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    mrsg730's Avatar mrsg730 is offline Senior Member
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    Happy Sunday morning to all

    I've had a terrible morning I had a yard of Elinor Peace's dancing with fairies and was going to use it to make a quilt for my granddaughters birthday. I got up early this morning and started cutting my squares when I finished I noticed that most of my sqaures only had the feet of the fairies. I had only 25 usable fairy squares. I guess I should have fussy cut, I am trying very hard to chaulk it up to beginners error but I really want to make the quilt for my gd so this is what I came up with. I would like to make the non fairy squares 4 patches but kept messing up those as well. The fairy square wound up to be 5 inches after cutting and recutting boo hoo
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    I think your GD will love it all the same! It looks fine.
    Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength.”

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    Default Re: I just ruined the prettiest fabric

    That's a bummer but I wouldn't say it's ruined! The colours are so pretty and the squares you've shown are beautiful! I think she would love it as well and it will be still very pretty in the end! Lesson learned for next time but not a total loss at all!

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    Your granddaughter will love it just the way it is. It's an easy mistake to make. I always feel i'm wasting if i fussy cut but there are times when it is a good choice.

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    mrsg730's Avatar mrsg730 is offline Senior Member
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    thank you all. I knew I could come to you to make me feel better. I would like to use the 2 non fairy fabrics to make strip four patches instead of the solid squares, what size do i need to make each strip to get a 5 inch four patch square?
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    Default Re: I just ruined the prettiest fabric

    Evelyn, now you get to wear your Been There Done That t-shirt (we all have one).
    Be warned. I am BORED.
    This could be dangerous.

    When you get cold just go stand in the corner.
    They are usually 90 degrees.

    A giraffe's coffee would be cold by the time it reached the bottom of his throat.
    Ever think about that? No? You only think about yourself??

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    Default Re: I just ruined the prettiest fabric

    The quilt squares look great to me. I think that she will love the quilt and will not notice what happened. If you did not say anything, I would not have noticed either. I have done this myself and I could kick myself. I can't answer your question about the 4 patch--my brain will not work this morning--I am sure someone here will have the answer. Good luck!!
    I am such a material girl!!!!! Nena

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    Cut the strips three inches. (When you're not sure what size to cut just take the finished size of the squares,in this case 2.5" finished and add 1/2" for the seam allowances.)

    By the way, it'll be fine! Don't point it out to the recipient. She will never realize that you cut the fabric wrong. The old saying, "I didn't make a mistake, I meant for it to be that way" will save you lots of frustration when your plans don't always work out the way you intended.
    Last edited by rebeccas-sewing; February 19th, 2012 at 01:30 PM.
    Rebecca in Baarn, Netherlands by way of Orange County, CA.

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    Claire Hallman's Avatar Claire Hallman is online now Senior Member
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    Default Re: I just ruined the prettiest fabric

    Fairy toes are still very cute.

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    Default Re: I just ruined the prettiest fabric

    Welcome to the club.....we've all done that or worse. It's darling....definitely not ruined. Your DGD will adore it because grandma made it just for her!!! Don't point out what you don't like and no one will even notice. Hugs, Barb

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