Thursday, March 8, 2012

In Need of New Glasses - Part 2


I fixed four of the five blocks with oopsies and discovered two more in a thorough examination of every single block... 


I think I've found all the oopsies but will double check as I sew the blocks to each other.  Who knew this would be such a chore?



Of course, the sexiest person ever with a magnifying glass was Jeremy Brett...



...who was tres cute as Freddy Eynsford-Hill in My Fair Lady!



Yes, it is a wonder I get anything done given the ADHD....



12 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness--I never realized my favorite Sherlock Holmes was in My Fair Lady. Who knew?
    Oh, right, this was a quilt post--sorry.
    Glad you found all of the oopsies. I admire your tenacity. This quilt almost has a watercolor feel.
    Seems to me there was something else I wanted to say. Where was I?
    AD what?

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  2. I didn't realise Freddy morphed into Sherlock either. He doesn't look like himself at all, does he?

    I don't know where I'd be without my unpicker - or my tailor's awl which I'd rather use to pull out stitching. It doesn't cut the threads as easily as the unpicker but I can get a decent grip on the thread and pull it all out in one go. (Well, that's the theory of it! More often than not it just breaks into wee bits.)

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  3. It is better to have found them now,I suppose.
    I would of heard you scream from Australia......if you had sewn it all together. Lol.

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  4. Way to keep at it! It is a lovely, soothing quilt!!

    Have a great day!

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  5. I think the only reason I get so much done is my ADHD I have learned to use it to get me working on more things at once. I bounce from project to project.

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  6. I just watched MFL (one of my favorites) in January when AMC did their Oscar movies series. I didn't know that was Jeremy Brett who played Freddie. Love that kind of movie trivia!

    I think it must be something with this JL block, I had the same problem when I did my Floribunda top. And I had laid all the blocks out on design boards before sewing them! The errors were totally not apparent until I laid all the blocks out. Only when they were all sitting next to each other did I find six blocks with wayward four patches.

    But it's a fun top when it's finally done!

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  7. You're so funny! And I do love the classic films.

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  8. I discovered that the JL block was more challenging than I expected, especially when I started sewing the blocks together. I had a very hard time getting my seams pressed in such a way that they opposed each other where seams met. Oh well, it is a scrappy stash quilt, not one for a show. Your quilt is turning out beautifully.

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  9. You are cracking me up! At least your ADHD leads you to some great eye candy!

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  10. Oopsies ... You crack me up, girl.

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  11. LOL!!! I'm pretty sure I need a new pair then too!!! Loving your quilt!!

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  12. Cute as Freddie maybe; but he is the best Sherlock Holmes ever (even better than Benedict Cumberbatch whose sexy voice slays me every time).

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