Are we pattern challenged?

Notice the seam through the centre of this fabric, it should not be there.

Wednesday night was lesson two of the X bag classes Win and I are attending.  As promised Julia brought in her tickle truck for show and tell.  The evening was going great until I noticed my pieces of cut fabric did not resemble the teacher’s project.   I glanced over at Win’s and her pieces looked just like mine. 

It did not take long to realize that Win and I had cut the fabric incorrectly.   We laid the wrong side of the pattern against the fold of the fabric. Not only had I cut the first piece wrong last week at class, I managed to cut the other three at home incorrectly as well.  Win cut all of her pieces in class last week.   We were sitting across from each other, not paying too much attention to one another, and still made the exact same mistake.   All was not lost however, our very patient instructor Julia  determined how we could cut and sew the pieces together.  

 There was a bit of fanagaling to be done when we joined the straps as the main pieces were now a 1/2 inch smaller.   That didn’t worry Win and I.  The way we sew, we always have to fanagal something.  

A quilt shop after hours is a very dangerous place to be with your wallet.  Trudy’s shop, Pins, Needles, Fabric & Yarn is no exception.   The past two weeks I’ve purchased 3 charm packs and two bags of incredible scraps.   I can’t show these yet as I’m visiting my daughter tomorrow and I’m allowing her first dibs.  Damn it! Sometimes I dislike being a good mother.

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