problem solving

Just One of Those Days... from From Edge 2 Edge

Yesterday I went into the studio to work on a project that has a deadline. I have been contemplating a design decision for a bit and decided on a course of action. I could not delay any longer so I made my cut and sewed my first seam.

You know the old adage, 'Measure twice, cut once'? Well I should have 'pinned and flipped twice' and then maybe I would have cut once. My first cut was in the wrong place. Get out the seam ripper and reverse sew what I just sewed. Re-cut, sew, figure out how to fix ...

added 3 years, 8 months ago. under batik , patricia , problem solving , roche , saaca (Comments)

Just One of Those Days... from From Edge 2 Edge

Yesterday I went into the studio to work on a project that has a deadline. I have been contemplating a design decision for a bit and decided on a course of action. I could not delay any longer so I made my cut and sewed my first seam.

You know the old adage, 'Measure twice, cut once'? Well I should have 'pinned and flipped twice' and then maybe I would have cut once. My first cut was in the wrong place. Get out the seam ripper and reverse sew what I just sewed. Re-cut, sew, figure out how to fix ...

added 3 years, 8 months ago. under batik , patricia , problem solving , roche , saaca (Comments)

Problem solving from The Quilt Rat

A while back, I showed you an Indian Book Charkha that was given to me. At the time, I did not realize I was missing some essential bits. I did play with it, learned how to use it, but then put it away as I could not actually create much with it.

here is where the problem lies. I could spin, but I kept running into issues with the yarn working its way up the spindle shaft and eventually getting caught up in the mechanism which just chewed up the yarn I had spun.

Why? well because there is supposed ...

added by Quilt Rat 4 years, 1 month ago. under handspun yarn , indian book charkha , problem solving , spindles , spinning , spinning tools

New Math from Quilting Solutions

No, this is not really a blog about math, but I created a new equation:

D + C = PS

Discouragement/disaster + Creative thinking = Problem solving. Think about it!

My forever quilt is almost done. I was measuring and squaring up the edges to make sure that the stitching of my outer piano keys would not be cut off when trimming the quilt. On one side only the quilting is too near the edge, noticeably. The photo below is a little wonky, but you can see how the chalk line touches the blue points. It should be about 5/8 beyond the ...

added by Mardi 4 years, 6 months ago. under problem solving , quilting

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