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:
Block looks fine from here!
Looks very well done and I love the colors. I have trouble with piecing; no matter how careful I am something always goes awry.
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. ;)
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Looking good to me too!
I like both of these blocks...very pretty. They look pretty perfect from here!
You are funny! but I can understand. I like piecing but do not like making borders or backing.
Your piecing looks great.
That is exactly why I avoid applique! Your piecing looks great, Barb, and the colors are gorgeous.
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.
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.
I should piece so well... appears to me that you do a wonderful job.
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.
Perfection is waaaay over rated.
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!
You do great work friend hugs
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
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These are perfectly done!
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