Over the last few months I haven't made very much progress at all on my new hexagon quilt. But being at AQC and talking with so many lovely ladies about Prudence really gave me the shot in the arm that I needed to get back into it. So since AQC I have spent every day stitching and have been really pleased with my progress. Yesterday afternoon I decided to sit quietly and stitch in one of the large sections onto the main quilt.
As I finished it, I unfurled it on the loungeroom floor to show the design off to Russell. It was then I noticed it.....crap crap crap crap!!!! Part of a section that I had stitched on about 4 weeks ago was wrong!!!! One small star was in the wrong position.....one little twist out! I was then faced with the dilema......do I unpick the star and turn it around or do I leave it and make the star on the opposite side of the quilt the same? It is just so very hard to unpick these tiny hexagons when they have been stitched and the papers removed. Would anyone really notice? Russell said he wouldn't have noticed if I didn't point it out......he also said that he was very glad that he didn't notice it and had to tell me about it!! Okay Plan B, I will leave it alone and not unpick it. Off to the dairy I went.....grumbling all the way. Half way through milking I turned to Russell and said "I'm going to unpick it...what do you think?" He had a worried look...."Do you really want me to tell you what I think?" Me: "Yes"....... Russell: "Yes, I think you should too".
So last night, after we got home from the movies (Hangover III) I spent over an hour carefully unpicking this small star.
Tonight I am going to stitch it back into this gap.......
making sure that it faces the right way this time!
Linda :)
Cant wait to see the finished quilt Linda
I hope this one is coming out into a book as well
Think i had better get a move on with Prudence lol
Posted by: [email protected] | May 28, 2013 at 08:35 PM
you have me so curious now to see what this new quilt looks like!! I am currently thinking about Prudence but I have too many projects going on now to contemplate it.
Posted by: Karen | May 28, 2013 at 10:33 PM
Are you going to keep us hanging for long????? Hope you are snuggled up in bed, star back in it's right place.
Posted by: Lenora | May 28, 2013 at 10:48 PM
You were always going to unpick and fix it Linda... :) Plan B ..pfffffft I can just imagine Russell saying he was glad he didn't spot it...he would have had to say something! Looking forward to the big reveal on this quilt...looks like it is well on the way!
Posted by: Lorraine | May 29, 2013 at 09:36 AM
Bugger, but am certainly looking forward to seeing this quilt, love the colours. By the way, how was the movie....am itching to see Hangover 111...am a fan of the Hangover movies :) cheers
Posted by: Carol | May 29, 2013 at 11:09 AM
Hello Linda, When I discovered your blog I fell in love with dear Prudence quilt :-) I got the "big" book with original quilt before and have yours now - I really want to make this quilt - it is amazing!!! It will probably take me a very long time though :-))))
This new quilt is promising to be gorgeous as well :-)
Posted by: Natalia aka Koala | May 29, 2013 at 11:49 AM
It is wonderful to see your enthusiasm has returned. Shame about the star but definitely worth the unpicking. It would have been one of those things that would have bothered you if you didn't.
Isn't it interesting to see the things you think about when milking?
Posted by: Karen | May 31, 2013 at 11:10 AM