilt by edyta sitar. carefully prepared pieces and checked 1/4" seam allowance...all went well until finished...the dreaded center points were off...and so was the block size too.....what????? supposed to be 9.5" but mine came out 9.75"....but oh the center...a total disaster! so unsewed a total of FOUR times until ended up with this result, which i'm calling good enough. there are 48 more blocks all with equally annoying center points which have decided to machine piece the block halves but then hand sew the seam joining the two halves. i'll try the next block and see if it also measures 9.75"....if so will just go with it and resize the borders.
it's a dreary monday morning with promise of summer heat this week. then maybe fall weather? aside from exercise and house chores, another blank calendar week...
It's such a GORGEOUS pattern; but, OH, how I understand that frustration! It looks great from here if that helps!
ReplyDeleteyes because it's gonna stay...LOL
DeleteOh, the frustration of making eight seams align perfectly! And after you were so very careful, too. There was a block in Cheddarback that gave me fits. I picked it out 3 times and was done. I sewed a circle to the center. Good for you for picking the fourth time and getting it so well. If there are more of these blocks I guess you'll get plenty of practice.
ReplyDeleteThat is a fun new header photo! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a frustrating time with that block. My goodness, you demonstrated much more patience and determination with it than I think I could have.