Next step -
I need some 2” muslin strips -
For sashes -
Got a die for that -
And some “test” strips -
Sorry for the crappy lighting -
The strips are NOT that color -
They are actually muslin - ;))
As you can see -
The die left wrinkles and creases in the strips -
And THAT die was the REPLACEMENT die -
For the one I returned -
For the same problem -
So I expect that another one won’t be much better -
My opinion only - I could be wrong - ;))
So I salvaged what I could of those -
And pulled out my handy-dandy -
June Tailor Short Cut ™ -
For the rest -
I told you about it before - here -
It's also on my list to do a proper REVIEW -
Short version - It's GREAT!! -
Any screw-ups are usually "operator error" -
NOT the fault of the ruler -;))
Going along nicely -
UNTIL I realized -
That I had cut these guys at 1-1/2” -
Instead of 2” - ;))
DO OVER!!
Cut another strip at 5-1/2” first -
Then turn the strip sideways -
And cut them puppies at 2” -
This time - ;))
Much better -
Cut a couple more -
BUT this batch -
Came out 2” wide -
And 1/2” SHORT - ;))
Re-cut THEM -
And made pretty little stacks of 10 each -
Plus the extras -
Count ‘em - 96 -
I need 97 -
So -
I’m ONE SHORT!! - ;))
SERIOUSLY?!?!?!?
S-E-R-I-O-U-S-L-Y ?!?!?!?
I don’t BELIEVE this!! ;))
But I DO believe -
That quilts TALK to you -
At least mine talk to ME - ;))
And THIS quilt is -
Shouting -
Yelling -
SCREAMING -
LOUDLY -
I DON’T WANT MUSLIN SASHES!!!
So - back to EQ7 and the Fabric Stash Room -
To find a different plan -
Or a different color -
To stop those Extremely Loud -
And Incredibly Close -
Quilty voices in my head - ;))
Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -
7 comments:
Well, now I know I'm not the only quilter that has quilts that talk to her.
I totally understand your frustration! Hope your day is better!
No, Robin - it's not just you!! Mine talk to me all of the time - usually saying - "Don't finish me yet - I still want to play!!" ;))
hahaha If I was you I'd blame it ALL on the muslin!! Or maybe you should wear ear plugs when you're cutting. hahaha
Not just you, me too!
My quilt talks to me. I have to say I rarely plan more than the blocks that I will be making and then set them out and let them speak to me. "Okay Quilt, what ya want, sashing, on point???" and then it speaks (or not). ;-D
On my pinwheel quilt I sewed sashing on 2 opp. sides of the blocks and realized that both the quilt and I where having a blond moment, so the quilt came out with a double sashing. Hey, it looked good if I can say so myself.
Quilt by the seat of my pants is my mantra.
I love my Shape Cut so much I haven't bothered buying the strip dies for the GO. I put colored tape on the slots I'm going to cut, so I don't screw up - for me, the numbers are backward, I cut from right to left - do the numbers work better for a lefty?. I do think it is a bit flimsy though, so I put a regular acrylic ruler on top to press down on (the edge of the ruler is 1/4" away from the slot).
My quilts don't talk to me - I think they're just too afraid they'll get stuffed back in the pile if they misbehave!
Dayquilt - I LOVE my ShortCut - but obviously mess up and cut in the wrong slot when I don't pay attention. And I do find that I will grab it FIRST - instead of my die - for two reasons - it's not as bulky and it just works better. I cut from right to left - so the numbers are backwards for me, too. I don't find it that flimsy - but I do like your "ruler on top" trick - might try that one of these days. Really should do a review, huh? ;))
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