Wednesday 4 June 2014

If at first you don't succeed ....

.... try again, they say.  So I did.  Remember all my woes over not getting a decent mock piped binding?

Well on Monday Scrappy and I got together and had another go.  Actually, Scrappy had one go, and I had four.  You wouldn't believe how many different ways I found of getting it wrong, from catching a piece of the piping in the wrong place, to twisting one end like this.  Oh, and see all those stitch rippers?  They started the day sitting neatly in a little bowl next to Scrappy's sewing machine, but each time I went wrong, I picked one up and moved to the table to unsew, so by the time I'd finished there were none by the machine and 3 rippers and 2 pairs of scissors on the table where I was working.



Finally I did have something that was almost acceptable look, but I'm still not happy with it, so guess what I'm going to do later today?









And here is Scrappy's version, looking all beautiful, elegant and perfect.











Perhaps that saying should be "If at first you don't succeed, give up"?

I also want to say Happy Birthday to my father, who is 90 today.  We are going out to lunch today, but I have been told in no uncertain terms, that I was not allowed to organise a birthday cake with candles and all the staff gathered round singing Happy Birthday.  Spoilsport!  Then on Saturday we are having a family dinner at home.

18 comments:

  1. Insomniac here...what I see through bleary eyes looks quite nice! You know its a bad sewing day when you start adding up the cost of all the tgread you've ripped out though, right?

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  2. Happy Birthday to your Dad and many happy returns of the day. What I say about your piping attempts is That's the Spirit!

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  3. Happy Birthday to your Dad! Enjoy lunch.

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  4. A very Happy Birthday Sue's Dad.
    And Thank You, Sue, for a day of fun and giggles on Monday 😃 xx

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  5. Happy birthday to your Dad. He's 6 months younger than mine. Well done with your perseverence and hope you don't unpick again or it might fall apart.(giggle). Take care.

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  6. Happy BD to your dad-it was mine yesterday and I told my DD the same thing when she asked me out to dinner last night-no singing!! Love your little hexagon quilt, are those hexie's appliqued on or pieced?

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  7. I like to try new techniques, but sometimes they just aren't our forte' - but at least you can say you tried it. Happy Birthday to your Dad.

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  8. Happy 90th Birthday to your Dad ! Have a wonderful dinner

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  9. I love seam rippers, and it appears that you do too! Enjoy your lunch with your birthday Dad!

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  10. Oh happy Birthday to your dad! When all else fails, get out the iron, and steam/iron it into submission. Looks pretty good to me though.

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  11. I'm impressed with how diligently you've been working to master this technique! I'm sure that I'd have given up by now. You've far more tenacity than I.

    Happy Birthday, to your Dad.

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  12. Well I admire your sticking with it until you got it done! It looked great to me. A Very Happy Birthday to your Dad!

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  13. well you have certainly persevered, wish I had been at the meeting when this was shown. Happy birthday Dad have a lovely time with the family.

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  14. Happy, happy birthday to Dad! Wow 90.....what a full life and he raised a wonderful daughter too!

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  15. Happy birthday wishes to your dear Dad!! He is of the same generation as my 97-year-old grandmother. I hope his health is as good as hers! I did not do a close inspection of our piping effort, but the picture looks perfectly acceptable to me! I love both your version and Scrappy's!! Happy Quilting!

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  16. Way to go, Sue! By jove, I think you've got it! Happy Birthday to your dad!
    Cheers!

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  17. Happy Birthday to your dad....well...at least you didn't give up and it go in the trash or UFO pile...looks great!

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