A Couple of Quilt Bloopers -- A Little Honesty

Good morning!

Yesterday I layered the stacked-coins quilt

(I really need to get a name for it!). 

I pieced together this backing out of some

black/white fabric that I've had FOREVER--YAY!

It matched the theme perfectly

and I was extremely happy to move it out! 

I didn't have quite enough so I pieced in some black

(I really don't like solids anyway, so move it out!). 

Don't you LOVE this patching idea that

seems to be really popular? 

Makes my job of "using what I have"

sooo much thriftier easier! 

Now, here's how I put a quilt together. 

I know there are other ways

but this seems to work well for me. 

First I slide over our dining room table

and then go to work

taping the bottom layer down first. 

With the piecing of the backing, I came up

with this little method of making sure

the front was in line with the back.

I use masking tape to mark a "line-up" point

 on the top and bottom of the back.

...making sure it's long enough to stick out

from under the batting.

I'll then line these up to one of the strips

of "coins" on the top of the quilt.

And now....we'll interrupt this wonderful time

set aside for basting a quilt together

 for a wee little, ahem, blooper. 

WHAT WAS I THINKING??? 

Here's the batting that I bought....and

on top of it?  That's my quilt. 

Hanging over about an inch.  OY! 

I can honestly say that I've never

done this one before.  Sigh.

(Do Fons & Porter ever do these things???)

SO, stop everything and run to the store....

Ah, much better.

Until...yep.  ANOTHER ONE.  TWO in one day. 

I am so ashamed.  Can I blame 

these on the fact that I just

turned an age...well, I don't think I want

to give my age anymore, tho it rhymes with

...uh....um....sorty?  (*sagging shoulders*)

So, yes, I was basting along *baste, baste*

and there it was.  Upside down.  

Those darned white-on-white fabrics! 

Nope, haven't done this one before either. 

(Eleanor Burns???) 

 I tried hard to be optimistic here. 

Well, it WAS right on the outside

and therefore somewhat easy to fix.

In fact, it only took me about 20 mins.  

 It really could've been worse.  Which

has me thinking:  all of those link parties

out there...I need to figure those out

and then maybe I should have a 

craft and/or quilting bloopers linky!

"For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors

and laugh at them in our turn?"

--Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice 

But maybe it's not a good idea to focus on our errors?

Well, I have a date with my

sewing machine and I'm already late. 

Happy quilting!