Country By Design place mats

Jul 12, 2009 at 1:21 PM
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2009_07_12 - Sunday 006

I've done it again. Completely finished a project, had it laying around for a few days, and don't see my mistake until I take pictures of it! Makes me wonder if I really see things unless I'm taking pictures of them. This was supposed to be diagonal rows of dark and light. I sewed the bottom row on upside down, or something. I'm not very good at figuring out these kinds of puzzles. Maybe I sewed the squares together in the wrong order. Anyway, here is what is is supposed to look like.

2009_07_12 - Sunday 003

They are make completely from vintage denim. I have a big box of it, so I'm trying to come up with creative ways to use it. I like this idea. I just need to do it right!

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I like the top one better. I've never been very fond of symmetry at any rate, plus, I think if someone goes to all the wonderous work to make something by hand it should not look like it came out of a factory.
Are you going to fix it? woops - I mean 'change' it?

Country By Design replied to KatharineGrate’s comment:
Jul 13, 2009
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To tell the truth, I like the "mistake" better, too. Maybe 'cause it isn't perfect. No, I'm not going to change it. It's going to have to be good enough the way it is. I might make another set, with one that matches each of these.

I like them all, you are so creative. My mom was a quilter but it takes too much time and skill for me.

Country By Design replied to Maureen Kirk-Detberner’s comment:
Jul 19, 2009
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That is why is usually stick to small projects with straight seams. Fewer chances for mistakes, but as you can see, I can still make them. What amazes me, is that I can finished a project, iron it, whatever, and have it laying around for several days but not notice the mistake until I take a picture of it. It's like I don't really see things unless it is in a picture.

Maureen Kirk-Detberner replied to Country By Design’s comment:
Jul 19, 2009
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I think that the picture of your project must link to a part of your brain that seeing the project doesn't. I see my mistakes in a report, memo etc. when I print out the item but not on the monitor. I think that is similar to your experience with the photos. Must be a different area of our brains that sees a photo or a printed text.

Must be. It is weird. You would think I would see it as soon as I get the pieces joined together.

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