I am not very particular about my fabric measurements or straight line sewing, so it is inevitable that my quilt blocks will not perfectly match up. I'm always frustrated by that lack of crisp coordination. And yet I don't really take the necessary steps to getting those clean lines. While I'm piecing the quilt top together, I can get really down on myself for making this shoddy product. But after awhile I remind myself that everyone has their own learning curve and I'm in the midst of mine. I just started sewing one year ago.
So I to step back from those numerous mistakes and look at the things that drew me to the project.
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| Awesome Fabric |
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| The Process |
Here's an example of two fabrics that I wanted to position side by side: the yellow deer and the antlers of a larger deer. The Oh Deer! fabric collection has two scenic, flowery fabrics with deer in the picture and I was glad to at least capture a couple of those because they help keep up the forest theme.
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| The Whole Project |
As you can gather from my previous post about possibilities, I like setting out all the fabrics. And once I've chosen an arrangement, I like to keep it exactly how I want it.
And most of all, I always find relief (and joy!) in seeing the project as a whole. Here's the quilt sandwich, pinned and ready to be rolled up and quilted. I barely notice my mistakes now that I have the bigger picture.
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