Saturday, June 16, 2012

Not the most productive evening!

I had such grand plans for last night's Friday Night Sew-In - start sewing early, and sew late. That should have given me at least 6 or 7 hours to sew, right? There's a saying about the "best laid plans of mice and men...", and that sure seemed to be the case last night! First up, I wanted to make a few coasters for a dear friend's special birthday. Her kitchen has an apple theme, and she loves chocolate; I couldn't choose which to go with, so I planned to make 2 sets. Oh, did I tell you that I broke the guide off my 1/4" foot the last time I did some sewing? Yeah... So, last week I finally got into the city so I could buy a replacement. Got it in place and ready to sew - and immediately broke a needle. Replaced the needle, checked my settings - oh look, I had the needle in the wrong position (no wonder the needle broke); change that, try again, break another needle... This isn't the kind of fun I was hoping to have. Turns out that the new foot isn't exactly like the old one, and the needle will ALWAYS hit the foot... so, a trip into the city again is in order. SO... put the old foot back on, and hope I can get a true 1/4" seam without the guide. The coasters turned out well, and I don't think that the quilt police will be around to check out my seams! Turns out that my next job didn't need that foot - I finally got some of the centers done for my Scrappy (Dresden) Plate Club quilt that I started back in January - and then I had to check out how well they looked, so I assembled some of the plates as well - and then I realized that it was WELL after midnight, and time to head to bed. I got a pic of my efforts - the coaster sets are at the top left, completed plates are on the right side, and a few of the centers ready to attach to the plates are bottom left. At this rate, I just might have this quilt finished by next summer! Thanks for checking in on me!

6 comments:

  1. Don't you just hate it when you have nights like that. All set for lots of sewing fun, and it doesn't happen. But I love what you got done. The coasters are really cute, and I LOVE your Dresdens.

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  2. You've still done some great things despite the foot hiccup. I love those Dresden blocks and the coasters look like fun to make too. Visiting from FNSI

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  3. They look lovely. These things take time : )

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  4. What a night, sometimes it won't go as you wish butalthough you did a lot. Visiting from FNSI.

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  5. Wow, you still got a lot done after all the trouble!!
    Love the coasters and the plates, beautifully done!
    Take care, Anja

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  6. Ack! That's so frustrating!!

    Your Dresdens look great!

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