I got all caught up (there were only two blocks to do) this weekend.
The fun twist with these is you're supposed to make an error (because you're drunk, right? yeah, that's too dangerous for me to mix alcohol and fast moving needles, thankyouverymuch. that and alcohol makes me sleepy, again, not good to be drowsy when playing with fast moving needles and rolling cutting implements).
This was a churn dash (I believe that's the correct term) block and I deliberately put one corner and one of the "two bar" pieces on wrong. You really notice teh corner error but the bar takes longer to notice.
OH and double challenge for this, I'm trying to use up three scrap packs I bought on a lark from Pink Castle Fabrics. They had a bundle sale (they do that a lot) so I grabbed a cool, a warm, and a neutral.
And the other block. I don't remember if this has a "real" name (I know all of the blocks are standard patterns, nothing too outrageous though the next block looks complicated and I'm worried I'll really cock it up good just due to incompetence).
That block is supposed to have all the points the same so it makes a starburst in the middle. But I deliberately turned the two side ones to make stripes instead. I really like the starburst way and this alternative version.
My only problem is these are supposed to finish at 12.5 inches (pre-trim) and mine simply do not. I know I cut everything accurately so it has to be my seam allowance. I consistently used the same for each seam and I did check it before I started BUT (now that I'm thinking about it and given my general fail at math and mathy related things) I could have messed that up. I really did measure it with a ruler and all that but I could have measured wrong. I'm just going to keep making them all the wrong size and then trim them all the same when I go to put them together. No harm, no foul I suppose.
See, I can't even pull this off when SOBER. Maybe I should have a little nip of gin before I try the next one.
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