The Five of Us, Spring 2014

The Five of Us, Spring 2014

Elizabeth, Part I

15 March 2010

I started a new quilt the other day. Well, I don't know if I can really call it "new." I bought the pattern and the fabric in WI. So, it's been sitting here for a while. It is comprised of two dozen different fabrics worked into Delectable Mountain squares, Sawtooth Star Squares, and Four-Patch squares. The Mountains and Stars mean there are a lot of triangles and points to be careful of. It's the most complicated quilt I've ever undertaken (not that there have been a lot, mind you). Just the cutting took a couple hours.

So, yesterday afternoon I sat down to start the sewing and I realized my first big oops of the project. See these 12 pale 6&7/8" squares? See the 48 pink triangles on top? Yeah, well, the 48 triangles are supposed to be 12 more matching-size squares! Ooops!

I don't have big enough scraps to fix my error with the same fabrics and since I bought them so long ago, I'm sure I'll never find the same ones again. So, I guess the fabric count just went from 24 to 28! Tomorrow morning will find me scouring the fabric shops around town for just four pinks that blend harmoniously into the color scheme. I'm so afraid that I won't be able to find the right shades and my blunder will become very obvious.
Wish me luck!

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