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Posted by dealer83 on September 7, 2009, 8:18 pm
I loved your post too! As a new quilter myself, it's fun to hear how
you are approaching this new skill. I've got a few finished quilts
under my belt now but still am coping with the idea of "Math."
"What, you mean I have to do math stuff, like I had in high school 100
years ago????" Shudder, gasp.......
I too, would love to leave a stack of quilts after I depart. Your
posts are so much fun to read. I wish you continued success with all
your pojects. Donna
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Posted by Edna Pearl on September 7, 2009, 9:31 pm
Thank you, Donna! I had a discouraging day today with my sampler. There is
one block ("Swamp Patch") that I just keep making dumb mistakes on and
resorting to "frogstitching" before I just toss out the bad patches.
Good luck with the math; I feel lucky just to measure something right on
some days. I'd like to say I learn something every time I mess up, but I
think there's simply a curse on this particular block and I decided to skip
it until the curse lifts. I guess that's a "lesson learned" like any other.
The book "Zen and the Art of Motorcyle Maintenance" calls such problems
"gumption traps." The older I get, the better I recognize a gumption trap
when I see one, and the best thing to do is just walk away.
Edna Pearl
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>I loved your post too! As a new quilter myself, it's fun to hear how
> you are approaching this new skill. I've got a few finished quilts
> under my belt now but still am coping with the idea of "Math."
> "What, you mean I have to do math stuff, like I had in high school 100
> years ago????" Shudder, gasp.......
> I too, would love to leave a stack of quilts after I depart. Your
> posts are so much fun to read. I wish you continued success with all
> your pojects. Donna
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Posted by Roberta on September 8, 2009, 6:18 am
Are you making the one on Jinny Beyer's site, the 10" block? Otherwise
known as Ohio Star, one of the many varieties of 9-patch? If so, why
would anybody draft a 10" 9-patch and call it a good block for
beginners -that's absolutely a gumption trap if I ever saw one.
Roberta in D
On Mon, 7 Sep 2009 20:31:22 -0500, "Edna Pearl"
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>Thank you, Donna! I had a discouraging day today with my sampler. There is
>one block ("Swamp Patch") that I just keep making dumb mistakes on and
>resorting to "frogstitching" before I just toss out the bad patches.
>Good luck with the math; I feel lucky just to measure something right on
>some days. I'd like to say I learn something every time I mess up, but I
>think there's simply a curse on this particular block and I decided to skip
>it until the curse lifts. I guess that's a "lesson learned" like any other.
>The book "Zen and the Art of Motorcyle Maintenance" calls such problems
>"gumption traps." The older I get, the better I recognize a gumption trap
>when I see one, and the best thing to do is just walk away.
>Edna Pearl
>>I loved your post too! As a new quilter myself, it's fun to hear how
>> you are approaching this new skill. I've got a few finished quilts
>> under my belt now but still am coping with the idea of "Math."
>> "What, you mean I have to do math stuff, like I had in high school 100
>> years ago????" Shudder, gasp.......
>> I too, would love to leave a stack of quilts after I depart. Your
>> posts are so much fun to read. I wish you continued success with all
>> your pojects. Donna
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Posted by Edna Pearl on September 8, 2009, 11:51 am
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> Are you making the one on Jinny Beyer's site, the 10" block? Otherwise
> known as Ohio Star, one of the many varieties of 9-patch? If so, why
> would anybody draft a 10" 9-patch and call it a good block for
> beginners -that's absolutely a gumption trap if I ever saw one.
> Roberta in D
Yup, that's it. I got it from a book instead of from Beyer's book, but it's
the same old block. Thanks for the reassurance. That does it; I'm putting
it aside until later.
I think maybe it's not really that hard once you learn the principle, but
I'm making dumb mistakes. The first time I made it, I cut the small
triangles badly but sewed them correctly, then the second time I made it I
sewed them all wrong.
Edna Pearl
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Posted by Roberta on September 9, 2009, 9:06 am
I almost always sew triangles larger than I need, then trim the patch
to the exact size. Can be done with the 4-triangle patch too. But this
is a PITA if you have to figure out a third of 10", plus seam
allowance.
Roberta in D
On Tue, 8 Sep 2009 10:51:34 -0500, "Edna Pearl"
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>> Are you making the one on Jinny Beyer's site, the 10" block? Otherwise
>> known as Ohio Star, one of the many varieties of 9-patch? If so, why
>> would anybody draft a 10" 9-patch and call it a good block for
>> beginners -that's absolutely a gumption trap if I ever saw one.
>> Roberta in D
>Yup, that's it. I got it from a book instead of from Beyer's book, but it's
>the same old block. Thanks for the reassurance. That does it; I'm putting
>it aside until later.
>I think maybe it's not really that hard once you learn the principle, but
>I'm making dumb mistakes. The first time I made it, I cut the small
>triangles badly but sewed them correctly, then the second time I made it I
>sewed them all wrong.
>Edna Pearl
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> you are approaching this new skill. I've got a few finished quilts
> under my belt now but still am coping with the idea of "Math."
> "What, you mean I have to do math stuff, like I had in high school 100
> years ago????" Shudder, gasp.......
> I too, would love to leave a stack of quilts after I depart. Your
> posts are so much fun to read. I wish you continued success with all
> your pojects. Donna