Monday, August 17, 2020

Measure Twice, Cut Once

I thought I had a plan for these fabrics in cute boy colors. I had two FQs of the X print and three FQs of the dotty print, and I wanted to feature the X print. 

The plan was based on this, but not exactly. 

Measure twice, cut once is good advice if I would have paid attention. And if I would have calculated correctly. You know where this is going, right?...

I cut parts that turned out to be incompatible. The three small squares in the sashing, when joined, were longer than the size of my cut squares. I didn't want to unsew all the sashings and recut the squares down to a smaller size, so I added coping strips to the outsides of my large squares. Very skinny coping strips - the colored frames will finish at 3/8" wide. 

Here's the revised plan, with parts just stuck on the wall so I could distribute the colors. 

Okay, this works. When sewn, it'll be 37-1/2" by 47-1/2", a good size for a baby quilt. It's actually more interesting with the framed boxes than it would have been with just plain squares. 

When I get around to quilting it, maybe I'll quilt spirals in the large boxes. Or some sort of motif. The framed boxes look like they should feature something. 


Monday Link Ups: Small Quilts and Doll Quilts, Love Laugh Quilt

7 comments:

  1. The original would have been a cute quilt, but I really like what you are going to be able to create.

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  2. Been there. sone that... didn't think of coping strips though! Love the added interest that they give.

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  3. Plot twist! Looking good. Coping strips to the rescue!

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  4. Sometimes mistakes are supposed to happen! You ended up with a really cute design.

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  5. I think your OOPS will totally MAKE the quilt!!

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  6. The quilt looks so great. Lovely with clear colors in the children's quilt.
    Can't wait to see the finished result.

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  7. Sometimes our "whoops" give us the best design options. You definitely made the most of that challenge.

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