Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Two Steps Forward and one leap back......


The weaving is going great!  It is such a joy to be able to weave and get the warping over with!!!!

This is a lace pattern and it is well, lacey!

Nyki jumped up here and tried to act nonchalant over and over!

I have a quilting project on the frame  for 6 weeks but I have been frozen over the decision of what design to quilt.  After such success on the loom, I thought, "Now, enough is enough! You can do it!"  I did!  I worked for half an hour and then when I rolled the quilt forward for the next section, I saw this.............wretched loops.  I forgot the cardinal rule when on a new project-do a little and check the back so you can make tension corrections. In my zeal, I didn't check the back.  I turned off the machine and walked away.  Back to the weaving and will rip out the stitching on another day.........
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8 comments:

  1. BenitaSeptember 23, 2009 at 10:47 AM

    Aww! Man! At least the weaving is coming along very nicely! Don't you just love weaving lace?

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  2. MarselSeptember 23, 2009 at 11:45 AM

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! I feel your pain! I SO wish I lived close enough to come over after lunch and help you...then we'd have lots of laughs that would ease the pain of ripping out...

    But the weaving is beautiful finally!

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  3. Dave DanielsSeptember 23, 2009 at 11:59 AM

    Yay for the two steps forward.
    And BOO for that nasty one step back. One of my favorite quilts was stipple quilted, and the ENTIRE thing had/has loops. Honestly, I thought about removing it, but left it. (It's a wall quilt with applique.)

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  4. cj and familySeptember 23, 2009 at 2:45 PM

    Oooohhh!! I'm SO sorry! I absolutely despise ripping out stitches, so it's a good thing you're not me, because it would probably be sitting there another 6 months+ before I touched it again! Actually, I'd probably wait till my mom came to fix it for me! :o)

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  5. CJSeptember 23, 2009 at 4:11 PM

    The weaving is beautifuly lacy! Awwww man on the loopy back. Sounds like my problem yesterday. NOT FUN!

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  6. Life Looms LargeSeptember 23, 2009 at 9:39 PM

    The weaving looks great!!

    Ripping out seams....ugh! Knitting is absolutely the most fun to dismantle.

    If I know you, you'll have that quilt ripped out and re-sewn lightning fast. (Or it will seem lightning fast to me, even if it doesn't to you.)

    Good luck!!!

    Sue

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  7. JudiBSeptember 24, 2009 at 7:05 AM

    Nyki is one cute kitty!! I visit with a little blk kitten when I pick up horse feed that reminds me of yours. She is just the sweetest thing and always playing.
    Can relate to the one step forward then back..lol. I am on standby right now with the kids move. Can't wait to get back into sewing mode again.
    Judi B.

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  8. Woolly BitsSeptember 25, 2009 at 7:40 AM

    when I see this I am quite glad that I only have dogs... I'd be afraid that the cat might pull threads! but it looks lovely so far! the ripping - yeah, I can relate to that - just had to do it with embroidery, and no time to stall, because it is URGENT! but at least you have a project that's running smoothly - to relax after the ripping:))

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