Monday, August 5, 2013

PRACTICE BLOCK - OLD MAID'S PUZZLE

If I were asked what is my worst part of quilting, I would have to say piecing.

Okay....close your mouth...

it is gapping open.

I said piecing.


Why?

Because I am horrible at it...totally horrible.  This is not me being humble...it is plain fact...why do you think I love applique so much?

So I am making some Old Maid's Puzzle blocks for the border of the "Tree of Life"...am I insane?

  I think so.

  When you know you are not good at something but you go ahead and tackle it....you truly must be insane.

I know...practice makes perfect but I have yet to achieve perfection.   So you say it looks good, well..on one side it is 1/4" off....do you hear whimpering in the background?  If so, that is me.

Thank goodness this is practice but these are the fabrics I am using.


 
 Now I love these blocks below....turned out just how I wanted them..
 
 
Now back to the drawing board with the other block.
 
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16 comments:

KaHolly said...

Block looks fine from here!

Joanna said...

Looks very well done and I love the colors. I have trouble with piecing; no matter how careful I am something always goes awry.

Michelle May-The Raspberry Rabbits said...

Right there with ya sister. I hate piecing and that's why I do applique or simple patches. Point police are always around me when I piece. ;)
xx

Barbara said...

Looking good to me too!

Jean said...

I like both of these blocks...very pretty. They look pretty perfect from here!

Carrie P. said...

You are funny! but I can understand. I like piecing but do not like making borders or backing.
Your piecing looks great.

Needled Mom said...

That is exactly why I avoid applique! Your piecing looks great, Barb, and the colors are gorgeous.

suemac said...

You know that block looks good to me. I guess I am not there in person to see those little errors that you can see.

Gene Black said...

Barb, I promise that the more you do it, the better it gets. I am working on a quilt with some older blocks I pieced. Arrgh...I didn't realize my piecing was that bad then. LOL. I actually had to repair a couple of the blocks before I joined the top.

Jacqueline said...

I should piece so well... appears to me that you do a wonderful job.

andsewon said...

Same here! I keep at it though as I love patchwork blocks. Besides I do not care what the quilt police say I never invite them in!;-)Pretty fabrics.

Wacky Woman said...

Perfection is waaaay over rated.

Jacquelynne Steves said...

I guess everybody has a "least favorite" part of quilting. For me- it's cutting! I wish I could have someone cut everything for me and then I could just sew it together!

barbara woods said...

You do great work friend hugs

SewCalGal said...

I think this is why I focused on Hawaiian Applique' quilting for so many years. But I'm right behind you....in wanting to do more practice blocks and work to improve my piecing skills.

SewCalGal
www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

Mystica said...

These are perfectly done!