The entire result of my piecing this week was only two blocks. Life seemed to keep me away from my quilting. One beautiful sunny afternoon I did get out to see the birds passing through. It was my first sighting of cedar waxwings, a group of them flitting around a tree full of dried berries. That was the best day of the week.
I did finish my purple with yellow slab block. It is 8.5 inches, to mix in with my 16-patch blocks.
The rest of the last couple of days was spent RIPPING AND ROARING. I was making my third twinkler block and had a nice selection of scraps picked out. On the first blue one In Januarly I had cut and pieced the wrong fabric and had to rip it and replace it. On the second one, brown and pink, I repeated the same mistake again. I certainly did not learn that lesson.
This time I made sure I had the right fabrics for the right blocks, but I merrily stitched one set of them upside down. Rip again times four. Not the end. They were lined up wrong so two more ripped out. And by this time I was so upset and anxious to finish that I ended up with at least two more rips.
But I finally finished it as best I could just in time to get my photos taken.
I link up with RSC16 at soscrappy and Sew Cute Tuesday at Blossom Heart Quilts.
Oh, my. Some blocks just don't want to come together. The final result is lovely.
ReplyDeleteI find that I do better when I piece several blocks back to back to back instead of one separated by a lot of time and then another.
ReplyDeleteLOL!!! You and those Twinklers REALLY should be making friends by now. Here's hoping the next one gives you no trouble at all!!!
ReplyDeleteNice blocks you've made. Ripping is not so fun, but necessary sometimes.
ReplyDeleteOy, those weeks are so frustrating.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely frustrating to have to do all that ripping and re-sewing! Hope you are happy with the result, though. Your purple blocks are looking great!
ReplyDeleteLovely blocks and thank good for seam rippers!
ReplyDeletethe slab block is so interesting, I do so like random made bocks. The twinkler star so worth persevering with you have more patience than me for getting it right, fingers crossed the next one if there is a next one goes together perfectly first time round.
ReplyDeleteBoth are pretty blocks and I am always having to use my seam ripper too :)
ReplyDeleteOh, I know how frustrating that can be! Being on a roll doesn't always mean you're rolling in a GOOD direction...
ReplyDeleteAt least it ended up as a beautiful block!
I envy you your cedar waxwing sighting. They don't come to my neck of the woods. And I just accept that a seam ripper is part of the process. As long as I sew a little more than I rip, I stay ahead of the game.
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