Friday 12 July 2013

I will get these triangles right ....................

I will get these triangles right......I will get these triangles right.......I will get these triangles right.........I will get these triangles right......I will get these triangles right......I will get these triangles right....I will get these triangles right......I will get these triangles right........I will get these triangles right.........I will get these triangles right......I will get these triangles right.......I will get these triangles right.....I will get these triangles right.........I will get these triangles right....I will get these triangles right.........I will get these triangles right..........  
3rd time lucky........Thanks Heather...(she must think I am a complete idiot along with the rest of you).....I have moved the ruler slightly to the right so you can see the dotted line that is what I am supposed to line up with...........
 The rectangle cuts as they finally should be.........fortunately I had only cut one set  (the second wrong way) and I have plenty of fabric............
 
We went for a drive today to the movies...............it's the only thing Fairy Girl really wanted to do in the holidays so today was the day............a fun kids movie.........poor child hasn't been to the movies much because she sat in the seats and said I feel like I should put my seatbelt on.....lol.......
Oh and have worked out how to get the reverse stitching done on my quilt..............an itunes gift voucher and Fairy girl.........fair payment I would say as I would throw the quilt in a corner or leave it hanging on the wall and not get it finished...........she has unpicked 2 of 9 rows.....so I will start constructing from the bottom..............
thinking of a name for my quilt.............Cosmo maybe turn into "Omsoc" (reverse)
.........take care til next time.....Chookyblue.........

28 comments:

Susan said...

Sounds like a very fair deal to avoid doing the unpicking yourself! And going to the movies probably helped sweeten the deal.

creations.1 said...

lol... you did get it right...you did get it right...you did get it right....you did get it right.....you did get it right and so on and so on!!!!

Cheryl said...

It will be worthy persevering with and a bit of reverse sewing Chooky

Julia said...

Never give up Chooky!
third time lucky!

Susan said...

I think if you have to reverse sew - getting an assistant is a perfect solution - its no fun thats for sure...

Nedra said...

Mistakes just seem to be part of every quilt. As the Amish believe, it keeps us humble, and often they will include a "humility block" in their settings. I tend to find a humility block or two AFTER my quilt has been quilted :)

Jenny said...

Is Anka's treasure really that???? I am sure you will get there in the end. Sounds like you and fairy girl had fun at the movies. Enjoy the lady of the holidays

wish2stitch said...

I think "Omsoc" is the perfect name. Very apt. Good luck with the rest of it.

Peg - Happy In Quilting said...

Of course you can do this.....big deep breath....glad you went to the movies with your baby girl...xx

Leanne said...

Oh dear it is frustrating but it will be worth it in the end. You could rent the girl out a iTunes voucher is a very cheap rate.

Cheryll said...

Oh no... I think "bribery" is illegal in this country! Oopps perhaps now you'll have to pay double... for shhh money! :)

Deb R said...

Loved that movie!!!!! I think that was a good deal and love the new name of your quilt! Omsoc!

Noela said...

Now when I get around to making mine Chooky should get it right I hope.
Hugs.....

Shiralee Stitches said...

Lucky for me you have the perserverance to sort out our 'blonde' cutting moments!!!!....I am wondering if you rent out the Fairy Girl reverse sewing machine???? I have some to do now, though not as much as you had, I am slower than you. And yes it will bw worth it, the quilt is a show stoppper, I am loving working on it (now you've got it all worked out for us!!)Whether it's called Cosmo or Omsoc, there were a few Smoco's in the middle of construction!!!!.....heehee....(sorry, lame heh?) gotta get back to mine........

Sisbabestitches said...

3 goes, gosh that is less muck up than I do for a standard everyday normal thing, lol. Yay for your perseverance, and yay for getting it right, right, right!!!

Googy Girl said...

I m keeping my fingers crossed that there is no attempt four .....
Was Despicable 2 good???? I really want to see it I love kids movies

Anita said...

Glad you are working it out and we can all earn from your mistakes lol

Larissa said...

Lol! She's not the only little girl who hasn't been to the movies much ... I've only taken Miss L (5yo) twice .. and both times was about 3/4 way through last year, when Madagascar 3 and Tinkerbell 4 were out!! Unfortunately for her, I'd much rather spend the $30 on 2 dvds for her than have to pay that much for us both to go see ONE movie, for no more than 1.5hrs!! :D ... Good thinking getting her to assist you on the unpicking - by the time she's sewing herself, she'll be so sick of reverse-sewing that she'll be focused on making sure everything is sewn right first time, lol!!

Larissa said...

Lol! She's not the only little girl who hasn't been to the movies much ... I've only taken Miss L (5yo) twice .. and both times was about 3/4 way through last year, when Madagascar 3 and Tinkerbell 4 were out!! Unfortunately for her, I'd much rather spend the $30 on 2 dvds for her than have to pay that much for us both to go see ONE movie, for no more than 1.5hrs!! :D ... Good thinking getting her to assist you on the unpicking - by the time she's sewing herself, she'll be so sick of reverse-sewing that she'll be focused on making sure everything is sewn right first time, lol!!

Unknown said...

What did we do before itunes cards???

Cardygirl said...

Glad it is now working out! The movie looks fun!

Joy McD said...

Goodness... sounds complicated!!! I think I will steer clear of those triangles! xxx

Janice said...

3rd time lucky! Let's hope it is all plain sailing from now on. It will be stunning when it is finished. Good on Fairy Girl for getting in and reverse stitching, even if there was a bit of a sweetener. The movie sounds fun.

Needle 'n Thread with SuziQ said...

I am so glad you are nutting this out for me . . . my ruler and book should be here this week . . . the end result will be stunning!

Raewyn said...

Great idea with the reverse sewing!! Inspired even :-) Hope you all enjoyed the movie. Glad you worked out that ruler - looks like a tricky thing to get the hang of, but once that happens, hopefully it's clear cutting.

Shari said...

I like your reverse stitching strategy. And glad you figured out the ruler - great tools once you know which line does what. Remember the 'good old days' when we used templates? Or is that just me...

quiltygal said...

Sounds like me in my sewing room this afternoon!! I truly truly HATE foundation sewing urgggghhh !! Thanks for your kind words on my blog ..Even sadder when said person was a friend & part of my quilting group, said she didn't want anything to do with us but reads my blog !! made me disinclined to blog especially put pics of Seth up as that's what she was looking for apparently !!
Anyway have decided that she won't control me like this so I will smile & carry on :)

Susie said...

You've gotta persevere don't you? Good on you. They still look too complicated to me!