So I'm working on this quilt for my sister's birthday(I'm not at all worried she'll see this before her birthday because 1, it's in 11 days, oops! 2, Where are my readers??) and my very first block I got cocky. Super cocky and all, "I'm so cool, I don't need to nest my seams, I am a piecing master!". Yeah, right.
Anyway, this is what happened:
You see the middle of the star? Totally off! I don't know what I was thinking, but I got smart quick and began nesting my seams like I should have been doing. It doesn't take any more work and makes it so much easier. I know some people prefer to press all their seams open to reduce as much bulk as possible and that's great. Good for you, keep doing that. I hate pressing seams open, drives me nuts. Not gonna do it. I'll just nest. :)
Comparison:
I plan on doing 6 stars total, then a surprise for between the stars. Maybe something funky? I don't know yet, I'm just going with it and it might just be white sashing.
Will I fix that first block? No idea, I vaguely plan to, but I might not. Handmade does not equal perfection, right? I'm on a deadline here!
Now I just have to try to finish it in time and get my free motion basics up I promised.
Love and creativity,
Kristine
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