Hobbies with a Little Bite of Life: Thorn In My Side

UFO's and Scrapbooking

Coxcomb Medallion
A Gardener's Journal
Some Kind of Wonderful (SKofW) Stitch-a-long
Master Bed Quilt - Rootbeer & Cotton Candy Completed May 2015
Holiday Trailer Quilt - Granny Squares Completed 2016
Red and White Quilt - Completed April 2017

Family Album 2011 - Completed July 2012
Gone to Texas - completed January 10, 2011
Hickory Hills - Completed September 1, 2011
Nine Block Challenge - Completed January 18, 2011
Raggedy and Friends - Completed September 3, 2011
"Small Quilt Talk" Signature Block Swap - Completed January 22, 2011
Tis the Season - Stitch-a-long - Completed September 28, 2011
Family Album 2009 - Completed
Family Album 2010 - Completed
SCSS 2011 - Homemade gift Completed

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Thorn In My Side

I don’t think I have had so much trouble with a quilt once all the sections have been completed – minus Gone To Texas (which was my first ever attempt at ½ Square Triangles) – This was very easy with the piecing just very time consuming. 170 Shoo Fly’s countless HST – which now I can say I think I have mastered this. You need them done, I have it down to a fine science.

Once I had all the sashing done for each section and then trying to put this on the Center WHAT A TASK that was…I put it all on and then there was this HUGE bubble in the centre for some unknown reason. So I took it all apart yes, I got the seam ripper out and away I went. Then I put it all back together, this time the Bubble was still there but not as bad, but still there. I just did not want to have a bubble I worked so hard on this and bubble was not in the plans. I folded up my top and put it away. I was so ashamed and disappointed in myself that I could not get this figured out. I was totally done with this quilt and actually ready to donate to somewhere, not too sure where but I would find out.

So I left this behind again, and went to work on some other projects that were on my UFO’s to see where I was etc. Well I finally got all my blocks done for my Raggedy and Friends, just need to put the together.

So feeling good about my accomplishment with Raggedy and Friends I thought that I would tackle my Hickory Hills one more time. All that I was thinking that if it does not work this time I am officially done with it and all the hard work down the drain. So picked up the seam ripper again and back to taking it all off AGAIN!!!

LONG and BEHOLD!!! I finally got it done and the top border on and it looks GREAT but there is still a little bubble, but not near as bad as it was the other two times but it works… I really can’t believe that I have finally finished this quilt top and now I just need to find a back piece and everything and get it quilted.

Just so excited.