I couldn't wait to get into the sewing room to get started on clue #2 this weekend! As soon as Saturday morning errands were completed I headed right up and started cutting. I wanted to give the new folded corner ruler a try so I went with sqaures and rectangles rather than cutting triangles. So I pressed, cut, sub-cut and neatly stacked all of my pieces next to my machine and started cutting and sewing. Notice anything wrong with this picture?
I had about six geese sewn before I realized that my SQUARES were supposed to be neutral and my rectangles tan. Needless to say, I wasn't happy. I guess on the bright side I discovered the error early!
So back to the cutting table to recut everything. I wasn't able to finish the entire clue but made a solid start. I hope to pop into the sewing room for a few minutes here and there throughout the week to try and finish them off. Now I have to hope for another clue that requires my mis-cut pieces! I may need to add more fabric - I am not sure if I will be able to recover from everything I have "wasted" with over-cutting and mis-cutting the first two weeks.
Yet another lousy photo - my old iPhone 5 pictures just can't be enlarged at all in posts. I do plan to get a new phone one of these days.....
Regarding the new ruler - it's not my favorite. I didn't really care for having to trim as I was sewing. It really felt like it took more time, I still had to trim a little for some of them, and my trash is overflowing with all of the tiny triangles I cut off (no way I was sewing all of those little things as "bonus triangles"!). I think my preference is still the Essential Triangle tool - all the cutting is done up front with no waste. But you never know if you don't try!
Check out the Mystery Link-up on Bonnie's blog to see what others are doing or get started on your own version - it's not too late!
1 comment:
Argh! Sounds like something I would do!!! Good job for catching your error when you did though. I'm doing my geese the 4-at-a-time method using Deb Tucker's Wing Clipper. It's my favorite way to make many flying geese but there is a lot of trimming afterward.
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