Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Making a muslin...

Often, when my mother was sewing something really special for someone else, she would make up the pattern in muslin to be sure of the fit, etc. Especially if she had altered the pattern for someone who was hard to fit. Not an uncommon practice, I know that others have mentioned doing the same thing.

Today, I 'made a muslin'.

I didn't intend to, it just turned out that way.

On Saturday morning, I was on the computer and got an email from Dearest Sister directing me to look at the blog post that she had just finished. The post announced that the quilt for baby Opal (who should be here any day) was fini!

After reading it, I remembered that I had not made a label, as I had planned, so I set about accomplishing just that very thing.

I made a transfer, ironed it on a piece of flour sack and began to stitch. I worked on it while watching TV on Saturday and a bit Sunday and took it with me as 'amusement' to the doctor's office to pass the time waiting. I was just finishing up all but the date line, and I began to envision it on the quilt and I realized...



that I used the wrong color!

I used the floss from the last quilt I worked on, not thinking that the last one I worked on has not been finished! It is to be for baby Bean. Opal's quilt was stitched in orange!

I briefly thought of picking out the stitches of Opal's name and using this label for the yet to be finished quilt for Bean, but I don't like to pick out stitches and I think that it might leave holes that the Bean's name (whatever it will be!) would not be able to obscure.

No, I think I shall just count it as a trial run of the real project.

Which will start now...

6 comments:

Stickhorsecowgirls said...

I know this was frustrating, but think of it this way: It gave ME a chuckle, at least!! I do not do stitchery, but it looks relaxing, and I may try picking it up. The few (very few) times I've ever sewn, the part that made me quit was tearing anything out--like having to backtrack when you're driving somewhere!! I'm going over to your Sis' now to see if there are pix there. Thanks for that chuckle! C

Lynne said...

I love the idea of having a label on the quilt! Such lovely "handwriting"!

I need to get some photos of the those tea towels I stitched so I can get them on the blog . Bad me!

Martha said...

I'm impressed that you embroider your labels and your lettering is really nice. I hate to pick, too, so I would have done the same thing. Congrats to you and Becky -- the quilt is beautiful!

Anonymous said...

Too bad you cannot hear me chuckle out loud! Most of us do not share such "adventures"..but it happens to all. I rememeber Mom having to drive to Dodge City to get a piece of velvet because she was making a fancy thing for a socialite and did not do the nap correctly. And I,of course...oh, never mind..I must go do some moving! Love, WS

Allie said...

Oh how frustrating - but we've all been there, lol! Your embroidery is so neat!

Iron Needles said...

Hmmm. Well. Hmmm. I have nothing snappy nor can I come up with a solution. It must be redone...