My mojo has gone missing. I have not sewn for 3 weeks. The exception is joining pieces of landscape cloth to make them big enough for my tub garden.
Garden Party has been basted since January but it sits on the shelf taunting me. The borders were wavy and I was not pleased with the way backing was , too many puckers! So last night, I told it to hush as I grabbed it off the shelf and took it in front of the tv. Seam ripper and reverse tweezers at the ready, I got busy.
The original plan was to just unpin the borders and remove them, remeasure and do it right. No more just laying the fabric on and sewing borders. I knew while doing it I might regret it and I do.
When the borders were off and I started to fold the quilt back up, I saw the puckers on the backing again. Right then I decided to unpin it all, and fix it the right way! Too much time went in to this quilt to half-ass finish it.
Now I am ready to do a quick gift project and then get busy again on my UFOs.
6 comments:
I have been stung with that type of border before. I am definitely a measuring person! Sometimes we just have to fix things or we won't be happy with the finished project. It is time consuming but I'm sure you will love it when it is done!
It's difficult to do, but we are usually much happier if we go back and fix the problems before they become bigger problems. I'm looking forward to seeing this one finished. The little snippet of the quilt shows she's a beauty!
Your Garden Party will be happier now that you fixed it. Mine hasn't been out of the tote in a while. Happy MOJO returning to you!
Mojo is finicky, I'm sure it will be back though, with plenty of steam after the rest. Garden Party is on my list for someday. Yours is beautiful.
Mojo is finicky, I'm sure it will be back though, with plenty of steam after the rest. Garden Party is on my list for someday. Yours is beautiful.
I loved your gardening post. That will be what I will be attempting in a couple more weeks so good luck to both of us. Meanwhile, I'm sure your stitching mojo will return; sometimes it's cyclic. Garden Party looks awesome.
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