Saturday, February 22, 2020

Sew Sew Friday

 I had a rare day all to myself yesterday. It was The Mister's sister's birthday so he teamed up with some family to take her out to lunch. All I wanted to do was get in the sewing room and get some work done. I had one more block of the snowflake quilt to get done and I was determined to get it done before spring.



 It was cold out but sunny. The sun was pouring into the windows making it a perfect sewing day. I set up an assembly line and........


 ...and in no time that last block was done.


 Now I am going to pack it all away until next winter when it will get sashed and sandwiched.


 I still have a pile waiting to be machine quilted. I was so close to finishing the Dresden but just as I thought I might be crossing the finish line disaster struck.


I had a bad seam. It had popped open after I had stippled the block and I just spotted it when I was coming down the sashing which made a terrible pucker. I had to rip out all of the machine quilting, rip open the seam and hand stitch it down applique style. I machine quilted the beejeezus out of it and hopefully it's good to go. It'll teach me to check those seams better. This is not the first time I've done this.

8 comments:

  1. Thank goodness there was a fix to the popped seam.

    The winter quilt is gorgeous. Those blues and whites are positively icy and wintery.

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  2. Ahhh. I think these are two of my favorite quilts I've ever seen. I really love the colors of the snowflakes. And I have always like the dresden pattern but I really like the colors you have chosen as well.
    I'm glad you were able to do the repair and get back on track.
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  3. No and it won't be the last--I've also found a bad seam in the same way. Not fun but a necessary mend along the way. It happens!
    That last block is so pretty! I love the blocks all together and can't believe you will stop now and put it away!!!!

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  4. Such a pretty quilt. Thankfully, you saw the problem and could fix it without “too much” hassle. The snowflake blocks are wonderful.

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  5. The snowflake quilt is going to be so pretty! I love the fabrics and how well the fabrics blend. I would be obsessed with completing that quilt right now. Yah for the fix on the Dresden and it almost being complete.

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  6. Oh I like the colors of the snowflake quilt!

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  7. Not being a quilter, I have no idea what you're talking about with the disaster but it does sound time consuming and horrible to deal with. On the flip side, the snowflakes are gorgeous!

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