Sometimes you need to just walk away...

[New York Sue]

I got around to putting together MY queen quilt. (For anyone that follows my scattered quilting projects, that would be the 'City Blocks' one charm pack wonder, embellished with teal, and B&W...)
HST blocks all squared off and sashed. BIG blocks, mind you. (15 1/2"). I get to ROW 3, and at the end of the row, I am OFF, by a third of an inch, I'm guessing. WTH!!?
Now I am not a perfectionist. I let a couple of things slide the first two ROWS...
I frogged twice, maybe three times with ROW 3. I was hoping the 'feed dogs' would straighten me out.
AH, NO....
I walked away for nearly half a week. And then the 'light bulb' moment occurred. Thank you, Captain Obvious!
A miss-cut on a SASH, (maybe 1/4" or so).
Someone was looking out for me! It's at the END of the row....
JEEZ. Sometimes you just have to laugh.

Happy Quilting, my friends!

[ilive2craft2]

Glad you found it and it was not in the middle! I can't wait to see pictures of it!

[SiobhanF]

For me, the best answers to a problem come when I go and think about something else. Good catch!

[Mpyles]

Yay!!! Glad it's an easy fix!!

[auntiemern]

So glad you got it figured out.

[Gayle8675309]

Glad you figured it out and it is an easy fix.

[Lisapc]

Frustration is supposed to help us grow as human beings. I would like to grow less but I do understand what you experienced. I can't wait to see the finished project.

[pcbatiks]

The important thing is knowing when to walk away.............we have all been there before.

Glad you found the problem!

[lilmouse]

You are right...sometimes you just have to walk away....I was having trouble with a mystery quilt I had done....I had made so many mistakes ..(I usually don't make that many but this time....sigh!)...I left it on my design wall and walked away for a few weeks...finally went back at it and figured out how to fix it; it is now on my hand quilting frame with my own design for quilting and I am working on the borders...the body is all quilted now.....and I am loving this quilt....I call it "Summer into Fall" and it is going to be all mine! The weeks I left is sitting on the design wall I hated it....didn't even want to see it but couldn't let it go on like that forever so that motivated me to get it off the wall so I could start something else....and it worked! I can feel your pain and frustration at the time but I am sure you are feeling much better about it now...but I think it happens to all of us at one time or another....and you are right...just walk away!
I can't wait to see the finished product!