ARGHHH!!!

Yesterday was going good... was trying out a new ruler and making rope borders on Mo'e.  He was acting up a little bit, but I couldn't figure out just what his problem was until SNAP - one of the ecoder wires broke.  Called Jason... it would probably have to be ordered and someone MIGHT be able to get out here next week to replace it - if not next week, I'll have to wait until after the Grand Rapids AQS show ( which isn't until the middle of August).  I'm certainly hoping that I don't have to wait that long... I have two charity quilts being handed to me on Thurs. night and I have to finish the quilt that's on him first.

I'm still trying to get caught up on my Amish with a Twist BOMs.  Started back on May's today and thought everything was working as close to perfect as I could hope... until I got the blue/black 1/2 square triangle stitched to the blocks.  It's supposed to finish at 16 1/2"; my first one finished at 16 3/8"...  1/8" narrower than it's supposed to be....arghhhh again.  Not sure what I did wrong; afraid to continue on with the rest... will probably wait until tomorrow and take it down to The Hen House to see if someone can help me.  I already measured the seam... it's 1/4" right on the nose.

I also got my Quilter's Teddy Bear out and the parts that are done are pinned on my design wall.  It's something that I've been working on here and there, and now I know why I haven't finished it... It's HARD!!  especially since I'm doing it backwards.  It's a paper piecing project - but this time you're supposed to put the pattern piece on the front side of the fabric instead of the back.  This silly woman didn't read that part of the directions until she got to the spot I'm at now... which is where there's a piece that just doesn't work with pattern on the back.  I think if I flip the pattern piece over and lay it on my lightbox to trace onto freezer paper, it SHOULD work... I just haven't tried it yet.  Now that it's up on the design wall and I see that it's about 3/4 done, maybe I'll get back to working on it... after I get my AWAT BOM caught up and a couple of other projects done.  If I can get them done within the next week, I can work on the Teddy Bear while the others are up at retreat, which is where I started it.

Time to fix dinner...
TTYL